Former Ole Miss basketball standout Johnny Neumann died on Tuesday in Oxford after a battle with brain cancer.
The Memphis native attended Overton before playing one season at Ole Miss, averaging 40.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game during the 1970-71 season. He led the league in scoring that year with 923 total points, which still stands as a single-season scoring record.
Neumann received consensus All-American and All-SEC honors as well as SEC Player of the year. After that season, he left Ole Miss to play for the Memphis Pros in the ABA, where he averaged 18.