91. Ron Kellogg
Basketball / Omaha / Born: 1962
QUICK FACTS:
Played for: Omaha Northwest High, Kansas Jayhawks, overseas and in the CBA (including the Omaha Racers)
Best athlete from Nebraska played with or against: After rattling off several names, Kellogg said it probably was Creighton Prep lefty Kerry Trotter. Both players were part of perhaps Nebraska's most talented senior class of all time, along with Dave Hoppen and several other top Divison I recruits.
Best moment as an athlete: Hitting the game-winning shot with four seconds left in overtime against defending champ Omaha Creighton Prep in the 1982 Class A semifinals.
Ron Kellogg is considered one of the best pure shooters in Nebraska prep history. He wasn't bad in college, either, if then Kansas coach Larry Brown is to be believed.
Early in the 1985 season, the famed coach said another KU guard, Calvin Thompson, was the best shooter he'd ever coached to that point. But Kellogg gave him cause to change his mind halfway through the season. "I think Ronnie may be the best," he said.
"They threw away the mold when they made this kid. Ronnie is special."
Kellogg was special long before arriving at Kansas. The Omaha native was a part of Nebraska's high school dream team in 1982, considered by many to be the most talented group of seniors ever in the state.
At Omaha Northwest, Kellogg scored 1,644 career points, scored more than 500 points a season for three consecutive All-Nebraska seasons and averaged 21.1 points as a senior.
After graduating in 1982, Kellogg went on to join Brown at KU. He averaged 17.6 points as a junior, was a two-time All-Big Eight pick and reached 11th on KU's all-time scoring chart with 1,508 points. In one game against Nebraska at the Devaney Center, Kellogg hit 16 of 19 shots and scored 39 points. That same year, he went prime time pouring in 34 points against both Memphis State and Oklahoma in nationally televised games.
Kellogg played on the 1985 World University team. Atlanta took him in the second round of the 1986 NBA draft, but he spent most of his pro career overseas, in Belgium, Spain, Italy and France. He also had a stint with the Omaha Racers of the Continental Basketball Association.
-- Chris Harrington
QUICK FACTS:
Played for: Omaha Northwest High, Kansas Jayhawks, overseas and in the CBA (including the Omaha Racers)
Best athlete from Nebraska played with or against: After rattling off several names, Kellogg said it probably was Creighton Prep lefty Kerry Trotter. Both players were part of perhaps Nebraska's most talented senior class of all time, along with Dave Hoppen and several other top Divison I recruits.
Best moment as an athlete: Hitting the game-winning shot with four seconds left in overtime against defending champ Omaha Creighton Prep in the 1982 Class A semifinals.
