Lou Pucillo
Basketball
Inducted: 1991
- Born in Philadelphia, PA, 1936
- Flashy ball handler and passing wizard at NC State from 1956–1959
- At 5 ft. 9 in. and 155 lb., the smallest player ever recruited by Everett Case
- Scored 944 career points in 74 games, an average of 12.7
- Named first-team All-ACC in 1958 and 1959
- Selected first-team All-ACC Tournament in 1958 and 1959
- Honored as ACC Player of the Year in 1959
- Second-team AP All–American, third-team UPI All-America in 1959
- Honored with the McKelvin Award as ACC’s top athlete in 1959
- Played for Wichita Vickers in National Industrial League and Sunbury in Eastern Professional League
- Coached freshman basketball at State for three seasons before leaving to enter private business
