Before joining the Princeton team, the former U.S. senator attended Crystal City High School (Mo.), where he scored over 3,000 points. Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), UCLA ...

From his high school days in the 1960s to becoming one of the most legendary figures in basketball, Pat Riley's journey is as remarkable as it is unexpected. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

1945: A one-time basketball star in Schenectady, NY, Pat Riley’s high school team once beat Lew Alcindor’s team. Riley later coached him.

It was heartbreaking enough when Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., the most sought-after high-school basketball player in the U.S. two years ago, decided to pass up their scholarship offers and go to ...