The jerseys of BYU greats Mel Hutchins and Roland Minson will be retired on Saturday at halftime of the BYU vs. Portland men's basketball game. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. MST at the Marriott Center and will be broadcast live on BYUtv and KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM. For tickets visit BYUtickets.com.
Mel Hutchins
- Bio on BYUcougars.com
- Known for his defensive prowess, Hutchins long arms made him adept at blocking shots and rebounding
- Set the BYU career record for rebounds (900) in just two seasons of recorded rebounding statistics; Kresimir Cosic broke the record in 1973
- Set the BYU single-season record for rebounds with 471 in 1950-51, a record that still stands
- Named to several All-America teams after he led the Cougars to the 1951 NIT championship, including first-team honors by Look, Helms, and Sporting News and third-team honors by UPI
- A member of the 1951 NIT championship team
- Named MVP of the 1951 East-West College All-Star Game
- A two-time first-team all-conference honoree
- Averaged 15.4 points and 12.7 rebounds his senior season as the Cougars won the NIT championship
- Led BYU to three conference titles and two 20-win seasons
- Drafted second overall in the 1951 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Hawks
- Led the NBA in rebounding as a rookie (13.3) and was named NBA rookie of the year in 1952
- Held the NBA single-season record for rebounds for a player under 6-6 until 1987 when Charles Barkley broke the record
- Played in four NBA All-Star games and started in three
- Retired from the NBA following a severe knee injury in 1958
- Inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1976
Roland Minson
- Bio on BYUcougars.com
- Scored 1,407 career points and was BYU's all-time leading scorer for 22 seasons (Kresimir Cosic broke the record in 1973)
- Held the BYU single-season record for points (619) for 27 seasons, broken by Danny Ainge in 1978
- Named fourth-team All-American by Converse and honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press, Look, International Press and UPI
- A member of the 1951 NIT championship team
- Voted Most Valuable Player of the 1951 NIT tournament
- Received the 1951 BYU Basketball Most Valuable Player Trophy
- Played in the 1951 East-West All-Star game in Madison Square Garden
- Was a three-time first-team all-conference performer
- Led BYU to three-consecutive 20-win seasons and back-to-back conference titles in 1950 and 1951
- Drafted in the first round, 15th overall pick, by the New York Knicks in 1951
- Chose to forego a career in the NBA to serve as an officer in the Navy during the Korean War
- Selected by the U.S. Navy for the All-Navy Basketball team in 1952
- Played for the Denver Bankers of the National AAU league while working for Denver Bank from 1955-57
- Assistant BYU Basketball Coach for two seasons from 1961-63
- Worked in the banking industry for 40 years
- Vice President, Union Bank of California in Los Angeles from 1979-94
- Inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1976