Detroit PSL Basketball

 

Before he was “Special K” at MSU or George Blaha‘s right-hand-man on Detroit Pistons’ telecasts, Henry Ford’s Greg Kelser was a Detroit Free Press All-PSL first-teamer in 1975. (MSU Photo)

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1979
First Team

Robert Brown, sr., Northwestern; Steve Caldwell, sr., Mackenzie; Mike Thomas, jr., Central; Sylvester Wilcox, sr., Western; Marlow McClain, sr., Murray-Wright; Coach George “Baby” Duncan, Murray-Wright

Second Team
Joe Rodgers, Northeastern; Anthony White, Murray-Wright; Donald Bell, Henry Ford; DeWayne Rogers, Cass Tech; Al Kendricks, Redford
Third Team
George Winn, Cody; Kevin Ballenger, Pershing; Gary Plummer, Osborn (NBA); Wayne Boswell, Southwestern; Sayligmon Staten, Murray-Wright
Honorable Mention
Cedric Griffey, Eric Funches, Henry Ford; William Kennedy, Garrett Grills, Kettering; Tery Sly, King; Chris Foreman, Larry Grant, Finney; Owen Murry, Northeastern; Norman Williams, Greg Martin, Cooley; LaMar Jackson, Southwestern; Avery Burton, Rick Davis, Jonathon Little, Northern; Phil White, Fred Bryant, Chadsey; Burnell Fuller, Northwestern; David Traylor, Keith Walker, Mackenzie; Larry Robinson, Central; Lawrence Miller, Gregory Washington, Western; Kerry Sarden, Robert Rose, Southeastern; Jerome Love, Osborn.

1978
First Team

Marlow McClain, jr., Murray-Wright; Randy Blessett, sr., Northern; Don Mellon, sr., Northwestern; Keith Smith, sr., Mackenzie; Eric Watson, sr., Cass Tech; Coach Lenois Jackson, Northwestern

Second Team
Lee Dunwoody, Central; Terry Mann, Southeastern; Dennis Watley, Denby; Michael Brady, Mumford; Larry Gladney, King
Third Team
Ulysses Brown, Finney; Darryl Spencer, Cooley; Derek Bray, Kettering; Anthony White, Murray-Wright; Robert McLaurin, Mackenzie
Honorable Mention
Terry Canty, William Wilson, Finney; Tom White, Victor Martin, Osborn; Bernell Fuller, Eric Dye, Northwestern; Tony Hall, Central; Roger Ridgeway, Steve Caldwell, Mackenzie; Freddie Hatcher, Phillip White, Chadsey; Ozell Washington, Darryl Blount, Cody; Derrick McDowell, George Cooper (NFL) Northern; Aaron Hardaway, Southeastern; David Hopkins, Kenneth Butler, Mumford; Jeff Woods, Freddie Bryant, Kettering; Saylimon Staten, Barnett Harris, Murray-Wright; Monroe Taylor, Henry Ford; Sylvester Wilcox, Western; Joe Burton, Northeastern; Reggie Hinton, Cass Tech; James Hardy, Pershing; Jesse Gordon, King; Ethan Allen, Gerald Martin, Cooley; Wayne Boswell, Southwestern; Al Kedricks, Redford; Quinton Shobe, Denby.

1977
First Team

Greg Palm, sr., Mumford; Ray Murdock, sr., Southwestern; Edgar Merchant, sr., Northeastern; Eric Watson, jr., Cass Tech; Keith Smith, jr., Mackenzie; Coach Jim Spivey, Cass Tech

Second Team
James Newman, Denby; Jeff Cannon, Central; Jerome Akins, Northwestern; George Cooper, Northern (NFL); Anthony Monk, Murray-Wright
Third Team
Marlow McClain, Murray-Wright; Allen Bryant, Chadsey; Fred Brockington, Redford (NFL); Lou Kemp, Southeastern; Gerald Iverson, Pershing
Honorable Mention
Eric Harman (Harmon), Sherman Kemp, Southeastern; Brady Morgan, William Wilson, Finney; Tony Martin, Carl Myles, Mike Moran, Cooley; Ted Brown, Denby; James Halliburton, Derrick McDowell, Northern; Donald Simpson, Murray-Wright; Brady Wicker, Larry Gladney, King; Chuck Christian, Michael Jones, Ron Dickerson, Northeastern; Donald Mellon, Eric Dye, Elijah Johnson, Northwestern; Hosea Coxton, Tony Hall, Central; Stuart Nyx, Reggie Shellman, Osborn; Kevin Williams, Jeffrey Wood, Robert Brown, Kettering; Reggie McMillan, Chadsey; Carl Broome, Cody; Keith Davis, Hurel Brazile, Herb Clark, Mackenzie; Kevin Williams, Redford; Reggie Hinton, Alex Reynolds, Cass; Reggie Moore, Terry Murray, Western; Michael Jenkins, David Teague, Mumford.

1976 (Final season that PSL did mid-year graduates)
First Team

John Harris, sr., Mackenzie; Nayron Monk, sr., Murray-Wright; Stuart House, sr., Denby (Harlem Globetrotters); Wilbert McCormick, sr., Northeastern; Mike Harden, sr., Central (NFL); Coach Robert “Smitty” Smith, Northeastern

Second Team
Shelton McQuiter, Mackenzie; Marc Harris, Chadsey; Frank Sanders, Kettering; George Coley, Northern; Ron Dickerson, Northeastern
Third Team
Greg Palm, Mumford; Eric Wiley, Pershing; Kelvin Justice, Finney; Rudy Watley, Denby; Donzell Graham, King
Honorable Mention
Chuck Christian, John Williams, Northeastern; James Hatcher, Pershing; Fred Brockington, Redford (NFL); James Newman, Denby; Michael Davis, Don Swanigan, Murray-Wright; Kenny McClinton, Tony Moore, Kettering; Willie Jones, Hosea Coxton, Central; Harold Rose, Mumford; Eric Watson, Cass; Raymond Murdock, Byron Green, Southwestern; Randy Ross, Richard Johnson, Mackenzie; Andrew Clark, Lou Kemp, Southeastern; Darnell Clark, Western; Carl Nathan, Andrew McNabb, Northwestern; Gary Sehlton (Shelton), Finney; Wendell Jackson, Cooley; Aaron Fowler, Darryl Poole, Henry Ford; Eric Nunley, Northern; Carl Broome, Cody; Stuart Nyx, Reggie Shellman, Osborn.

1975
First Team

Robert King, sr., Murray-Wright; Gerald Sims, sr., Mackenzie; William Mayfield, sr., Cass Tech (NBA); Alan Hardy, sr., Northwestern (NBA); Greg “Special K”Kelser, sr., Henry Ford; Coach George “Baby” Duncan, Murray-Wright

Second Team
Stuart House, Denby (Harlem Globetrotters); William Harris, Kettering; Nayron Monk, Murray-Wright; Donzell Graham, King; Daryl Perry, Cass
Third Team
John Dillard, Western; Michael Gray, Mackenzie; Darryl Bryant, Mumford; Lawrence “Alabama” Knight, Northeastern; Darryl White, Northern
Honorable Mention
James Pope, Cleo Hayes, Southeastern; David Clark, Kettering; Earl Cureton, Finney (NBA); Rodney Curry, Cass Tech; Tom Seaborn, Cass (NFL); Larry Belin, Pershing; Cleveland Jackson, Northwestern; Kevin Moore, Mumford; David Black, Chadsey; Ron Simpkins, Western (NFL); Frank Parrish, Northeastern; Mike Harden, Central; (NFL) Wilbur McCormick, Northeastern; Frank Sanders, Kettering; Willie Jones, Central; Terry Neal, Mackenzie; Dave Cochran, Finney.

1974
First Team

Terry Tyler, jr., Northwestern (NBA); Tony Jamison, sr., Cass Tech; Turono Anderson, sr., Kettering; Cyrus Mann, sr., Southeastern; Kenny Davis, sr., Southwestern; Coach Ron Teasley, Northwestern

Second Team

George “Rico” Weaver, Northwestern; Alvin Berger, Western; Tom Williams, Pershing; Alvin Berry, Northeastern; Ken “Moochie” Jones, Northwestern
Third Team
Gregg Booker, Central; Kevin Moore, Mumford; Keith Raybon, King; Reginald Glasgow, Chadsey; Derrick Greene, Denby
Honorable Mention
Nathaniel Stokes, Northwestern; Eulis Stephens, Mike Cato, William Harris, Kettering; Daryl Bryant, Calvin Hale, Mumford; Brian Alexander, Larry Jackson, Mackenzie; Ervin Giddings, Chadsey; Ray Dungen, Pershing; Calvin Hale, Jeff Tolbert, Mayo Todd, Cody; Jesse Williams, Henry Ford; Theron Richardson, Cooley; Rickey Young, Northern; William Harmon, Southeastern; Kris Fielder, Osborn; Larry Jones, Denby; Dwight Brantley, Finney.

1973
First Team

Ricky Hicks, sr., Southeastern; Darryl Robertson, sr., Southwestern (NBA); Johnny Davis, sr., Murray-Wright (NBA); Darnell Williams, sr., Cooley; Warren Booker, sr., Mackenzie; Coach Randy Zeigler, Cooley

Second Team
Cyrus Mann, Southeastern; Mike Wilson, Northwestern; Turono Anderson, Kettering; Jerome Gladney, King; Mark Mayberry, Northwestern
Third Team
Bruce Lee, Chadsey; Curtis Pace, Cass Tech; Dennis DeWalt, Denby; DeJuan Rowser, Norhteastern; Rudy Roberts, Cooley
Honorable Mention
Tom Williams, Pershing; Larry Norman, Western; Jeff Tolbert, Cody; Jerome Wise, Mackenzie; Tony Jamison, Cass Tech; Mike Jones, Central; James Holliman, Cooley; Greg Anderson, Southeastern; Curtis Tillman, Cooley; Terry Tyler, Northwestern (NBA).

1972
First Team

Robert “Bubbles” Hawkins, sr., Pershing (NBA); Johnny Davis, jr., Murray-Wright (NBA); Larry Fogle, sr., Cooley (NBA); Eric Money, sr., Kettering (NBA); Benny White, sr., Northern; Coach Robert Taylor, Pershing

Second Team
Jerome Gladney, King; Laval Perry, Cass; Mike Wilson, Northwestern; Coneil Norman, Kettering (NBA); Michael Peyton, Central
Third Team
Ricky Hicks, Southeastern; Warren Booker, Mackenzie; Willie Gillom, Western; Kevin Brake, Osborn; Darryl Robertson, Southwestern (NBA)
Honorable Mention
Willie Moss, Tony Adderly, Pershing; Huston Martin, Mumford; Curtis Pace, Tony Jamison, Cass; Tony Ingram, Northern; Jim Price, Cody; Fred Simmons, Western; James Hunt, Central; Glenn Clark, Southeastern; Tim White, Cooley; Andre Johnson, King.

1971
First Team

Lindsay Hairston, sr., Kettering (NBA); Robert “Bubbles” Hawkins, jr., Pershing (NBA); Lovelle Rivers, sr., Mackenzie; Bill Fredrick, sr., Redford; Joe Cosey, sr., Northwestern; Coach Carl Andrews, Mackenzie

Second Team
Joe Johnson, Kettering; Cliff Jackson, Denby; Carl Callahan, Chadsey; James McElroy, Murray-Wright (NBA); Jerry Lee, King
Third Team
Laval Perry, Cass Tech; Bob Chapman, Henry Ford; Kevin Brake, Osborn; Billy Ayler, Northwestern; Carlton Hymes, Southwestern

1970
First Team

George “The Iceman” Gervin, sr., King (NBA/ABA); Jeff Walker, sr. Central; Lindsay Hairston, jr., Kettering (NBA); Cliff Pratt, jr., Murray-Wright; Mike “Mike Rob” Robinson, sr., Northeastern; Coach Walt Jenkins, Kettering

Second Team

Mike Weaver, Northeastern; Floyd Haywood, Kettering; Bill Frederick, Redford; Stepney Bacon, Cooley; Robert “Bubbles” Hawkins, Pershing (NBA)
Third Team
Lovelle Rivers, Mackenzie; Ron DeVries, Redford; Larry Pierce, Southwestern; Melvin Carr, Mumford; Ed Davis, Osborn