As McMurry University continues its centennial celebration and moves toward honoring the All-Century group in October, McMurry University's Office of Athletic Communications will highlight a team within the overall list each week. This continues with men's basketball.
 
Twelve selectees are members of McMurry's prestigious Hall of Honor. The All-Century Team consists of:
 
Jimmy Adams '70 - During his tenure in the Maroon & White, Adams tallied 1,485 points which still ranks among the school's all-time best. He twice led the program in scoring, in 1966-67 with 416 points (15.4 ppg) and 1967-68 with 480 points (18.5 ppg). He held McMurry's single-game scoring record (43 pts.) and a single-game mark for free throws made and attempted (19-22). As a senior in 1968-69, Adams was an all-Lone Star Conference selection and an honorable mention All-American. He was also voted the team's MVP that same year.

Adams played on teams that produced several signature victories. Among the memorable wins were knocking off No. 4-ranked Stephen F. Austin, winning at Texas Tech, and four wins over crosstown rival ACU from 1967-69.
 
Clayton Brooks '65 – Brooks was a four-year letter winner and two-year starter at point guard for legendary McMurry basketball coach Hershel Kimbrell from 1960-64. He excelled on and off the court at McMurry as co-captain of the 1964 team and as senior class president. In addition, Brooks won the Bobby Chapell Memorial Award for the most inspirational player and the Martin Merit Athletic Award given to the outstanding student-athlete.

Brooks averaged double figures in points per game in his junior and senior seasons. He was a part of the 1962 McMurry team that competed in the NAIA Championship Tournament in Kansas City against Westminster, the No. 1 team in the nation.
 
Toby Burkhardt '62 – Burkhardt had the distinction of playing on the first-ever team coached by Hall of Honor coach Hershel Kimbrell in 1959-60. By the time he was a senior, he and his teammates had set what was then a school record with 24 victories. Burkhardt-led teams that went to the NAIA District Playoffs during his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, McMurry defeated East Texas Baptist to capture the District VIII crown and advance to the NAIA national tourney in Kansas City.

Burkhardt was one of the most prolific scorers in school history. In 1961-62, he tallied a personal best of 511 points, still among the best seasons in school history. Burkhardt also ranks among McMurry's career-scoring leaders with 1,565 points. He was a three-time NAIA All-District VIII selection and an NAIA All-American in 1961-62. As a senior, Burkhardt was also the MVP of the All-City Team selected by the Abilene Reporter-News.
 
Eric Burness '95 – Burness was a four-year standout for McMurry from 1991-95, playing under Hall of Honor coach Ron Holmes all four years. Burness was a two-time NAIA All-American named NAIA All-District 8 and twice earned first-team all-conference accolades. He was also the team's Most Valuable Player.

His name remains prominent in McMurry's men's basketball record book. Burness is tied as the school's all-time leader in field goal percentage (.614) and is first in career free throws made (524) and attempted (708). He also has the No. 10 and 19 slots in season scoring, with 578 points in 1993-94 and 546 points in 1994-95. Burness led McMurry in scoring in three consecutive seasons during his sophomore through senior campaigns.

McMurry's teams had a combined record of 61-48 during his career, making three trips to the NAIA post-season his freshman through junior years. As a junior, Burness led the program to the NAIA Division II national tournament, advancing to the second round in Iowa.
 
Randall Caussey '70 -Caussey had a stellar three-year career for McMurry from 1967-70. He played under legendary head coach Hershel Kimbrell.

His numbers included 588 points, for an average of 23.5 points per game as a senior. He also shot 82.4 percent from the free throw line for his career. As a senior, he was an NAIA All-American honorable mention, first-team All-Lone Star Conference, first-team NAIA All-Region IV, NAIA All-District VIII, and first-team All-City (by the Abilene Reporter-News). He was also All-city as a junior and won the Bobby Chapell Award as a sophomore.
 
Hershel Kimbrell – Kimbrell is the program's all-time winningest coach, retiring with an overall record of 448-413 (.520) in 31 seasons.

McMurry had eight Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Basketball championships. They advanced to the postseason basketball playoffs 16 times, making the NAIA national tournament in Kansas City, Mo., in 1962, with Kimbrell directing the team.
 
Stephen Mackey '81 - Mackey gained three-time all-Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association selections, receiving first-team accolades in 1978-79 and 1979-80 along with a first-team all-NAIA District 8 award in 1978-79. His 548 points in 1978-79 are among program history's top 20 best single-season efforts.

His 1,527 career points remain among McMurry's career top 15.
 
Max Mainord '69 – Mainord was a three-year player for Coach Hershel Kimbrell's program from 1966-69.

He was the team's leading rebounder in each of his three campaigns, setting school records for rebound average in a season (12.6 rpg) and career (10.9 rpg). Mainord was twice selected to the all-Lone Star Conference Team (1968 and 1969) and also voted All-City (by the Abilene Reporter-News) both seasons. He was a two-time team captain and the squad's MVP as a senior. His senior year, McMurry scored upset wins over TCU, Texas Tech, and Stephen F. Austin.
 
Rick Penny '76 – Penny rewrote the record book during his time in the Maroon & White (1971-75).

He was a four-year letter winner. Penny was a two-time NAIA All-American and All-Texoma Conference, garnering the Texoma MVP award. He was the Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year in 1971-72 and an all-LSC selection. As a senior, Penny led the NAIA's shooting guards by hitting 61 percent from the field.

His name remains among McMurry's all-time leaders in scoring (2,296 points), scoring average (20.5 ppg), field goal attempts (1,796), field goals made (974), and free throw percentage (84.3%).
 
Connor Robinson '15 – Robinson's scoring prowess was a hallmark of the War Hawks' squads of the early 2010s. His 25.2 points per game average, accumulated in 2014-15, is still a school record, as well as his converting on 20 of 23 free throws against Concordia University-Austin in November 2014 being program single-game standards.

His 554 points in that memorable slate are among McMurry's best 20 season totals and lifted him to National Christian College Athletic Association honorable mention All-American and first-team all-district recognition. Robinson also added an American Southwest Conference all-freshman team nod in 2010-11 to his Maroon and White resume.
 
John "Tony" Strang '91 – Strang completed his playing career as the second all-time leading scorer with 2,147 points, a distinction he still maintains. He also holds the career record for three-point field goals made (195).

Strang was a four-time All-TIAA selection and earned NAIA all-region honors in each of his final two seasons. After scoring 43 points against Austin College on Feb. 10, 1989, Strang was named the NAIA National Player of the Week.

He played all four years under head coach Hershel Kimbrell and helped the legendary coach win the last home game of his 31-year career against Tarleton State in 1990.
 
Keith Sullivan '76 – Sullivan was one of the most prolific scorers in McMurry history during his four-year (1972-76) career. He tallied a total of 1,773 points, which is sixth-most. He was the team's second-leading scorer in each of his seasons. As a senior, he averaged 17.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, helping the team to a record of 22-6 (one of the best season marks in history). He was also the team's co-captain.

As a freshman, Sullivan led the team in rebounds. During his career, he earned the Bobby Chapell Award as the Most Inspirational Player.

He was honored on the all-Lone Star Conference team three times, receiving honorable mention as a sophomore and second team in both his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, he was named NAIA All-District VIII and was NAIA All-American honorable mention.
 
James Swoopes '90 – Swoopes played four seasons from 1985 to 89, all with great success.

He scored 1,561 points for his career and ranks among the school's all-time leaders. Not surprisingly, the post-season accolades followed each year, as well. Beginning with his freshman campaign, he was tabbed as the TIAA Freshman of the Year, leading McMurry to the conference championship over perennial power Tarleton State that year. Swoopes rattled in the game-winning shot at the buzzer to beat the Texans in the title game.

He would go on the earn all-TIAA recognition in each of his next three seasons and was also a three-time all-NAIA District VII pick. As a senior, he was named the TIAA's Most Valuable Player, capping his stellar career.

Swoopes was the team MVP as both a junior and senior. He also won the Bobby Chapell Award as McMurry's Most Inspirational athlete.

Brian Tudman '00 – Tudman pieced together an impressive Maroon and White slate, earning first-team overall all-American Southwest Conference honors in 1997-98 and second-team all-ASC West Division merit in 1998-99.

He led the 1999-2000 squad in scoring, posting 406 points.
 
Preston Vice '66 - One of Coach Hershel Kimbrell's most outstanding basketball players at McMurry, Vice held three records more than 20 years after he played. While at McMurry, Vice broke Kimbrell's own record of 39 points in a single game with a 41-point performance against Trinity University in December 1962.

Vice hit 17 of 21 from the field in that game and seven free throws. He set records for most points in one season with 583 and most points in a career with 1647, which still is among the program's top 10. He also held records for best season scoring average with 22.4 and led the team in free throw percentage at 82.4 in his senior year. The 1961-62 basketball team on which Vice played qualified for the NAIA National Championship Tournament in Kansas City.]

He was selected to the "All-City Basketball Team" his sophomore and junior years; the "Texas All-College Team" his junior and senior years; was named to the NAIA District VIII All-Stars his junior and senior years; and was named to the NAIA All-American team his junior and senior years.
 
Coaches for the team are Kimbrell and Holmes who rank one-two in career victories at the helm of the War Hawks.