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Men's Basketball, 1984-86
A native of Macon, Georgia, Fred Campbell played basketball at Fort Hays State from 1984-86 after transferring from Crowder College. Campbell was an All-America Second Team selection as a senior in 1985-86 and a two-time All-CSIC selection. He helped the Tigers to a second-straight NAIA National Championship in 1984-85 as a junior. The Tigers had a record of 60-12 in Campbell's two years with the program and he finished with 1,250 points, ranking sixth in career scoring at the completion of his career. Campbell averaged 20.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per game his senior year of 1985-86 to earn All-America status, finishing with a total of 698 points and 318 rebounds. The 698 points was second-most at FHSU for a single-season at the time, only behind 1984-85 teammate Edgar Eason's 745. Campbell had 552 points during his junior year, averaging 14.5 per game. Campbell is one of the 1,000-point scorers in the program's history. He produced the third-most points of any two-year player in the program's history, only behind Dennis Edwards (1993-95) and Mark Harris (1986-88). Campbell went on to play in the NBA summer league before beginning a professional career overseas in Portugal in 1989. Campbell played professional basketball for a staggering 34 years, retiring this year at the age of 60. In addition to Portugal, he also played professionally in Austria, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, Latvia, Belgium and 18 years in Israel.