Maurice cheeks - basketball athlete of the year 1977
Maurice Cheeks - West Texas State
Why Honored: Cheeks played for West Texas State from 1974-1978. He was an all-Missouri Valley Conference player for three straight seasons.
Cheeks averaged 16.8 points per game and shot nearly 57%. He currently sits at the third leading scorer in school history.
Cheeks continued his basketball career when he was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round of the 1978 NBA draft.
