University of the Pacific

Ron Cornelius was the third Pacific men's basketball player to have his number retired. He broke John Gianelli’s all-time scoring record and finished up with 2,065 career points, also a Pacific Coast Athletic Association record. He also set a PCAA mark for career rebounds and is fourth all-time in that department at Pacific.

Cornelius was a three-time First Team All-PCAA honoree and won conference MVP honors as a sophomore after leading Pacific to the hoop crown and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

He led the Tigers in scoring twice, and rebounding and field goal percentage four times. He earned All-American recognition after his junior and senior seasons and was a third round pick by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1981 NBA Draft.