 Of note from LMU's early WCC teams is Rick Adelman, the 1968 WCC Player of the Year, who enjoyed a 7 year NBA career followed by a 30-year NBA coaching career.The Lions burst onto the national basketball scene in the late 1980s under coach Paul Westhead.His teams led Division I in scoring in 1988 (110.3 points per game), 1989 (112.5) and 1990 (122.4).