WICHITA, Kan.  --  The public is invited to help celebrate the life of Shocker All-American Dave Stallworth at 6 p.m., Friday, March 24, inside Wichita State's Charles Koch Arena.

Doors open at 5 p.m., and the program is expected to last until 8 p.m. In attendance will be former players, and also his teammates from the 1964-65 Final Four team. In addition, fans will be given the opportunity to give their greatest Dave Stallworth memory.
 
Mr. Stallworth passed away Thursday, March 16, at the age of 75.
 
Nicknamed "the Rave," Mr. Stallworth was a three-time All-American for the Shockers over parts of four seasons from 1961-65. He led the program to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1964, and his No. 42 jersey is one of five hanging from the rafters of Charles Koch Arena.
 
The 6-foot-7 Stallworth averaged 24.2 points a game during his career and ranks third on the Shockers' all-time scoring list with 1,936 points (despite appearing in just 80 games).
 
Born Dec. 20, 1941 in Dallas, Texas, he was recruited to the University of Wichita by head coach Ralph Miller and made his varsity debut in the second semester of the 1961-62 season. His impact was immediate. In eight games, Stallworth averaged 19.8 points to help Wichita secure a bid to the 1962 NIT (its first postseason appearance since 1955).
 
Stallworth was a first-round draft choice of the New York Knicks in 1965 and played in the National Basketball Association with three teams over 10 years. He was instrumental during the 1970 Knicks' NBA title run, averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds over 19 games.
 
Stallworth retired following the 1974-75 NBA season and returned to reside in Wichita. He was a charter inductee to both the Pizza Hut Shocker Sports Hall of Fame (1980) and Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame (1997).