By John Goralski Sports Writer Greg Poryzdy seemed almost embarrassed as he poured through his career statistics on a small table in his backyard. More than three decades have passed since he scored his last basket for the Blue Knight basketball team. Although his name still hangs on a banner in the Wesleyan University gym, it’s been almost 30 years since fans have chanted his name. Poryzdy knew that he’d have to talk about his scoring, but he was scanning the sheets fervishly looking for something else. His face lights up when he found it. “Right there,” he said to his visitor with a wide grin. “I led the team in assists both years.” Fans remember Poryzdy for his scoring. After all, he was the leading scorer almost every time he stepped onto the court, but it’s everything else in the boxscore that truly set him apart. Once, he collected seven steals during a playoff game in high school. Three times in his career, Poryzdy finished the season with the most points and the most assists. “That’s something that I took a lot of pride in,” he said. “Sure, scoring’s great. I had a lot of fun with that, but [...]
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