***Paco is a late addition to the list because after conducting a further review on my original #43 ranked player I did not think he warranted inclusion. If the rankings were recompiled Paco would have been in the 45-50 area.***
Paco burst on the scene his Freshman season, starting 26 games for the Wildcats and helping lead the team to the NCAA Tournament. After the season he was awarded for his play by being named to the All-Big 8 Freshman Team. Paco continued to improve his Sophmore season, despite the teams struggles, averaging 10.9 points per game. His scoring abilities were put on display in the first week of February in 1997. During that week he scored 20 or more points in three consecutive conference games. Paco was the top scorer coming back to the team his Junior year and he had personal expectations of being named to an All-Conference team when that season concluded. Unfortunately, May dealt poorly with the added pressure and was relieved of his starting duties during the middle of that season. Prior to the start of his Senior Season in 1998, Wildcat Head Coach Tom Asbury called a press conference to announce that May would be leaving the team due to a mysterious intestinal condition that made it difficult for May to build endurance and often left him nauseous on the sideline. However, May remained with the program as a part time starter and a key reserve. He did well in this limited capacity and was named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 that season. He was also awarded the first ever "Jack Hartman Defensive Player of the Year Award" at the wildcats annual awards banquet following the season. Paco finished his career #23 on KSU all-time scoring list with 990 points and #9 on the all-time steals list with 91.
Where is the rest of the list?
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