TCU ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
Dr. James Cash, who became the first African American to play in the Southwest Conference while lettering for TCU from 1967 through 1969, was at the time of his Hall of Fame induction, one of only 32 players in TCU history to reach the 1,000-point milestone. He finished his career in fifth place on the Frogs' all-time scoring list. At that time, he sat in fourth on the program's career rebounding chart with 856, an average of 11.6 boards per game. A product of Terrell High School in Fort Worth, Cash helped the Frogs win the 1967-68 SWC championship and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He also was a standout in the classroom, earning Academic All-America honors during his stint at TCU.Â
In addition to his basketball accomplishments as a Frog, Cash put together an accomplished career off the court following his athletic career. After receiving his bachelor's degree in math from TCU and both a master's in computer science and a Ph.D. from Purdue, he became the first African American Full Professor at the Harvard Business School, where he helped build the school's curriculum in the area of computer-based technology. He later served as chairman of the Harvard M.B.A. program from 1992 to 1995 and senior associate dean for Harvard Business School Publishing from 1998 until his retirement in 2003.
