Heck yes, I saw him play a bunch of times in college. I had a friend that was a cheerleader for the University of Bridgeport's basketball team, so we went to a lot of games. UB is an NCAA Division II school, so watching a 7'7" guy against that caliber of play was pretty funny. 'Nute would just stand there in the lane and swat away everything that came near him and dunk uncontested without jumping. It wasn't unusual for him to get a triple double in points, rebounds and blocked shots. Of course, when he got to the NBA it was a different story. 7'7" and 190 pounds just isn't the right body type.