Dick Kuchen graduated in 1966 as the Rider career leader in rebounds (822, 11.1 per game) and was fifth in career scoring (1,127 points, 15.2 ppg). A member of the 1963 Rider team that beat national powerhouse NYU (Kuchen made the winning foul shots in the 66-63 upset), Kuchen was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks of the NBA. As a coach he went to the Final Four as an assistant at Notre Dame, and was a head coach for over 20 years at Cal-Berkley (80 wins) and Yale (151 wins).