Joe "Mr. High Rise" Pace was the UMES Flying Hawks' Center during the 73-74 Seasons & was a key part of the HAWKS' Being the 1st HBC to enter & play in the NIT at Madison Square Garden. Joe's Exceptional Talent allowed him to dominate the Lane & contain NBA Greats like Marvin Webster of the Knicks.
Joe, Talvin Skinner, Billy Gordon, Tyron Johnson & Rubin Collins were all drafted by the ABA & NBA. Joe's 1978 Washington Bullets NBA Championship Squad, was awesome in the Finals Game winning by 35 Points 117-82, the widest margin of victor ever in a Finals Game 7. Joe played in the NON 3 Point NO DUNKING ERA. If Joe could have dunked, 30 PPG would have been easy. UMES & Joe was the Fastest Race Horse Style Basketball team during 1973-1974 seasons in College Basketball, where Joe led this team to 98.7 PPG, AN NCAA Record in the NO 3s/Dunks Era. Maryland, NC State, NC, UCLA these years all refused to play Joe's team. Driesel & UCLA's Wooden feared UMES' Joe Pace & The Flying Hawks.