Ralph Crosthwaite, who etched his name throughout the mens basketball record book at Western Kentucky University during a four-year career in the mid-1950s, died Thursday in his hometown of Cincinnati. Crosthwaite was 64.Crosthwaite played as a freshman at Western during the 1954-55 season, skipped a year and then finished his career over the next three seasons (1956-58) while playing for the legendary E.A. Diddle. Crosthwaites 2,076 career points rank second at Western behind Jim McDaniels 2,238. Crosthwaite, a 6-foot-9 center, is Westerns all-time leading rebounder with 1,309.For his career, Crosthwaite averaged 20.1 points and 12.7 rebounds per game. He could do it all, said former Hilltopper All-American Bobby Rascoe, who was a freshman at Western when Crosthwaite was a senior. He could score, he could rebound, he could play defense and he could pass. Hes one of the best two or three players to ever play at Western Kentucky as far as Im concerned. Crosthwaite earned All-Ohio Valley Conference honors as a freshman, junior and senior and was an All-American pick as a junior when he posted his best numbers 22.8 ppg and 15.3 rpg. Crosthwaite led the nation in field-goal percentage as a junior (61.0 percent) and senior (64.5).Crosthwaite was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1958 and the Boston Celtics in 1959 but was never able to carve out much of a professional career, perhaps because of his free-spirited nature, Rascoe said. He didnt take basketball maybe as seriously as he should have, Rascoe said. If he would have had a little more self-discipline, theres no question in my mind he could have played pro basketball. Boton-Lunesford Funeral Home in Cincinnati is handling funeral arrangements. Visitation is set for Monday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST. The funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. EST Tuesday. Contributions can be sent to the St. Rita School for the Deaf, 1720 Glendale Milford Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45215.