Yes they were. He stayed 4 years as things were different back then. They were a great rival with Niagra and Canisius in the Little three. Calvin Murphy was with Niagra at that time but Lanier had no equal. He got hurt in the NCAA in 1970 and missed out in Playing Artis Gilmore in the final four. There was alot of talent back then as I recall, Sidney Wicks, Austin Carr to name a few but Lanier was the first pick overall that year. Good times, good times.