Angelo State University Athletics

McLaughlin scored over 1,000 points in just two seasons with the Rams. He finished second in the LSC in scoring with 25.1 points per game in 1975, the same year he scored 45 points versus Howard Payne that stood as the Rams’ single-game record until 1990. He had another 40-point game versus Texas A&M-Commerce later that season and still holds the school record for 30-point games with 14. He also led the Rams in assists with 138 in 1975-76 and was named the conference MVP. He later moved into the teaching and coaching ranks at Carthage in the late 1970s.