Fleming and NBA Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore were teammates and close friends at Gardner - Webb ( now a university ) .
In the late 1960s , Nigro was Ernie 's roommate at then Gardner - Webb Junior College in Boiling Springs , North Carolina .
Fleming and NBA Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore were teammates and close friends at Gardner - Webb Junior College     ( now a Gardner - Webb Junior College ) .
In the late 1960s , Nigro was Ernie 's roommate at then Gardner - Webb Junior College in Boiling Springs , North Carolina .