105 Years of Hoops History

scoring records
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John McCarthy scored more than 500 points during
the 1955-56 campaign.
Kevin Downey led the Griffs in scoring average
from 2003-05, where he averaged 15.1 points per
game in 88 contests.
Ye a r-By-Ye a r
Sc o r i n g Le a d e r s (s i n c e 1945)
Yr. Name Pts. Avg.
1945 William Melvin 160 8.4
1946 Hank O’Keeffe 370 11.9
1947 Hank O’Keeffe 294 11.8
1948 Leroy Chollet 418 14.9
1949 Bob MacKinnon 228 9.1
1950 Don Hartnett 300 12.0
1951 Herm Hedderick 397 16.5
1952 Larry O’ Connor 429 18.7
1953 Jim Young 356 15.5
1954 John McCarthy 449 18.7
1955 John McCarthy 514 19.8
1956 Hank Nowak 564 20.1
1957 Greg Britz 330 15.7
1958 Frank Rojek 344 15.0
1959 Frank Rojek 332 14.4
1960 Bill O’Connor 533 23.2
1961 Bill O’Connor 479 22.8
1962 Bill O’Connor 618 23.8
1963 Tony Gennari 456 19.0
1964 Frank Swiatek 446 22.3
1965 John Morrison 548 24.9
1966 Andy Anderson 518 21.6
1967 Tony Masiello 437 18.2
1968 Tony Masiello 459 20.0
1969 Gary Stewart 386 17.5
1970 Mike Macaluso 275 14.5
1971 Mike Macaluso 405 16.9
1972 Mike Macaluso 383 16.0
1973 Larry Fogle 835 33.4
1974 Larry Fogle 474 24.9
1975 Tim Stokes 571 21.1
1976 Dave Spiller 262 10.5
1977 Ron Peaks 586 22.5
1978 Ron Peaks 621 23.9
1979 Barry Moore 354 13.1
1980 Phil Seymore 349 15.9
1981 Ray Hall 454 16.8
1982 Ray Hall 557 19.9
1983 Ray Hall 587 19.6
1984 Ray Hall 628 20.9
1985 Tim Harvey 314 10.8
1986 Brian Smith 404 14.4
1987 Brian Smith 458 17.0
1988 Ed Book 305 10.9
1989 Jeff Priah 344 11.9
1990 Harry Seymour 345 11.9
1991 Ed Book 515 17.8
1992 Craig Wise 442 15.8
1993 Craig Wise 466 16.1
1994 Craig Wise 573 16.4
1995 Micheal Meeks 487 16.2
1996 Kevin Thompson 446 15.4
1997 Jamie Cammaert 375 13.9
1998 Keith Lambkin 360 13.8
1999 Darren Fenn 528 17.6
2000 Clive Bentick 421 13.6
2001 Hodari Mallory 324 10.8
2002 Hodari Mallory 435 16.7
2003 Kevin Downey 393 13.1
2004 Kevin Downey 479 16.5
2005 Kevin Downey 453 15.6
2006 Darnell Wilson 432 13.9
2007 Frank Turner 399 12.9
Bill O’Connor averaged better than 20 points in
three-straight years from 1960-1962.
35-plus Point Games (34)
Pts Name, Opponent Date
55 Larry Fogle vs. Saint Peter’s 02-09-74
51 Larry Fogle vs. G. Washington 12-28-73
46 Andy Anderson at La Salle 02-22-67
43 Larry Fogle vs. Scranton 12-22-73
42 Larry Fogle vs. Villanova 01-05-74
42 Larry Fogle vs. VCU 12-15-73
42 Larry O’Connor vs. John Carroll 02-07-53
41 Larry Fogle at Niagara (OT) 01-12-74
41 Larry Fogle at Boston College 12-04-73
41 Andy Anderson vs. Muarry St. 12-03-66
41 Bill O’Connor vs. S. Carolina 12-29-62
40 Ron Peaks at Niagara 12-09-78
39 Craig Prosser vs. Siena 02-03-76
39 Larry Fogle at Florida State 02-06-74
39 Kenny Kee vs. Villanova 01-05-74
39 Frank Swiatek vs. St. John’s 02-28-65
39 Bill O’Connor vs. Creighton 01-28-61
38 Phil Seymour vs. Dayton 02-27-82
37 Ray Hall vs. Mercyhurst 12-01-84
37 John Morrison vs. Army 01-29-66
36 Micheal Meeks at Pennsylvania 11-16-94
36 Larry Fogle at Villanova 02-19-75
36 John Morrison vs. St. Bonaventure 01-22-66
36 Bill O’Connor vs. Detroit 02-24-62
35 Darrell Barley at Saint Peter’s 01-19-96
35 Ron Peaks vs. Detroit 02-18-78
35 Larry Fogle at Siena 02-17-75
35 Larry Fogle vs. Fairfield 02-16-74
35 Larry Fogle at Xavier 01-30-74
35 Larry Fogle vs. Gannon 12-01-73
35 Aaron Covington vs. Niagara 03-04-72
35 Tony Masiello vs. Niagara 03-08-69
35 Tony Gennari at Xavier 02-28-64
35 Bill O’Connor vs. Boston College 01-27-62
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