N I T T A N Y L I O N BASKETBALL
SUCCESS WITH HONOR
HISTORY & RECORDS
2010-11 SEASON • PLAYERS • COACHES • OPPONENTS • ‘09-’10 REVIEW •
HISTORY & RECORDS • UNIVERSITY
INDIVIDUAL HONORS HALL OF FAME
HELMS FOUNDATION John Lawther (coach)
CANADIAN BASKETBALL Romel Raffin
OLYMPIC TEAMS
UNITED STATES
John Bach (Assistant Coach), 1972
UNITED KINGDOM Kevin Cradle (Coach), 1992
CANADA Romel Raffin, 1976, 1984, 1988
GERMANY Jan-hendrik Jagla, 2008
USA BASKETBALL
WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES TEAM Tyler Smith, 2001 Talor Battle, 2009 (bronze)
ALL-AMERICA
FIRST TEAM
1954: Jesse Arnelle (Helms Foundation)
SECOND TEAM 1955: Jesse Arnelle (Helms Foundation)
THIRD TEAM 1941: John Barr (Converse) 1952: Jesse Arnelle (Helms Foundation) 1955: Jesse Arnelle (Colliers)
HONORABLE-MENTION 1954: Jesse Arnelle (Associated Press & UPI) 1955: Jesse Arnelle (Associated Press & UPI) 1959: Mark DuMars (United Press International) 1960: Mark DuMars (United Press International) 1965: Bob Weiss (Associated Press) 1966: Carver Clinton (Associated Press) 1996: Pete Lisicky (Associated Press) 2009: Talor Battle (Collegehoops.net & FOXsports.com)
FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA
2001: 2006: 2007: 2009:
Joe Crispin (first team) Geary Claxton (first team) Geary Claxton (second team) Talor Battle (first team) Jamelle Cornley (second team) 2010: Talor Battle (second team)
NABC DISTRICT COACH OF THE YEAR 1996: Jerry Dunn (Coach of the Year)
ALL-EAST 1941: John Barr 1966: Carver Clinton 1990: Ed Fogell (EB third-team)
STREET AND SMITH’S
ALL-PENNSYLVANIA TEAM
2004: Ben Luber (honorable mention) Marlon Smith (honorable mention)
1941: 1942: 1943: 1946: 1951: 1952: 1953: 1954: 1955: 1959: 1960: 1961: 1965:
REGIONAL HONORS
USBWA ALL-REGION
2000: Jarrett Stephens (first team) 2006: Geary Claxton (first team) 2009: Talor Battle (first team)
NABC ALL-DISTRICT 1975: Randy Meister (second team) 1994: John Amaechi (second team) 1995: John Amaechi (first team)
140
▲ Jesse Arnelle earned first team All-America honors from the Helms Foundation in 1954, second team honors in 1955 and third team in 1952.
John Barr Herschel Baltimore David Hornstein Walter Hatkevich Lou Lamie Jesse Arnelle Jesse Arnelle Jesse Arnelle Jesse Arnelle Mark DuMars Mark DuMars Mark DuMars Bob Weiss
2010-11 P E N N S T A T E BASKETBALL
▲ John Barr was a third team All-American and All-Pennsylvania selection in 1941.
▲ Carver Clinton was an honorable-mention All-American in 1966.