Lafayette
Official Name:
Lafayette College
Nickname:
Leopards
Mailing Address:
Kirby Sports Center
Easton, PA 18042-1773
Website:
Telephone:
(610) 330-5122
Fax:
(610) 330-5519
Enrollment:
2,300
Arena:
Allan P. Kirby Field House
Capacity: 3,500
Year Opened: 1973
School Colors:
Maroon and White
Conference:
Patriot League (since 1991)
Former Member of ECC (1959-90)
All-Time Winningest Coach:
Fran O'Hanlon (15 years from 1996-2010, 212-224 record, .486)
All-Time Scoring Leader:
Tracy Tripucka (1,973 points from 1970-72)
All-Time Rebounding Leader:
Jim Radcliff (1,148 from 1955-57)
Single-Game Individual Scoring Record:
Bobby Mantz (47 points as senior vs. Wilkes, Pa., on 3/3/58)
Additional School Information on this Page:
Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:
Bobby Mantz (47 vs. Wilkes College, Pa.)
March 3, 1958 (senior/19.2 ppg)
1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
56 | 53 | 109 | |
Wilkes | 28 | 28 | 56 |
Name | FG | FT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
Mantz | 19-27 | 9-17 | 47 |
Wallace | 2 | 3-4 | 7 |
Sterlein | 6 | 1-3 | 13 |
Ross | 4 | 0-1 | 8 |
Hoerrner | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
Gustafson | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
Brett | 6 | 1-2 | 13 |
MacDonald | 0 | 1-2 | 1 |
Crean | 4 | 2-2 | 10 |
Hurst | 0 | 2-2 | 2 |
Kohler | 2 | 0-0 | 4 |
Totals | 45 | 19-33 | 109 |
Percentages | .576 |
Wilkes
Name | FG | FT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
Gacha | 5 | 1-1 | 11 |
Yanchus | 0 | 2-2 | 2 |
Mikolanls | 2 | 2-3 | 6 |
Hendershot | 1 | 3-5 | 5 |
Morgan | 5 | 1-1 | 11 |
Radecki | 3 | 0-0 | 6 |
Turley | 2 | 2-4 | 6 |
Roski | 0 | 0-1 | 0 |
Birnbaum | 2 | 0-1 | 4 |
Yocum | 1 | 1-1 | 3 |
Kuhar | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
Totals | 22 | 12-20 | 56 |
Percentages | .600 |
Coach | Seasons | Years | Record | W-L % | Best Season(s) | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William H. Anderson | 11 | 1918-19-21-25, 1946-49 | 139-82 | .629 | 17-3 | |
W.F. MacAvoy | 1 | 1920 | 3-7 | .300 | 1920 | 3-7 |
Michael A. Miller | 4 | 1926-29 | 25-46 | .352 | 1928 | 10-7 |
H.A. Lorenz | 6 | 1930-35 | 37-56 | .398 | 1932 | 10-4 |
P.M. Shellenberger | 1 | 1936 | 7-9 | .438 | 1936 | 7-9 |
Michael Michalske | 2 | 1937-38 | 15-21 | .417 | 9-8 | |
Richard C. Madison | 4 | 1939-42 | 29-41 | .414 | 11-8 | |
Art R. Winters | 3 | 1943-45 | 30-11 | .732 | 16-2 | |
Raymond A. Stanley | 2 | 1950-51 | 32-17 | .653 | 18-6 | |
Butch van Breda Kolff | 8 | 1952-55, 1985-88 | 132-85 | .608 | 23-3 | |
George E. Davidson | 12 | 1956-67 | 170-116 | .594 | 22-5 | |
Hal Wissel | 4 | 1968-71 | 43-59 | .422 | 17-9 | |
Dr. Tom Davis | 6 | 1972-77 | 116-44 | .725 | 22-6 | |
Leroy "Roy" Chipman | 3 | 1978-80 | 60-28 | .682 | 23-8 | |
Will Rackley | 4 | 1981-84 | 46-66 | .411 | 15-13 | |
John Leone | 7 | 1989-95 | 68-128 | .347 | 20-10 | |
16 | 1996-2011 | 225-243 | .481 | 24-7 |
- All-Time W-L Record: 1,235-1,116 (.525) from 1901 through 2011.
- NOTES: Managers were in charge of Lafayette teams for a total of seven seasons from 1901 through 1903 and 1914 through 1917
- Anderson, a player-coach, was the school's first 1,000-point scorer
- Lafayette (PA) did not field a formal team for 10 years from 1904 through 1913
- O'Hanlon's record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from Lehigh in 2004-05 for using a player subsequently declared ineligible.