Pittsburgh Panthers basketball
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| Pittsburgh Panthers | |
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| University | University of Pittsburgh |
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| Conference | Big East |
| Location | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Head Coach | Jamie Dixon (4th year) |
| Arena | Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508) |
| Nickname | Pitt |
| Colors | Blue and Gold
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| NCAA Tournament Champions | |
| 1928, 1930 (Pre-NCAA) | |
| NCAA Tournament Final Four | |
| 1941 | |
| Conference Tournament Champions | |
| 1981, 1982, 2003 | |
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |
| 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1987, 1988, 2002, 2003, 2004 | |
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[edit] 2-Time National Champions
Pitt's men's basketball team were National Champions in 1927-28 (21-0) and 1929-30(23-2), although there was no NCAA Tournament at that time, there were "National Championship Games", the 1930 game in particular helped Pitt legend Charley Hyatt cement his place in history with a last second shot to win the game, after scoring 27 points against the nation's #1 ranked squad.[1],
[edit] Conference Championships
1932-33 Eastern Intercollegiate Champions
1933-34 Eastern Intercollegiate Champions
1934-35 Eastern Intercollegiate Champions
1936-37 Eastern Intercollegiate Champions
1980-81 Eastern Eight Tournament Champions
1981-82 Eastern Eight Tournament Champions
1986-87 Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
1987-88 Big East Regular Season Champions
2001-02 Big East Regular Season West Champions
2002-03 Big East Tournament and Regular Season West Co-Champions
2003-04 Big East Regular Season Champions
Pitt holds the record for most consecutive appearances in the Big East Championship Game having earned a trip to it in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2007 (Syracuse is second with 5 consecutive appearances). Pittsburgh played in the Eastern Eight Tournament Championship in 1979, 1981, and 1982.
[edit] Post-Season
NCAA tournament appearances (19)
1941, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Pitt reached the NCAA Final Four (national semifinal) in 1941, "Elite Eight" (regional final) in 1974, and the "Sweet Sixteen" (regional semifinal) in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2007.
NIT tournaments appearances (8)
1964, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1997, 2001
In addition, Pitt has never missed making the Big East Tournament (see conference championships above). In the last seven seasons it has missed the Big East Championship Game only once.
[edit] Honors
[edit] All Americans
19 All American honors have been awarded to 12 Pitt Players, 17 team honors and 2 honorable mentions. Although only 7 times a Pitt player has been named a consensus (AP, UPI, USBWA, TSN, NCAA) 1st Team All-American, Charley Hyatt (twice) was part of the very first Consensus All-American team in 1929, a year AFTER he was voted an All-American, won the National Title and lead the nation in scoring. It would be safe to say Pitt has earned 8 Consensus All Americans. The other consensus All-Americans include Don Smith (once), Claire Cribbs (twice), and Don Hennon (twice). In addition, Billy Knight and Jerome Lane received consensus 2nd-Team All-American status. Two Pitt legends won All-American Honorable Mention status as their highest national honor, Sam Clancy (78-79), and Carl Krauser (03-04).
The complete listing of players receiving All-American status:
- Charley Hyatt (1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30)
- Sykes Reed (1927-28)
- Don Smith (1932-33)
- Clarie Cribbs (1933-34, 1934-34)
- Don Hennon (1957-58, 1958-59)
- Billy Knight (1973-74)
- Sam Clancy (1978-79) Honorable Mention
- Jerome Lane (1986-87, 1987-88)
- Charles Smith (1986-87, 1987-88)
- Brandin Knight (2001-02, 2002-03)
- Carl Krauser (2003-04) Honorable Mention
- Aaron Gray (2006-07)
Freshman All-Americans:
- Sam Clancy (1977-78)
- Charles Smith (1984-85)
- Chris Taft (2003-04)
[edit] National Player of the Year
Charley Hyatt won the National Player of the Year in 1929-30, he was the nation's leading scorer that season (his 2nd time as leading scorer) and made a last second basket to win the National Title Game with 27 points against what many considered the best team in the country. This season was also to be the 3rd consecutive time he had earned consensus All-American status (the second time he won the honor owing to him being in the inagural class of consensus in his second season).
[edit] National Coach of the Year
Ben Howland won National Coach of the Year honors in 2001-02 from the AP, Naismith, USBWA, ESPN Magazine and the Sporting News
[edit] Conference Honors
- Larry Harris won Eastern 8 Scoring Title in the 1976-77 season.
- Sam Clancy won Eastern 8 Rebounding Titles in both the 1978-79 and 1979-80 seasons.
- Lenny McMillan won Eastern 8 Tournament MVP 1981.
- Dwayne Wallace won Eastern 8 Assist Title in the 1981-82 season.
- Clyde Vaughan won Eastern 8 Tournament MVP 1982.
- Clyde Vaughan won Big East Scoring Title in the 1982-83 season.
- Jerome Lane won Big East Rebounding Titles in both the 1986-87 and 1987-88 seasons.
- Charles Smith won Big East Player of the Year in 1987-88 season.
- Darelle Porter won Big East Assist Title in the 1989-90 season.
- Brandon Knight won Big East Co-player of the Year in 2001-02.
- Ben Howland won Big East Coach of the Year in 2001-02.
- Julius Page won Big East All-Tournament MVP in 2003.
- Jamie Dixon won Big East Coach of the Year in 2003-04.
[edit] Hall of Famers
Three inductees represent the University of Pittsburgh in the Helms Foundation Basketball Hall of Fame, two of those are also represented in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, both Carlson and Hyatt were selected as the first class inducted to each hall in 1959.
- Henry Clifford "Doc" Carlson, M.D., Pitt head coach from 1922-1953. He is noted as the innovator of the "figure 8" play, the first coach to take his team cross country and a leading advocate for intersectional games. Despite great modern era's in Pitt Basketball (late 50's, 80's, 2000's) he continues to be the most winningest coach in program history as well as the only one to lead the program to National Championships.
- Charley Hyatt, Pitt player and 3-time All-American and 2-time national scoring leader, he also was a senior year All American in High School and earned 3 other all-pro awards in the pre-NBA era playing after Pitt. He was a member of the very first Consensus All American team in 1929.
- Don Hennon, two time All-American (with one being a Consensus All American), led Pitt to two NCAA Tournament bids.
[edit] NBA Players
The Pittsburgh Panthers have had 35 players drafted by the pros, 25 picks in the NBA (Billy Knight was drafted twice in 1974) and 11 in the CBA. This number, while impressive doesn't reflect the many other Panthers that pre-NBA have played professionally such as national MVP and 3 time All-American Charley Hyatt in the 1930's. Chris Taft in 2005 has been the most recent Panther drafted, although almost everyone in the NBA believe that Aaron Gray will be drafted in 2007.
Six Panthers have been selected as first-round NBA draft picks with Vonteego Cummings being the most recent in 1999. Before him Eric Mobley in 1994 was drafted 18th overall.
Although not the NBA, 28 Panthers have either solely or additionally played in the successful international basketball leagues. Clyde Vaughan stands out especially playing over a decade in Europe and posting a 28 ppg career average solely in international play.
[edit] History
Pitt's history in the last few decades could be said to start following the resignation of coach Grgurich, and the hiring of Lafayette head coach Roy Chipman in 1980. In his first season at the helm, the Panthers won the Eastern Eight (forerunner of the Atlantic 10) Conference Tournament. Pitt continued onto the NCAA tournament, where after a thrilling overtime defeat of Idaho, they were eliminated in the second round by the North Carolina. Chipman's Panthers were able to experience similar success the following season, defeating rival West Virginia for their last Eastern Eight Tournament Championship - energized by insulting remarks by WVU Coach Gale Catlett[2]. Pitt was knocked out of the NCAA tournament in the first round by Pepperdine to end Chipman's second season, as well was Pitt's last as a member of the Eastern Eight Conference.
With the opening of the 1982-1983 season, Pitt began play as a member of the new Big East Conference.
In 2002, Pitt began their first season of play at the 12,508 seat Petersen Events Center. Their first opponent at "the Pete", as the facility is called by students, was against cross-city rival Duquesne University.
The 2005-2006 season marked the 100 year anniversary for the Pitt basketball program. The centennial came at a time of dramatic change for the program, which also entered the first year of competition in the newly expanded 16-team Big East Conference.
[edit] Season-by-Season Basketball
The Pittsburgh Panthers have won 1,353 games since their inception in 1905. For each season's recap see Pittsburgh Panthers Basketball History.
| 2006-07 | 29 | 8 | Jamie Dixon | #2 | BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP Beat Marquette 89-79 Beat Louisville 65-59 Lost to Georgetown 65-42 |
NCAA SWEET SIXTEEN Beat Wright State 79-58 Beat Virginia Commonwealth 84-79 OT Lost to UCLA 64-55 |
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| 2005-06 | 24 | 7 | Jamie Dixon | #8 | BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP Beat Louisville 61-56 Beat West Virginia 68-57 Beat Villanova 68-54 Lost to Syracuse 65-61 |
NCAA SECOND ROUND Beat Kent State 79-64 Lost to Bradley 72-66 |
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| 2004-05 | 20 | 9 | Jamie Dixon | #7 | BIG EAST FIRST ROUND Lost to Villanova 58-67 |
NCAA FIRST ROUND Lost to Pacific 71-79 |
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| 2003-04 | 31 | 5 | Jamie Dixon | #3 | BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP Beat Virginia Tech 74-61 Beat Boston College 62-53 Lost to UConn 58-61 |
NCAA SWEET SIXTEEN Beat UCF 53-44 Beat Wisconsin 59-55 Lost to Oklahoma State 51-63 |
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| 2002-03 | 28 | 5 | Ben Howland | #2 | BIG EAST CHAMPIONS Beat Providence 67-59 Beat Boston College 61-48 Beat UConn 74-56 |
NCAA SWEET SIXTEEN Beat Wagner 87-61 Beat Indiana 74-52 Lost to Marquette 74-77 |
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| 2001-02 | 29 | 6 | Ben Howland | #7 | BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP Beat Boston College 76-62 Beat Miami 76-71 Lost to UConn 65-74 2OT |
NCAA SWEET SIXTEEN Beat Central Conn. St. 71-54 Beat California 63-50 Lost to Kent St. 73-78 OT |
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| 2000-01 | 19 | 14 | Ben Howland | NR | BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP Beat Miami 78-69 Beat NotreDame 66-54 Beat Syracuse 55-54 OT Lost to Boston College 57-79 |
NIT SWEET SIXTEEN Beat St. Bonaventure 84-75 Lost to Mississippi St. 61-66 |
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| 1999-00 | 13 | 15 | Ben Howland | NR | BIG EAST FIRST ROUND Lost to Villanova 55-65 |
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| 1998-99 | 14 | 16 | Ralph Willard | #18 | BIG EAST FIRST ROUND Lost to Rutgers 51-64 |
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| 1997-98 | 11 | 16 | Ralph Willard | NR | BIG EAST FIRST ROUND Lost to Villanova 93-96 2OT |
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| 1996-97 | 18 | 15 | Ralph Willard | NR | BIG EAST SECOND ROUND Beat UConn 63-62 Lost to Boston College 68-76 |
NIT SWEET SIXTEEN Beat New Orleans 82-63 Lost to Arkansas 71-76 |
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| 1995-96 | 10 | 17 | Ralph Willard | NR | BIG EAST FIRST ROUND Lost to Boston College 66-70 |
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| 1994-95 | 10 | 18 | Ralph Willard | NR | BIG EAST SECOND ROUND Beat St. John's 74-71 Lost to UConn 78-81 |
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| 1993-94 | 13 | 14 | Paul Evans | NR | BIG EAST FIRST ROUND Lost to St. John's 72-80 |
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| 1992-93 | 17 | 11 | Paul Evans | #13 | BIG EAST FIRST ROUND Lost to Syracuse 50-55 |
NCAA FIRST ROUND Lost to Utah 65-86 |
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| 1991-92 | 18 | 16 | Paul Evans | #24 | BIG EAST FIRST ROUND Lost to Miami 71-83 |
NIT SWEET SIXTEEN Beat Penn St. 67-65 Lost to Florida 74-77 |
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| 1990-91 | 21 | 12 | Paul Evans | #11 | BIG EAST FIRST ROUND Lost to Seton Hall 69-70 |
NCAA SECOND ROUND Beat Georgia 76-68 OT Lost to Kansas 66-77 |
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| 1989-90 | 12 | 17 | Paul Evans | #18 | BIG EAST SECOND ROUND Beat Boston College 88-70 Lost to Syracuse 55-58 |
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| 1988-89 | 17 | 13 | Paul Evans | NR | BIG EAST SECOND ROUND Beat Villanova 71-66 Lost to Georgetown 62-85 |
NCAA FIRST ROUND Lost to Ball St. 64-68 |
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| 1987-88 | 24 | 7 | Paul Evans | #2 | BIG EAST SEASON CHAMPS Beat UConn 75-58 Lost to Villanova 69-72 |
NCAA SECOND ROUND Beat E. Michigan 108-90 Lost to Vanderbilt 74-80 |
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| 1986-87 | 25 | 8 | Paul Evans | #7 | BIG EAST SEASON CHAMPS Beat Seton Hall 96-88 Lost to Syracuse 85-99 |
NCAA SECOND ROUND Beat Marist 93-68 Lost to Oklahoma 93-96 |
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| 1985-86 | 15 | 14 | Dr. Roy Chipman | NR | BIG EAST FIRST ROUND Lost to Georgetown 56-57 OT |
NIT FIRST ROUND Lost to Missouri St. 52-59 |
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| 1984-85 | 17 | 12 | Dr. Roy Chipman | NR | BIG EAST FIRST ROUND Lost to Villanova 61-69 |
NCAA FIRST ROUND Lost to Louisiana Tech 54-78 |
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| 1983-84 | 18 | 13 | Dr. Roy Chipman | NR | BIG EAST FIRST ROUND Lost to Villanova 65-75 |
NIT ELITE EIGHT Beat LaSalle 95-91 Beat FSU 66-63 Lost to Notre Dame 64-72 |
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| 1982-83 | 13 | 15 | Dr. Roy Chipman | NR | BIG EAST FIRST ROUND Lost to St. John's 73-91 |
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| 1981-82 | 20 | 10 | Dr. Roy Chipman | NR | Eastern 8 Tournament CHAMPIONS Beat Duquesne 66-64 Beat Rutgers 60-47 Beat West Virginia 79-72 |
NCAA FIRST ROUND Lost to Pepperdine 88-99 |
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| 1980-81 | 19 | 12 | Dr. Roy Chipman | NR | Eastern 8 Tournament CHAMPIONS Beat Rutgers 67-62 Beat RhodeIsland 74-45 Beat Duquesne 64-60 |
NCAA Second Round Beat Idaho 70-69 Lost to North Carolina 57-74 |
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| 1979-80 | 17 | 12 | Tim Grgurich | NR | Eastern 8 FINAL FOUR Beat G. Washington 77-68 Lost to Villanova 59-72 |
NIT SWEET SIXTEEN Lost to Duquesne 63-65 |
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| 1978-79 | 18 | 11 | Tim Grgurich | NR | Eastern 8 CHAMPIONSHIP Beat G. Washington 85-80 Beat Villanova 77-64 Lost to Rutgers 57-61 |
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| 1977-78 | 16 | 11 | Tim Grgurich | NR | Eastern 8 FINAL FOUR Beat G. Washington 85-83 Lost to Villanova 70-72 |
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| 1976-77 | 6 | 21 | Tim Grgurich | NR | Eastern 8 FIRST ROUND Lost to West Virginia 54-66 |
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| 1975-76 | 12 | 15 | Tim Grgurich | ||||
| 1974-75 | 18 | 11 | Chuck Ridl | NR | NIT ELITE EIGHT Beat S. Illinois 70-65 Lost to Providence 80-101 |
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| 1973-74 | 25 | 4 | Chuck Ridl | #7 | NCAA ELITE EIGHT Beat St. Joseph's 54-42 Beat Furman 81-78 Lost to NC State 72-100 |
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| 1972-73 | 12 | 14 | Chuck Ridl | ||||
| 1971-72 | 12 | 12 | Chuck Ridl | ||||
| 1970-71 | 14 | 10 | Chuck Ridl | ||||
| 1969-70 | 12 | 12 | Chuck Ridl | ||||
| 1968-69 | 4 | 20 | Chuck Ridl | ||||
| 1967-68 | 7 | 15 | Bob Timmons | ||||
| 1966-67 | 6 | 19 | Bob Timmons | ||||
| 1965-66 | 5 | 17 | Bob Timmons | ||||
| 1964-65 | 7 | 16 | Bob Timmons | ||||
| 1963-64 | 17 | 8 | Bob Timmons | NR | NIT SWEET SIXTEEN Lost to Drake 82-87 |
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| 1962-63 | 19 | 6 | Bob Timmons | NR | NCAA SWEET SIXTEEN Lost to NYU 83-93 |
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| 1961-62 | 12 | 11 | Bob Timmons | ||||
| 1960-61 | 12 | 11 | Bob Timmons | ||||
| 1959-60 | 11 | 14 | Bob Timmons | ||||
| 1958-59 | 10 | 14 | Bob Timmons | #18 | |||
| 1957-58 | 18 | 7 | Bob Timmons | NR | NCAA SWEET SIXTEEN Lost to Miami(OH) 77-82 |
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| 1956-57 | 16 | 11 | Bob Timmons | NR | NCAA ELITE EIGHT Beat Morehead St. 86-86 Lost to Kentucky 92-98 Lost to Notre Dame 85-86 |
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| 1955-56 | 15 | 10 | Bob Timmons | ||||
| 1954-55 | 10 | 16 | Bob Timmons | ||||
| 1953-54 | 9 | 14 | Bob Timmons | ||||
| 1952-53 | 12 | 11 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1951-52 | 10 | 12 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1950-51 | 9 | 17 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1949-50 | 4 | 14 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1948-49 | 12 | 13 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1947-48 | 10 | 11 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1946-47 | 8 | 10 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1945-46 | 7 | 7 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1944-45 | 8 | 4 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1943-44 | 7 | 7 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1942-43 | 10 | 5 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1941-42 | 5 | 10 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1940-41 | 13 | 6 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | NR | NCAA FINAL FOUR Beat North Carolina 26-20 Lost to Wisconsin 30-36 |
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| 1939-40 | 8 | 9 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1938-39 | 10 | 9 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1937-38 | 9 | 12 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1936-37 | 14 | 7 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1935-36 | 18 | 9 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1934-35 | 18 | 5 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1933-34 | 18 | 4 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1932-33 | 17 | 5 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1931-32 | 14 | 6 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1930-31 | 20 | 4 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1929-30 | 23 | 2 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | |||
| 1928-29 | 16 | 5 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1927-28 | 21 | 0 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | |||
| 1926-27 | 10 | 7 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1925-26 | 12 | 5 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1924-25 | 4 | 10 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1923-24 | 10 | 7 | Dr. H.C. Carlson | ||||
| 1922-23 | 10 | 5 | Andrew Kerr | ||||
| 1921-22 | 12 | 8 | Dr. George Flint | ||||
| 1920-21 | 12 | 9 | Dr. George Flint | ||||
| 1919-20 | 9 | 6 | Dr. George Flint | ||||
| 1918-19 | 7 | 7 | Dr. George Flint | ||||
| 1917-16 | 5 | 9 | Dr. George Flint | ||||
| 1916-15 | 12 | 6 | Dr. George Flint | ||||
| 1915-14 | 15 | 2 | Dr. George Flint | ||||
| 1914-15 | 13 | 5 | Dr. George Flint | ||||
| 1913-14 | 7 | 8 | Dr. George Flint | ||||
| 1912-13 | 15 | 7 | Dr. George Flint | ||||
| 1911-12 | 10 | 9 | Dr. George Flint | ||||
| 1910-11 | 6 | 6 | Wol Wegner | ||||
| 1907-08 | 10 | 6 | Harry Hough | ||||
| 1906-07 | 6 | 5 | Ben Printz | ||||
| 1905-06 | 2 | 9 | Ben Printz | ||||
[edit] Points Club
Two Panther players have achieved the 2,000 points club. Eleven Panther players have achieved the 1,500 points club. 32 Panther players have achieved the 1,000 points club.
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