KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lebanon Valley College Men's Basketball legend Andy Panko '99 has been named to the Small College Basketball (SCB) National Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
 
Panko, who was inducted into the LVC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019, joins elite company and is LVC's first-ever player to be named to the SCB's National Hall of Fame.
 
LVC's all-time leading scorer in men's basketball, Panko was one of the greatest Division III athletes of all time. During his time as a Flying Dutchman, Panko scored 2,515 points and was named to the D3hoops.com's "Team of the Decade" in 2010. Panko scored 40 points in a game on four separate occasions, including 58 points against Juniata, which is still an LVC record to this day.
 
He was twice named the NCAA Division III National Player of the Year and was tabbed an NABC All-American three times. Upon graduation, Panko caught on as a star with the minor-league North Dakota Wizards, where he was named MVP of the CBA in 2003 before moving to Spain.
 
In 2012, Panko earned the Spanish ACB's MVP award, a league that's widely regarded as the world's second-best professional league behind the NBA.
 
SCB National Hall of Fame Class of 2020
 
Eric Brand, Bethel (Ind.)
Corey Crowder, Kentucky Wesleyan
Kenny Davis, Georgetown (Ky.)
A.O. Duer, NAIA
Andre Foreman, Salisbury
Stan Gouard, Southern Indiana
Roger Kaiser, West Georgia & Life
Mike Lightfoot, Bethel (Ind.)
Andy Panko, Lebanon Valley
Archie Talley, Salem (W. Va.)
Dallas Thornton, Kentucky Wesleyan
Larry Wilson, Nicholls State
 

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