Clarion Golden Eagles men's basketball explained

The Clarion Golden Eagles men's basketball team is a Division II basketball program that represents Pennsylvania Western University Clarion (known before July 2022 as Clarion University of Pennsylvania). The program has been in the NCAA Division II Tournament two times in its history in 1981 and 2001. They are currently coached by Marcess Williams.

Current coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma mater	Tenure
Damian Pitts	Head Coach	Goucher College	2019–present
Mike McCready	Assistant Coach	Kutztown University	2019–present

School records

Career leaders

• Points Scored: Kwame Morton (2,543)
• Rebounds: Terry Roseto (1,275)
• Assists: Oronn Brown (631)
• Steals: Oronn Brown (361)
• Games Played: Dan Chojnacki (118)
• Games Started: Terrance Vaughns (108)
• Blocked Shots: Marvin Wells (98)

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Single-season leaders

• Points Scored: Kwame Morton (845, 1994)
• Rebounds: Reggie Wells, (367, 1977)
• Assists: Oronn Brown (173, 1996)
• Steals: Oronn Brown (120, 1997)
• Blocked Shots: Ian Whyte (48, 1994)

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Single-game leaders

• Points Scored: Kwame Morton (56, vs Slippery Rock 1994)
• Rebounds: Quintus Teer (23, vs UDC 2011)
• Assists: Dave Wojciechowski/R.C. Kehoe (14, vs Lake Erie/Roberts Wesleyan 1993/1998)
• Steals: Ted Boyer (12, vs Mercyhurst 1989)
• Blocked Shots: Ian Whyte (10, vs Saint Vincent 1993)

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Championships and tournament runs

PSAC championships

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• PSAC Championships (1): 2001
• PSAC Tournament Appearances (23): 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979–86, 1997-05, 2007–08, 2010
• PSAC West Championships (11): 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979–80, 1983–85, 1997, 2000, 2005

NCAA tournament

The Golden Eagles have appeared in the NCAA tournament 2 times. Their combined record is 1-2.

	First Round Second Round	Monmouth Cal Poly	W 80-78 L 84-61
	First Round	Salem International	L 77-72

NAIA tournament

The Golden Eagles have appeared in the NAIA Tournament 3 times. Their combined record is 3-3.Source^[6]

• District 30 Tournament Appearances (2): 1952, 1953
• District 18 Tournament Appearances (10): 1966, 1971–74, 1976–80
• National Tournament Appearances (3):1953, 1977, 1980

	First Round	Utah State	L 85-68
	First Round Second Round	Augsburg Grand Valley State	W 88-84 L 79-65
	First Round Second Round Elite Eight	Grand Canyon Loras Huron	W 83-75 W 79-71 L 61-52

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: MEN'S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR . Clarion University . 4 December 2018.
2. Web site: Clarion Men's Basketball - Career Records. Clarion University Athletics.
3. Web site: Clarion Men's Basketball - Single-Season Records. Clarion University Athletics.
4. Web site: Clarion Men's Basketball - Individual Single-Game Records. Clarion University Athletics.
5. Web site: Year-by-Year Men's Basketball PSAC Champions.pdf . PSAC . December 4, 2018.
6. Web site: CLARION MEN'S BASKETBALL: RECORDS AND AWARDS . Clarion University. December 5, 2018.