Andy Panko, Lebanon Valley College
Basketball – Class of 1999
Lebanon Valley's all-time leading scorer in men's basketball, Andy Panko was one of the greatest Division III athletes of all time. During his time at LVC, Panko scored 2,515 points and was named to the d3hoops.com's "Team of the Decade" in 2010. Panko scored over 40 points in a game on four separate occasions, including 58 points against Juniata, which is still an LVC record to this day.
Panko was twice named the NCAA Division III National Player of the Year and was tabbed an NABC All-American three times. Panko is a three-time Commonwealth League First-Team selection and a three-time Commonwealth League Player of the Year. In his freshman season, he was named the Commonwealth League Rookie of the Year.
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 most valuable player award, a league that is widely regarded as the world's second-best professions league behind the NBA.
Panko was inducted into the Lebanon Valley College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019.
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