Don Hennon
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Position | Point guard |
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Number | 10 |
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Don Leroy Hennon (born November 8, 1937) is an American
Basketball career
In high school, Hennon led Wampum High School in Wampum, Pennsylvania to an undefeated 31-0 record and a state championship in 1955. His dad, L. Butler Hennon, was his high school coach and was known for leading the state's smallest high school to 12 league titles and three state championships. During his high school days he set a Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League four-year scoring record (1951–55) of 2,376 points that endured until 1993.[2]
Hennon played in college at the
Hennon's basketball career was highlighted by a 1957 contest where he scored a school record 45 points (scoring on 20 of 42 field goals and 4 of 5 free throws), leading Pitt to an 87–84 double-overtime victory over Duke University.[1][3]
He finished his career at Pitt, an era without the three point shot and before freshman could play, as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,841 points, and currently remains fifth on the school's all-time scoring list.
The 1958 AP First Team All-American team consisted of Hennon and four
Hennon was named to the East team, coached by Adolph Rupp, of the 1959 East-West All-Star Contest.[5]
Post-college career
Hennon was picked 41st by the
Honors
Hennon's number 10 jersey was retired by the University of Pittsburgh in 1968.
Hennon was named to the Helms Foundation Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970.
Hennon was inducted into the Lawrence County Hall of Fame in 1984.[7][8]
References
- ^ ISBN 1-59670-081-5. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Basketball: Don Hennon". Lawrence County Historical Society. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ Grupp, John (2007-12-20). "Humble Hennon reflects on prolific night". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "NCAA College Basketball AP All-America Teams".
- ^ Associated Press (1959-05-25). "Three More Named For East-West All-Star Contest". Rome News Tribune. Rome, Georgia. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "1959 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Pitt's Hennon Named to Helms Hall". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1970-01-28. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". Lawrence County Historical Society. Retrieved 2009-01-08.