Dual Role: Bucknell's Muscala Could Join Distinguished List of Champions
October 29th, 2012 - 21:03
Senior Mike Muscala (Bucknell in Patriot League), after pacing regular-season league titlists in scoring and rebounding the previous two years, could rub shoulders with some of the premier players in NCAA history if he achieves the feat a third time. Following is a chronological list of 18 players who led major conference regular-season champions in scoring and rebounding for three consecutive campaigns in the last 60 years:
| Scoring/Rebounding Leader | School | Conference | League Mark | Three-Year Run of Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Quimby | Connecticut | Yankee | 19-1 | 1953 through 1955 |
| Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 39-3 | 1958 through 1960 |
| Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | Big Ten | 40-2 | 1960 through 1962 |
| Billy McGill | Utah | Mountain States | 38-4 | 1960 through 1962 |
| Bill Bradley | Princeton | Ivy League | 36-6 | 1963 through 1965 |
| Ollie Johnson | San Francisco | West Coast Athletic | 35-3 | 1963 through 1965 |
| Lew Alcindor | UCLA | AAWU/Pacific-8 | 41-1 | 1967 through 1969 |
| Willie Sojourner | Weber State | Big Sky | 39-5 | 1969 through 1971 |
| Bill Walton | UCLA | Pacific-8 | 40-2 | 1972 through 1974 |
| Reggie Lewis | Northeastern | North Atlantic | 46-6 | 1985 through 1987 |
| David Robinson | Navy | ECAC South/Colonial Athletic | 37-5 | 1985 through 1987 |
| Lionel Simmons | La Salle | Metro Atlantic Athletic | 43-1 | 1988 through 1990 |
| Kit Mueller | Princeton | Ivy League | 36-6 | 1989 through 1991 |
| Ronald "Popeye" Jones | Murray State | Ohio Valley | 31-7 | 1990 through 1992 |
| Keith Van Horn | Utah | Western Athletic | 45-7 | 1995 through 1997 |
| Nick Fazekas | Nevada | Western Athletic | 43-7 | 2005 through 2007 |
| Caleb Green | Oral Roberts | Mid-Continent | 38-8 | 2005 through 2007 |
| Tyler Hansbrough | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | 38-10 | 2007 through 2009 |