Radford Involved Last Two Times Transfer Set Single-Game Scoring Records
You win some; you lose some. Virginia-based Radford was involved the last two times a transfer from another Division I institution set an existing school single-game scoring record with more than 50 points. Eerily, both transfers averaged 3.8 ppg in two campaigns with their original DI outpost. This season, North Carolina State transfer Dennis Parker Jr. became the fourth player to establish an existing DI scoring mark (53 points for Radford vs. Coppin State) after averaging fewer than four points per game with another university. Six years ago, Radford transfer Christian Lutete set UMass-Lowell's standard with 51 vs. Long Island.
Parker and Lutete joined Illinois-connected record holders Scott Haffner (65 points for Evansville vs. Dayton after averaging 1.7 ppg with Illinois) and Von McDade (50 for Milwaukee vs. Illinois after averaging 3.6 ppg with Oklahoma State) as transfers erupting in games after assembling anemic scoring averages elsewhere of fewer than four points per game. Another player from Virginia nearly joining this group was Bob McCurdy, who tallied 53 points for Richmond vs. Appalachian State in 1974-75 after averaging a modest 4.2 ppg with Virginia in 1971-72.
Following is a chronological list of transfers setting a university single-game scoring record at DI level with 50 or more points after previously playing for another major college:
| Transfer | School | Single-Game Scoring Record | Original DI Pitstop (Scoring Average) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fogle | Canisius | 55 points vs. St. Peter's on 2-9-74 | Southwestern Louisiana 73 (14.8 ppg) |
| Bob McCurdy | Richmond | 53 vs. Appalachian State on 2-26-75 | Virginia 72 (4.2 ppg) |
| Marshall Rogers | Pan American | 58 vs. Texas Lutheran on 2-16-76 | Kansas 73 (7.7 ppg) |
| Scott Haffner | Evansville | 65 vs. Dayton on 2-18-89 | Illinois 85 (1.7 ppg) |
| Greg "Bo" Kimble | Loyola Marymount | 54 vs. St. Joseph's on 1-4-90 | Southern California 86 (12.1 ppg) |
| Von McDade | Milwaukee | 50 vs. Illinois on 12-3-90 | Oklahoma State 89 (3.6 ppg) |
| Kevin Bradshaw | U.S. International* | 72 vs. Loyola Marymount on 1-5-91 | Bethune-Cookman 84-85 (15.9) |
| Christian Lutete | UMass-Lowell | 51 vs. Long Island on 11-8-19 | Radford 16-17 (3.8 ppg) |
| Dennis Parker Jr. | Radford | 53 vs. Coppin State on 12-14-25 | North Carolina State 24-25 (3.8 ppg) |
*USIU subsequently de-emphasized its program.
NOTE: Transfers Elgin Baylor (60 points for Seattle vs. Portland on 1-30-58/College of Idaho 55) and Frank Burgess (52 for Gonzaga vs. UC Davis on 1-26-61/Arkansas-Pine Bluff) set school single-game scoring records but began their college careers with small four-year colleges. UAPB moved up to DI level in 1998-99.