New Paltz, NY — The State University of New York at New Paltz took a look back at some of the best all-time statistical leaders in Hawks men's basketball history. See who owns the top spot in career points with archived photos of the top-10 leaders below. 
   

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Top-10 Career Point Leaders

10) John Hauser (2003-07)
Total: 1,299

 
Hauser, a 6-foot, 3-inch, 205 pound guard/forward from East Willston, NY, lands on two of the Hawks' all-time lists, ending his four-year career ninth all-time in assists and 10th-most in points. The Chaminade High School grad played in 99 games throughout his SUNY New Paltz career, missing just five starts during that span and was named an All-SUNYAC honorable mention selection as a senior following the 2006-2007 season. Hauser averaged at least 26 minutes per game every year, including more than 30 minutes a contest each of his last three seasons with the team, while leading the Hawks with 35.7 minutes per game as a sophomore during the 2004-2005 season. He shot the ball well from the floor and from distance, averaging nearly 42 percent from the field and 35.4 percent from 3-point range. His efficiency helped him become just the 13th Hawk to reach the 1,000-point threshold and earn him No. 10 all-time in points for the program. 
 

9) Robert Jones (1997-01)
Total: 1,321

 
Jones, a 6-foot, 6-inch, 240 pound center from Jamaica, NY, put himself on the top-10 point list with his prowess in the paint. Jones led his team in points and points per game his last two seasons as a Hawk, while starting every game and shooting 42.3 percent from the field. After putting up 305 points as a freshman during the 1997-1998 season, averaging just more than 12 point a contest, Jones set career-high's as a sophomore. He finished the season with 513 points, averaging 19 points a contest, while shooting above 42 percent from the field. Along with his offensive prowess, Jones ended his career with 142 total blocks and 85 steals.

 

8) Eric Bell (1992-96)
Total: 1,359

 
Bell is not only top-10 in points, but also is the Hawks all-time program leader in assists as well. The 6-foot, 3-inch, 215-pound forward/guard from Modena, NY played in 24 games as a freshman, putting up 133 points, 104 assists, averaging 4.3 assists per game, while also recording 89 steals on the season. The following year, Bell recorded a team-best 325 points, averaging 13 points per game in 25 games played, while shooting an efficient 50.7 percent from the field. The Wallkill, NY grad bettered those numbers during his junior campaign, scoring 407 points to average more than 15 points per game, while shooting 52.8 percent from the floor, while also leading he team in assists (153) and steals (102). Despite playing in 18 games during the 1995-1996 season, Bell led the team in points per game (16.4) after totaling 295 points and shooting 53.2 percent. He also registered a team-best 90 assists, averaging five assists per game and added 27 steals that season, while finishing his career with 490 total assists.
 
 

7) Shereef Taylor (2008-13)
Total: 1,393

During his first year with the Hawks during the 2008-09 season, Taylor, a 6-foot, 2-inch, 200-pound guard/forward from Hyde Park, NY, played in 13 games and averaged about 26 minutes per game. He shot 47.2 percent from the field and led the team with 15.2 points per game. Taylor appeared in all 26 games the following year, making 22 starts and averaging 31.1 minutes per game. He shot nearly 48 percent from the floor and 41 percent from 3-point range, while finishing second on the team in points (406) and points per game (15.6). Taylor missed just one start as a junior, appearing in all 25 games. While playing 30.8 minutes per game, he averaged 13.9 points a contest, while shooting 47 percent from the field. As a senior, Taylor finished with 446 points, averaging 17 points per game, while shooting nearly 50 percent on the season and 34 percent from behind the arc.
 
 

6) Matt Devine (2009-13)
Total: 1,496

Devine, a 6-foot, 5-inch, 230-pound forward from Manalapan, NY, saw early minutes for the Hawks, playing all 26 games as a freshman during the 2009-2010 season, making five starts. Playing around 16 minutes per game, Devine averaged just more than four points a contest and totaled 110 points on the year. Devine started 20 of 21 games played the following season and was third on the team in points per game, averaging about 13 a contest, while registering 280 points on the season on 42.5 percent shooting from the field. Devine didn't miss a game or a start in his final two seasons with SUNY New Paltz, as he led the team in points and points per game as a junior and senior. During the 2011-2012 campaign, the Freehold Township grad, shot 50 percent from the field and nearly 39 percent from 3-point range and registered 560 points — seventh most in Hawks single-season history — to average 21.5 points per game. In his final season with SUNY New Paltz, Devine played nearly 34 minutes per game, finishing the year with 546 points and averaging 21 points per game.  
 
 

5) Harris Wichard (2008-12)
Total: 1,512

Wichard played alongside No. 6 all-time points leader Matt Devine for three seasons, but Wichard, a 6-foot, 180-pound guard from Merrick, NY was the Hawks' top offensive weapon for three of his four seasons with the team. As a freshman, Wichard started in 21 of 25 games played and led the team in points scored with 315, while shooting 47.2 percent from the floor and 38.2 percent from the perimeter. Wichard continued frequenting the starting lineup, starting in 25 of 26 games, scoring 397 points, averaging 15.3 points per game after shooting 44.8 percent from the field. The Bellmore JFK grad, played more minutes than anyone on the Hawks during the 2010-2011 season, averaging 31.4 minutes per game. He scored 350 points on the year, and recorded 14 points per game after shooting 43.2 percent from the field and nearly 39 percent from 3-point range.
 

4) Tyrone Robinson (1977-81)
Total: 1,625

Robinson, a 6-foot, 2-inch, 185-pound forward from White Planes, NY spent four seasons with SUNY New Paltz and lands No. 4 all-time in career points. Robinson, out of White Planes High School, scored 438 points during the 1979-80 season in 26 games played, while shooting 49 percent from the field and averaging nearly 17 points per game. During his freshman season in 1977-1978, he helped SUNY New Paltz to a 17-10 overall record, which at the time was the most in program history, and an ECAC Tournament appearance.
 

3) Dan Mooney (1978-82)
Total: 1,641

Mooney, a 5-foot, 10-inch, 150-pound guard from Freeport, NY, is the smallest former Hawk on the list, but one of the best scorers in program history. He, like Robinson, aided SUNY New Paltz's record 17-10 season in 1978-79 with the team earning an ECAC Tournament appearance. As a sophomore that season, Mooney played in all 27 games and totaled 438 points, averaging 16.7 points per game, while shooting 49 percent from the field.
 

2) John Bowe (1983-87)
Total: 2,126

A 6-foot, 2-inch forward from Jackson Heights, NY, is only one of two players to ever surpass 2,000 points in SUNY New Paltz men's basketball history, and was just 11 points shy of the all-time record. Bowe opened up his career with the Hawks with 450 points his freshman season in 1983-1984, averaging 17.3 points per game after shooting 51 percent from the field in 26 games played. He finished his last two seasons as the team's leading scorer both in points, and points per game. During the 1985-86 season, Bowe played in 25 games and totaled 621 points, averaging nearly 25 points per game on 54 percent shooting from the field. In 25 games as a senior, Bowe registered 607 points — 24.3 points per game on 51 percent shooting from the floor.
 
 

1) Curtis "Smooth" Hammond (1979-82)
Total: 2,137

Hammond, a 6-foot, 4-inch, 170-pound forward from Roosevelt, NY, is one of, if not the best player in Hawks men's basketball history. The 2005 SUNY New Paltz Athletics Hall of Fame inductee is the team's all-time points leader, sits first, fourth and fifth in single-season points history, holds the all-time record in single-game points and is also top-10 in assists and steals. Hammond was on the same team as two other Hawks on this list and like Robinson and Mooney, Hammond guided the Hawks to one of their best season's in program history in 1978, finishing 17-10 overall and an ECAC Tournament appearance. As a freshman that season, Hammond led the team in points (600), points per game (25), while shooting above 52 percent from the field in 24 games played. He led his team again in points (607) and points per game (24.3) the following season, while finishing 51 percent from the floor in 25 games played.  


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