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Greenville, S.C. – Furman's male athlete of the year award, given annually in the spring to the school's top male student-athlete, will now be called the "Frank Selvy Male Athlete of the Year Award" in honor of the former Paladin basketball great, it was announced recently.
 
Selvy, who was a standout for the Paladins from 1951-54, will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame tonight in Kansas City, Mo. The ceremony is set to begin at 8:30 p.m. ET and will be lived streamed on YouTube here.
 
"Furman University is honored to celebrate the induction of Frank Selvy into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame," said athletics director Jason Donnelly. "Frank's record-breaking accomplishments throughout his career and 100-point game in 1954 are legendary in the sport of basketball and the city of Greenville. In recognition of Frank's legacy and impact, Furman athletics is excited to name the Male Student Athlete of Year the "Frank Selvy Award" from this day forward. Congratulations to Frank and his family!" 
 
Selvy piled up points like few players have in college basketball history during his three-year career. He led NCAA Division I in scoring both as a junior with 29.5 points per game and as a senior with an average of 41.7, and overall averaged 32.5 points over his three-year career. Most notably, Selvy scored a Division I record 100 points on 41-of-66 shooting against Newberry on Feb. 13, 1954, at Textile Hall in downtown Greenville — a scoring mark that has never been matched. All told, the Corbin, Ky., native topped 50 points on eight occasions and scored 40 points or more in 22 games during his Paladin tenure, helping Furman to a 59-21 overall record while competing in a Southern Conference that at the time included future Atlantic Coast Conference members North Carolina, N.C. State, and Duke, among others.

A two-time Southern Conference Player of the Year selection, three-time first team All-SoCon and All-America choice, including consensus All-America and United Press National Player of the Year pick in 1954, he was a first round selection in the 1954 NBA Draft by the Baltimore Bullets.  Selvy made two NBA All-Star Teams over a nine-year professional career that was interrupted by three years of military service.
 
 

• National College Basketball Hall of Fame - Class of 2022
  • Players: Richard Hamilton (Connecticut), Larry Miller (North Carolina), Frank Selvy (Furman) & Jimmy Walker (Providence) 
  • Coaches: John Beilein & Lon Kruger
  • Contributor: Jerry Krause
  • Founding Class: Jim Calhoun & Roy Williams
  • View the Class of 2022 here: LINK