2010's All-Decade Team: Men's Basketball
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State University Athletic Conference continues its All-Decade Team recognition with men's basketball. Six different campuses captured PSUAC Championships during the decade, with York taking four and Mont Alto winning two. Four additional teams won once, which is why no program dominated the All-Decade Team.
Without further ado, we present to you our 2010s Men's Basketball All-Decade Team (presented in alphabetical order). We thank our campus athletic administrators for providing the write-ups for our honorees.
Rob Agurs, Penn State Beaver
Rob Agurs played for Penn State Beaver from 2011-2013. In his two seasons, Agurs averaged 20.3 points per game and scored 1383 career points. He was a two-time USCAA All-American and a two-time PSUAC All-Conference award recipient.
Brandon Cunningham, Penn State Fayette
Brandon Cunningham had great success in his time at Penn State Fayette. Cunningham was a PSUAC First Team All-Conference selection and was also PSUAC Newcomer of the Year during his first season. Cunningham also earned USCAA All-American accolades, including as a First Team selection and Second Team selection during his playing career. Cunningham is a member of Fayette’s 1,000 Point Club, scoring 1,557 points in his time over three years on campus. Cunningham helped the 2013 Fayette squad to a runner-up finish in the USCAA National Championship.
Hasiin Dixon, Penn State Scranton
Hasiin Dixon, whose nickname “Peach” pays homage to his home state of Georgia, was a four-time letter winner in men’s basketball at Scranton from 2011-2016, including serving as team captain his final two seasons. Dixon was a powerful combo guard who averaged 21 points per game and shot 52% from the floor, amassing over 1,700 career points in four seasons with 699 rebounds, 234 assists, 136 steals and 89 blocks. Dixon led Scranton to three playoff appearances and was an integral member of the 2013 Men’s Basketball Northern Division regular season championship team. Dixon was featured as a USCAA and PSUAC Player of the Week on numerous occasions, was a top-three leader in multiple statistical categories in both the PSUAC and USCAA and was a two-time PSUAC Honorable Mention selection and First Team All-Conference member, as well as a USCAA All-American.
Jerome Evans, Penn State Mont Alto
Jerome Evans was a four-time letter winner in the sport of men’s basketball at Penn State Mont Alto from 2013-2017. He is arguably one of the most decorated players in program history leading the team in several categories his senior year; scoring average (20.8), rebounds (11.1), field goal percentage (55.3), and double-doubles (14). He ranks second in all-time scoring for Mont Alto with 1,487 career points. He earned USCAA First Team All-American honors in 2014, 2016, and 2017 and was a two-time PSUAC First Team All-Conference recipient, while also landing on the PSUAC Honorable Mention team his freshman year. Three years later as a senior Evans was named the PSUAC Player of the Year.
Richard Grant, Penn State York
Richard Grant was a very mobile inside scorer who enjoyed a lot of success within the PSUAC. Grant played in two PSUAC title games (2017 and 2020) and was recognized as a first team USCAA All-American. A highlight of his career was scoring 15 points against Division 1 opponent UMBC. Grant is a native of York, PA and a graduate of Susquehannock High School (Glen Rock, PA).
Kody Jacoby, Penn State Schuylkill
Kody Jacoby is currently Penn State Schuylkill's all-time leading scorer in men's basketball history with 1,316 points. Jacboy nearly averaged a double-double during his career, including 29.8 points per game his last season when he was named PSUAC Player of the Year. He also maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA during his playing career. Jacoby went on to play professionally in the ABA with the Baltimore Hawks.
Nick Miller, Penn State Beaver
Nick Miller played for Penn State Beaver from 2010 to 2014. In his career, he averaged 18 points a game and scored 1,551 career points. He was a three-time USCAA All-American, three-time PSUAC All-Conference, and three-time PSUAC All-Academic award winner. He was a member of the 2010-11 PSUAC Men’s Basketball Championship team.
Jordan Payne, Penn State Greater Allegheny
After an incredible four-year career at Penn State Greater Allegheny, senior Jordan Payne was a four-time First Team All-Conference selection. Payne started his career in 2014, with his most productive season coming during his junior year. Payne led his team to two USCAA National Championship tournaments. Payne is the only player in PSUGA history to make the playoffs in each of his four seasons and left the program with six program records under his belt including three-pointers made, three-pointers attempted, steals, and games played among others. Payne was also honored as a USCAA All-American in each of his four seasons, including a First Team selection during his final season.
Jordan Singletary, Penn State Hazleton
Jordan Singletary was the type of player you never had to call a play for. He excelled as a clean-up man on both ends of the court, scoring put-backs on the offensive side and turning over opponents with his efforts around the basket. With uncanny shot-blocking ability, Singletary ranked second in the PSUAC in shots blocked as a freshman and led the conference the following two seasons, all while averaging a double-double in points and rebounds. Singletary was named a USCAA All-American for the 2015-16 season where he averaged 14.1 points per game, 13.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per outing and was on pace to top those totals during his junior year before an injury shortened his season.
Following a year off to rehab the injury, Singletary was forced out of the game due to health concerns, keeping the Houston, Tx. native from topping the 1,000 point, 1,000 rebound mark. Despite not being able to participate, Singletary still registered phenomenal numbers and set Hazleton records for shot-blocking and rebounds. Jordan would finish his career with a ceremonial start on February 15th, 2019, during senior night against Penn State Scranton, scoring his final basket off the tip before exiting the game with a great response from family, friends, teammates and opponents. For his career, Jordan finished with 820 points, 743 rebounds and 177 blocked shots in less than three full seasons.
Jalen Smith, Penn State Mont Alto
Jalen Smith was a four-time letter winner in the sport of men’s basketball at Penn State Mont Alto from 2015 to 2019. Smith was consistently one of Mont Alto’s go-to scorers averaging 19.0 points per game while finishing with a team-high 160 rebounds and 38 blocks his senior season. Smith also broke Mont Alto’s all-time scoring record during the USCAA National Championships in March of 2019; he finished his career with 1,517 points. He is a two-time USCAA First Team All-American, two-time PSUAC First Team All-Conference recipient, and was named the 2018-19 PSUAC West Player of the Year.
Logan Steckel, Penn State York
Logan Steckel hailed from Red Lion Christian School where he enjoyed much success on the basketball floor, which did not stop when he arrived on the campus of Penn State York. During his collegiate career, Steckel was named PSUAC Player of the Year, won three PSUAC Championships, and earned national recognition as a USCAA First Team selection. Steckel was a three-level scorer with explosiveness and the will to win. He had two unforgettable performances in the 2013 and 2015 PSUAC Championship games and helped lead Penn State York to its first three appearances in the USCAA National Championship tournament, including a run to the final four. Steckel remains close to the York program to this day. He is a native of York, PA.
Rasheed Wilkins, Penn State Brandywine
Rasheed Wilkins was one of the top scorers in the PSUAC during his three years at Brandywine from 2010-13. Wilkins poured in 1,466 points in 73 career games, finishing as the team’s second-leading scorer all-time. A three-time USCAA All-American and three-time First Team All-PSUAC standout, Wilkins earned PSUAC Player of the Year accolades following the 2011-12 season when he averaged 20.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.7 steals per outing, while leading Brandywine to the PSUAC Tournament semifinals. As a freshman, Wilkins topped all PSUAC scorers at 23.1 points per game en route to being selected as the league’s Newcomer of the Year.