Class of 2010
Michael Pickering
Pickering was nominated and selected by current HOF members based on his excellent credentials as a student-athlete for PNC in the late 1990's and early 2000's. He was a PNC student-athlete from 1999 to 2002, serving as a starting guard for the Centaur/Panther basketball team for 3 years and as co-captain for 2 years.
Pickering scored 517 pts in 1999-2000 with a then-school record 71 3-pointers in 2000. He was the first guard from PNC to score over 1,000 points in program history under NAIA status. He also earned All Conference status in 2001-2002 and Honorable Mention recognition in 2000-2001.
In 2001, Pickering finished 6th in the nation for 3-point percentage. He had a career average of 3.26 assists per game and finished in the in the top ten in conference scoring for two years 2000-01 and 2001-02 at 14.3 points per game. He also was in the top 10 in the CCAC in steals per game at 1.58 per game from 2000-01 and 2001-2002.
Pickering's most memorable performance was January 2, 2002 when he lead the Panthers to their first-ever conference win by defeating Judson College 101-95. In that victory he scored 34 points on 6 for 7 shooting from 3-point territory and finished 10 for 10 from the free throw line. PNC went on to record two more conference wins that season.
Pickering was nominated and selected by current HOF members based on his excellent credentials as a student-athlete for PNC in the late 1990's and early 2000's. He was a PNC student-athlete from 1999 to 2002, serving as a starting guard for the Centaur/Panther basketball team for 3 years and as co-captain for 2 years.
Pickering scored 517 pts in 1999-2000 with a then-school record 71 3-pointers in 2000. He was the first guard from PNC to score over 1,000 points in program history under NAIA status. He also earned All Conference status in 2001-2002 and Honorable Mention recognition in 2000-2001.
In 2001, Pickering finished 6th in the nation for 3-point percentage. He had a career average of 3.26 assists per game and finished in the in the top ten in conference scoring for two years 2000-01 and 2001-02 at 14.3 points per game. He also was in the top 10 in the CCAC in steals per game at 1.58 per game from 2000-01 and 2001-2002.
Pickering's most memorable performance was January 2, 2002 when he lead the Panthers to their first-ever conference win by defeating Judson College 101-95. In that victory he scored 34 points on 6 for 7 shooting from 3-point territory and finished 10 for 10 from the free throw line. PNC went on to record two more conference wins that season.
