Dick Snyder
School: Davidson (SoCon member 1936-88, 1992-2014)
Sport: Men's Basketball
Years Competed: 1963-66
Relevant Statistics
- Scored 1,693 points in his career, 10th all-time in Davidson history (second at conclusion of career)
- Averaged 21.2 ppg for his career, which ranks fourth in school history
- Led the SoCon and ranked 14th in the nation with 26.9 points per game in 1965-66, which ranks third in single-season program history
- Scored a school-record 753 points in 1965-66 (now third in a season behind Steph Curry's sophomore and junior seasons); had 10 games of 30 points or more that season
- Ranked 12th in the NCAA in field-goal percentage (.563) in 1965-66
- His career .556 field-goal percentage is third in program history
- Career 80.7-percent shooter (343-425) from the free-throw line, tied for ninth in school history
- Scored a career-high 46 points vs. Ohio his senior year, which is still tied for third-most in a game in Davidson history; matched the school record (which still stands) with 20 field goals in that game (t-10th in a game in SoCon history)
- 16th in school history with 648 career rebounds; career-high of 22 is tied for 10th in a game in program history
Teams Record(s)/Finishes:
1963-64: 22-4 / 9-2 SoCon (1st) - finished the season 10th in the AP and UPI polls
1964-65: 24-2 / 12-0 SoCon (1st) - Sports Illustrated’s No. 1 team in the country; finished No. 6 in AP and No. 7 in UPI poll
1965-66: 21-7 / 11-1 SoCon (1st) - led Wildcats to first SoCon tournament title and NCAA tournament berth; finished the season 16th in the AP poll
Conference Honors/Awards
- SoCon 100th Anniversary team
- 1965-66 SoCon Men’s Basketball Player of the Year
- 1965-66 SoCon Male Athlete of the Year
- First-team All-SoCon in 1964-65 and 1965-66 and second-team in 1963-64
- 1966 SoCon Tournament MVP; SoCon All-Tournament in 1965 (second team) and 1966 (first team)
National Honors/Awards
- Consensus All-American in 1965-66 season, earning first-team honors from the USBWA and second-team honors from the Associated Press and UPI
Academic Awards/Honors
- Davidson’s first Academic All-American in 1965-66 (third team)
Professional Career
- Played in 964 games over 13 professional seasons in the NBA with four teams (St. Louis, Phoenix, Seattle and Cleveland)
- Second-round pick (14th overall) of the St. Louis Hawks
Other Notable Information
- Had his number retired
- Also starred in baseball for the Wildcats, leading the SoCon in home runs (5) in 1964 and doubles (7) and triples (4) in 1965
- Drafted in the 30th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft in 1966
- Charter member of Davidson’s Hall of Fame (1990)