Hall of Fame
Melvin Paul is the fourth leading scorer in Point Park history with 1,605 career points, one of just 10 Pioneers to record 1,000 career points. What makes this statistic all the more remarkable is that Paul was considered a defensive player during most of his time in a Pioneer uniform. Paul’s rare combination of tenacity and agility in and around the basket made him a legitimate scoring threat every time he touched the ball and allowed him to dominate play on the defensive end of the floor. A cat-quick defender with a knack for disrupting passing lines, the forward recorded an incredible 85 steals during his sophomore year. He followed that with 86 steals during his junior year, including a Point Park single game record 11 steals against La Roche College on January 13, 1978. Paul ranks second in all time steals (291). Paul also sits atop the Pioneers all time rebounding list (1,208), some 23 years since his graduation. He ranks just above his nephew, Kenny Walls, in that category. In fact, at the time of his 1980 graduation, Paul ranked in the top ten in five of the six published all time Pioneer records. Paul was first in rebounds and games played, second in scoring and field goals, third in field goal percentage, sixth in assists, and eighth in free throw percentage.
