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Dave Branchen ’91 held the scoring record for Washington & Jefferson men’s basketball with 1,552 career points for 12 years before it was topped in 2003. His scoring record now holds as third in Washington & Jefferson men's basketball history. A four-year letterwinner and starter, Branchen came to W&J from Thomas Jefferson High School. Branchen made an impact in his first season, averaging 13.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. B
As a sophomore, Branchen averaged 18.0 points per game and then upped his output to 19.3 points per contest as a junior. He also led the team in rebounds, blocked shots, field goal percentage and steals in each of his last two seasons at W&J, both in which he was named First Team All-PAC.
Following his junior year, Branchen was named the conference’s co-MVP. Branchen worked just as hard in the classroom where he twice earned the prestigious GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America honor. Branchen was also awarded the Donald Ebbert academic award as a junior and the Rule, Hughes Murphy Memorial Scholarship as a freshman.
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