2006 Hall of Fame Inductee
DAVID L. "DAVE" SYSKO
Men's Basketball (1961-64)
Inducted in 2006
One of the most prolific scorers in Delaware men's basketball history, Dave Sysko led the Blue Hens to outstanding success during the early 1960's. A native of Penn Grove, N.J., the 6-5 Sysko was a force on the offensive end, leading head coach Irv Wisniewski's squads to a three-year mark of 45-23, including a school-record 18 wins in 1961-62. A three-year starter, he led the Middle Atlantic Conference in scoring as a senior in 1963-64 when he set a school record with a 23.9 point per game scoring average and earned honorable mention All-American and first team All-MAC honors. He averaged 19.2 points - the third highest mark in UD history - and 9.5 rebounds per game for his career and his career-high 45-point effort vs. Lafayette in 1964 remains a modern UD single game record. He set the UD career scoring record with 1,269 points and his 630 rebounds placed him No. 4 at Delaware upon graduation. He was also inducted into the Delaware Basketball Hall of Fame and into the Delaware Sports and Museum Hall of Fame in 2009. Active in the community, Dave is was co-founder of the Future Stars program, an academic program for promising young basketball players in Wilmington and New Castle County.
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