Via WC Athletics
Nicholas J. Scallion, the all-time leading scorer in the 98-season history of the Washington College men’s basketball program, passed away last night at his home in Hagerstown, MD. He was 81.
“Nifty Nick,” as he was known during his playing days, piled up 2,087 points during his four years playing with the Shoremen, earning All Mason-Dixon Conference honors each season. He averaged 23.0 points per game as a freshman in 1948-49, 25.8 points per game as a sophomore, 26.9 points per game as a junior, and 22.3 points per game as a senior in 1951-52 for a career scoring average of 24.5 points per game. He served as team captain his senior year. Scallion led his team to the Mason-Dixon Conference Tournament in 1950 and again in 1952.
Scallion’s connection to the sport of basketball continued following his graduation from Washington College in 1952. He served with the United States Marine Corps from 1952-54 and played basketball while in the service, participating in the first Tachikawa Invitational and helping his team defeat the Air Force team in the finals, 97-58. He later coached boys basketball at both Crisfield High School and South Hagerstown High School, winning a state championship at each school. He also spent many years as a high school basketball and volleyball official.
Scallion was part of the Washington College Hall of Fame’s second-ever induction class in 1982 and was inducted into the Washington County Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 for his achievements as coach at South Hagerstown.
Scallion remained a supporter of Washington College men’s basketball throughout his life, attending home games as recently as last season.