Penn State junior Talor Battle became the 29th player in school history to surpass the 1,000-point mark for his career on Thursday, but the Nittany Lions fell to UNC-Wilmington in the first round of the Charleston Classic.

Battle was The Record's Boys' Basketball Player of the Year in 2007 after leading Bishop Maginn High School to the Class AA New York State title game.

Battle, who averaged 26.7 points per game in his senior season with the Golden Griffins, was a first team All-Big Ten selection last season and is a first team preseason pick this year.