2017 Men s Basketball Class

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1 Brandon D. Williams Davidson College ( ) Williams, the most electrifying basketball player Davidson College had during the 1990s, helped lead the Wildcats to a pair of postseason berths in the NIT in 1994 and 1996, earning first-team all-conference and all-tournament honors both years. Nicknamed Ozone due to his phenomenal jumping ability, Williams averaged 13.4 points per game in his career and is currently 14th all-time on the Wildcat scoring list with 1,505 points. He scored in double figures 75 times in his career, topping 20 points on 18 occasions and 30 three times with a career high of 38. Williams elevated his game in his senior campaign, leading Davidson in scoring (18.2 points per game) while shooting 49.6 percent from the floor and 40.7 percent on threes. Williams spent nearly a decade playing professionally, including stints with the Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs, the latter with which he won an NBA championship. In September 2013, he was named the general manager of the Delaware 87ers. On February 4, 2016 he was promoted to Chief of Staff for the Philadelphia 76ers. Norm Nixon Duquesne University ( ) Nixon led Duquesne to the first Atlantic 10 (then Eastern 8) Championship on his way to being named the league s first player of the year in Nixon handed out a school record 577 assists while averaging 17.4 points per game. For his career, he was one of seven Dukes to average in doubledigits (scoring) for four seasons. Nixon joined Dick Ricketts and Sihugo Green as Duquesne first round draft picks when he was chosen by the Los Angeles Lakers in He had the most-successful NBA career of any DU player and earned a spot on the NBA All-Rookie Team. His.497 first-year field goal percentage was the best in the 33-year history of NBA rookies at the time and was the second player in Laker history (Jerry West was the first) to score 1,000 points as a rookie. Nixon played for two World Champion Los Angeles Lakers teams during his 10 NBA seasons and also played for the L.A. Clippers. He appeared in two NBA All-Star Games and finished his NBA career with 12,065 points and 6,386 assists. Norm Nixon had his jersey #10 retired in Arlen Bucky Bockhorn University of Dayton ( ) A member of the UD Athletic Hall of Fame and the University s All-Century Team, Bucky Bockhorn played from on Flyer teams that were a combined 69-17, won the 1955 UKIT and played in three NIT s. As a senior, he was co-captain on a 25-4 team that reached the NIT finals. Of all of the attributes a great basketball player has to have, without a doubt the trait that elevated Bockhorn in Dayton basketball history was his toughness. Bockhorn routinely guarded the opponents top offensive player, whether he was a forward or a guard. One of the best rebounding guards of his time, he could be counted on for the toughest rebounds at the end of the game. His toughness suited him well in his seven-year NBA career. After his professional career, Bockhorn moved behind the microphone. He has broadcast University of Dayton basketball games on WHIO Radio since His was named the winner of the Atlantic 10 s Bob Vetrone Media Award in 2010.

2 2017 Men s Basketball Class Darryl Brown Fordham University ( ) Brown, a four-year starter and All-American for the Rams from , graduated as the seventh leading scorer in Fordham University men s basketball history with 1,233 points. He also graduated fifth on the school s career rebounding list with 807 and had the top career field goal percentage (.540). Brown was the team s leading scorer in his junior and senior year and was the Rams top rebounder for three seasons. His finest moment as a Ram came in one of Fordham s greatest basketball victories ever, an win over fifth ranked USC in the 1974 MSG Holiday Festival. Brown s performance earned him Holiday Festival MVP honors. Brown was named All-American following his senior season in when he averaged 20.0 points per game and 12.2 rebounds per game. A fine defensive player, Darryl was known for his outstanding shot blocking ability, blocking 116 shots as a junior which would be a school record but blocked shots was not an NCAA recognized stat at the time, and showed his overall prowess against such great players as John Shumate, Maurice Lucas, and Len Elmore. He was inducted into the Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame in Erik Herring George Mason University ( ) George Mason alum Erik Herring was a sharp-shooting guard, playing for the Patriots around the turn of the century ( ). The Chicago native ranks among the top performers in Mason history in several categories including top five in 3-point field goal percentage (.394) and among the top 20 in scoring (1,315 points). He averaged 12.3 points per game in 107 games, but a career-high 16.0 his senior season. He earned All-Conference honors in 2000 (second team) and in 2001 and helped lead the Patriots to two Conference Championships and NCAA tournament berths (1999 and 2001) during his tenure. The 6-5 guard was named Conference Tournament MVP in Following college, he played semi-professional ball in the United States Basketball League (USBL), American Basketball Association (ABA) as well as professionally overseas. Bob Tallent George Washington University ( ); ( ) Tallent played only one season at GW, but it was one of the most dominant single seasons for any player in program history. Tallent totaled 723 points and averaged 28.9 points for the Colonials in , still the best single-season scoring totals in school history and the ninth-best single-season average in Southern Conference history just ahead of current NBA star Stephen Curry s 28.6 points in He earned First Team All-Conference honors that season, helping the Colonials to their first winning record (14-11) in nine seasons, a third-place finish in the league standings and a trip to the conference tournament semifinals. Tallent reached double figures in all 25 games, including 23 games of 20-or-more points, 11 games with 30-or-more, and a pair of 40-plus point outings. His 46 points in a victory over Pittsburgh on Jan. 11, 1969 are the secondmost in one game in school history. He was drafted by the Denver Rockets in the 1969 ABA Draft, but returned to Foggy Bottom as a coach and eventually spent seven seasons as head coach, helping the Colonials to 102 victories from , the fourth-most wins of any coach in program history. Bob was inducted into the GW Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990 and was a member of the All-Century Team in 2001.

3 Kenny Durrett La Salle University ( ) - Posthumously Honored Durrett averaged 23.6 points per game during his three seasons with the Explorers. During his sophomore campaign (1969), he helped lead La Salle to a 23-1 season, a No. 2 national ranking and was named Co-MVP in the Big 5. He went on to earn Big 5 Player of the Year honors in 1970 and 1971, and is one of only four players in history to win the award three times. As a senior in 1971, he was a consensus All-American as the Explorers earned a bid into the postseason NIT. The 6-7 forward graduated as the second leading scorer and rebounder in La Salle s program history. Durrett was a fourth overall pick in the 1971 NBA Draft and went on to have a four-year NBA career ( ) with Cincinnati, Kansas City-Omaha and Philadelphia. Jim McCoy University of Massachusetts ( ) The all-time leading scorer in the history of the University of Massachusetts men s basketball program produced four of the most successful individual seasons from through McCoy ended his time in Amherst with 2,374 points, nearly 200 more than the next player in the team record book. McCoy, who led UMass in scoring during each of his four years, won four Atlantic 10 All-Conference awards, including first team as a sophomore, junior and senior, when he was also an NABC All-District selection. McCoy was a catalyst in then-head coach John Calipari turning the Minutemen into a national contender, as the squad improved from an eighth-place finish in the A-10 his freshman season to first as a senior when UMass reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and won 30 games. In addition to ranking tops in program history for points, McCoy is also the all-time leader in field goals made (876) and field goals attempted (2,013) while he is still second in free throws made (575), free throws attempted (810), games started (121) and minutes played (4180), and third in scoring average (18.8). Following his tenure in Western Massachusetts, McCoy went on to play internationally in Sweden and Spain. Tom Garrick University of Rhode Island ( ) One of the most beloved figures in program history, Garrick finished his career with 1,573 points which currently ranks as 11th all-time in the URI record book. Nicknamed The Chief for his leadership skills and high character, he was a two-time captain of the Rams as a junior and a senior, playing alongside fellow A-10 Legend Carlton Silk Owens. He enjoyed a breakout campaign as a junior in , averaging 17.0 points per game and earning a spot on the A-10 All-Conference Second Team. That season, the Rams won 20 games and advanced to the NIT. As a senior, he scored 718 points and averaged better than 20.0 points per game, earning second team All-Conference honors. Drafted in the second round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, he played four seasons in the NBA. Garrick continued his professional career overseas, playing in Germany, Spain, and Turkey. A 1998 inductee into the URI Athletics Hall of Fame, Garrick served as an assistant coach with the men s basketball program beginning with the Atlantic 10 Championship season. In 2001, he joined the women s basketball staff at Rhody and was acting head coach in 2004 and head coach from He also served as an assistant women s basketball coach at Vanderbilt from He is currently an assistant coach with Boston College women s basketball.

4 Greg Beckwith University of Richmond ( ) The lightning quick ball-handler, Beckwith finished his career as the Spiders all-time leader in assists (573) and steals (227). He remains the Spiders single-game, season and career assist leader, including the top two marks for assists in a game and season. His 16 assists vs. Navy in 1986 is the school record. He currently owns the second and third best single-season steals records. Beckwith led the Spiders to their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament in , including a first-round win over Charles Barkley and Auburn, and again in He dished 38 assists in four career NCAA Tournament games, a 9.5 assist per game average. A Second Team All-Conference and All-State selection in , Beckwith twice earned Richmond s Most Improved Player ( and ). Beckwith earned one of the most prestigious awards bestowed upon a Richmond basketball player - the Kevin Eastman Award. He was inducted into the University of Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Fayette County (PA) Sports Hall of Fame in Currently, Beckwith provides analysis for Spider men s basketball TV and radio broadcasts. Jim Baron St. Bonaventure University ( ); ( ) As a senior co-captain in , Baron led St. Bonaventure to one of the most magical seasons in school history, winning 20 games in the regular season and earning a spot in the NIT. The Bonnies defeated Rutgers, Oregon, Villanova and Houston en route to capturing the NIT championship. Over 81 career games, he totaled 427 points and led the Bonnies in assists both his sophomore and senior seasons. During his playing career, Baron helped lead St. Bonaventure to 73 wins, an average of 18 per season. In 1992, Baron was hired as the 16th head coach St. Bonaventure history. He was named the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year. His most successful season came in , when he led St. Bonaventure to record, a second-place finish in the A-10 Championship and the school s first NCAA Tournament berth in 22 years. Overall, Baron finished his nine seasons as the leader of the Brown and White with 132 victories and four postseason appearances. His success continued at Rhode Island, where he won A-10 Coach of the Year honors three times and led the Rams to six postseason appearances in 11 seasons including the NIT final four in Baron left URI with 184 wins. Over his 29-year career as a head coach, Baron s teams won 462 games. He posted 14 seasons of 18 wins or more and two of his teams reached the NCAA Tournament. In 2009, Baron was inducted into the St. Bonaventure Athletics Hall of Fame.

5 2017 Men s Basketball Class Pat Carroll Saint Joseph s University ( ) Carroll made his mark as one of the finest perimeter shooters in Saint Joseph s and Atlantic 10 history and remains the conference s all-time leader in career three-point field goal percentage having converted 45.4 percent. A time of his graduation, he was the Hawks all-time leader in three-point field goals made with 294, a record that stood until Carroll closed out his career in 2005 with his finest season, averaging 18.3 points per game to be named the Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Year, while helping the Hawks to berths in the A-10 Championship game and the NIT title game. Carroll was a two-time All-Atlantic 10 selection and received Honorable Mention on the Associated Press All-America team in 2005, as well as earning All-District honors. The 6-5 forward set the Hawks single-season record for three-pointers made with 135 in his senior year and tallied 1,324 points in his career, a number which ranks 28th on SJU s all-time list. Carroll played professionally in Europe for five years. He was inducted into the Saint Joseph s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012 and into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame in Roland Gray Saint Louis University ( ) Gray is the Billikens third all-time leading scorer in school history, accumulating 1,880 points during his four-year Billiken career. A forward, Gray owns the Billikens top 3-point field goal percentage as he shot 45.7 percent (105-of-230) during his career. Additionally, he ranks second all-time in games started in a career (126), third all-time in minutes played (4,259) and sixth in career rebounds (781). Gray scored 575 points during the season, the seventh most in a single season in school history. He registered the top 3-point field goal percentage in a single season in , connecting on 50 percent (56of-112) from beyond the arc. Gray was part of two NIT teams during his career, including the 1989 Billikens squad that advanced to the NIT final. He scored 34 points and posted 11 rebounds in a thrilling third-round win against New Mexico during that NIT run. Gray, a St. Louis native, is a member of the Billikens AllCentury Team and the Billiken Hall of Fame. He graduated from SLU in 1989 with a degree in communications. Bernard Anthony Hopkins Virginia Commonwealth University ( ) Hopkins starred at VCU for two seasons and left an indelible mark. The 1996 Conference Player of the Year, Hopkins led the Rams to 24 wins, as well as their first conference title and NCAA Tournament berth in more than a decade that season. Hopkins is the last VCU player to average a double-double, scoring 16.3 points while grabbing 10.1 rebounds per game during that magical campaign. Hopkins was also the Conference Tournament MVP that season. In two years, Hopkins piled up 27 double-doubles, which ranks fifth in school history, and his.571 career field goal percentage ranks second all-time at VCU. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Hopkins scored 950 points in just two seasons.