NBA HBCU Classic: Greatest players in Virginia Union history

Mike Davis1966-1969

As VUU’s all-time main scorer with 2,758 factors, Davis obtained all-conference honors every of his three years and was named the 1969 CIAA Participant of the 12 months. He’s the second all-time main scorer within the CIAA, second solely to Earl Monroe. His scoring averages for his three seasons: 31, 36 and 32 factors per recreation. He was chosen within the first spherical (14th general) by the Baltimore Bullets. 

Terry Davis1985-1989

Davis scored 1,508 factors and grabbed 1,125 rebounds over the course of his profession. He began each recreation of his final three seasons whereas averaging over 20 factors and 10 rebounds per contest. Davis was named the CIAA Most Excellent Participant in 1989 whereas Virginia Union went 101-22 throughout his profession. Davis and the Panthers received two CIAA Males’s Basketball Championships in 1987 and 1989 whereas advancing to the NCAA Match throughout all 4 years of his profession. He was named to the NABC Division II All-American Crew twice, in 1988 and 1989. After his collegiate profession, Davis performed as an influence ahead and middle for the Miami Warmth, Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, and Denver Nuggets throughout a 12-year profession within the Nationwide Basketball Affiliation (NBA). He later returned to his alma mater as an assistant males’s basketball coach.

Charles Oakley 1981-1985

An import from Cleveland, OH Charles Oakley went on to turn out to be one of the dominant massive males in CIAA historical past. Oakley gathered 2,273 factors and grabbed 1,664 rebounds for his profession. 

Oakley averaged 24.3 PPG & 17.3 RPG as a senior in 1984-1985, successful Division II nationwide participant of the 12 months honors and main VUU to a 31-win season. He then went on to be drafted within the first spherical (ninth general) by the Chicago Bulls and play almost 20 years within the NBA. 

Ben Wallace1994-1996

Wallace performed his final two years of collegiate basketball at Virginia Union College from 1994-1996. He made a direct affect on the Panthers squad with a mean of 13.4 factors per recreation and 10.0 rebounds per recreation. He led VUU to the NCAA Division II Remaining 4 with a 28-3 report. As a senior, he was chosen as a Division II First Crew All American by the NABC. Ben Wallace nonetheless holds the college report with 114 blocks in a single season.

Sixth Man: Jamie Waller1983-1987

Waller, an athletic small ahead, was an All-CIAA choice in 1985, 1986, and 1987. He helped lead the Panthers to 2 CIAA titles in 1985 and 1987. Over his four-year profession, Waller scored 2,568 factors which ranks second on the VUU all-time scoring record (Mike Davis) and sixth on the CIAA all-time scoring record. He was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in 1987. 

Different Virginia Union Greats:

Bruce Spraggins: Deadly scorer within the early Sixties, performed within the ABAJackie Jackson: NY avenue ball legend who performed with the Harlem GlobetrottersDerrick Johnson: MVP of 1992 NCAA title crew, 1994 D2 Participant of The YearDarius Hargrove: 2006 CIAA Participant of The YearWarren Peebles: 1994 CIAA Participant of The YearRay Anderson: 2017 CIAA Participant of The 12 months

Protection of the NBA HBCU Basic between Winston-Salem State and Virginia Union will tip-off at 2 PM and be simulcast on TNT, NBA TV and ESPN2, with Grant Hill, Chris Haynes and Brian Custer serving because the on-air broadcast crew.  ESPN hosts and HBCU alumni Stephen A. Smith (WSSU) and Shannon Sharpe (Savannah State College) will seem on telecast to debate their HBCU experiences. 

The 2024 NBA HBCU Basic marks the primary matchup between two Division II applications.

NBA HBCU Basic: Biggest gamers in Virginia Union historical past