GATE CITY BLUE DEVIL BASKETBALL ALUMNI IN COLLEGE ATHLETICS
CLASS OF 2021
LUKE REED - MILLIGAN UNIVERSITY; JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE (SOCCER) - NAIA, APPALACHIAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 2020
BRADLEY DEAN - UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA AT WISE; WISE, VIRGINIA (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION II - SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
ANDREW HENSLEY - UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA AT WISE; WISE, VIRGINIA (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION II - SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 2019
ZAC ERVIN - ELON UNIVERSITY; ELON, NORTH CAROLINA (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
DREW VERMILLION - UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA - WISE; WISE, VIRGINIA (FOOTBALL) - NCAA DIVISION II - SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 2018
MAC MCCLUNG - GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY; WASHINGTON, D.C. (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - BIG EAST CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 2016
JOHN REED BARNES - CARSON NEWMAN COLLEGE; JEFFERSON CITY, TENNESSEE (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION II - SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
NICK QUALLS - ROANOKE COLLEGE; SALEM, VIRGINIA (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION III - OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 2015
CALEB HERRON - EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY; JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE (FOOTBALL/) - NCAA DIVISION I - SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 2013
NICK BOWEN - EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE; EMORY, VIRGINIA (FOOTBALL) - NCAA DIVISION III - OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
MICHAEL COLLIER - EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE; EMORY, VIRGINIA (FOOTBALL) - NCAA DIVISION III - OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 2012
AUSTEN ARNOLD - LYNCHBURG COLLEGE; LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION III - OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
GARRETT WATTS - KING UNIVERSITY; BRISTOL, TENNESSEE (CROSS COUNTRY) - NCAA DIVISION II - CONFERENCE CAROLINAS
CLASS OF 2009
TIHLEE ANDERSON - VIRGINIA INTERMONT COLLEGE; BRISTOL, VIRGINIA (BASKETBALL) - NAIA DIVISION II - TENNESSEE VIRGINIA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 2008
JAMIE HACKNEY - EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE; EMORY, VIRGINIA (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISIION III - OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
JOSH JOHNSON - EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY; JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 2005
LOGAN BATEMAN - VIRGINIA TECH; BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA (BASEBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - BIG EAST CONFERENCE
ZACK JONES - CARSON NEWMAN COLLEGE; JEFFERSON CITY, TENNESSEE (FOOTBALL) - NCAA DIVISION II - SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
NATE CLARK - VIRGINIA TECH; BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA (BASEBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - BIG EAST CONFERENCE
LUKE HUMPHREYS - CARSON NEWMAN COLLEGE; JEFFERSON CITY, TENNESSEE (FOOTBALL) - NCAA DIVISION II - SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
WILL HUMPHREYS - CARSON NEWMAN COLLEGE; JEFFERSON CITY, TENNESSEE (FOOTBALL) - NCAA DIVISION II - SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
JESSE MCMURRAY - CARSON NEWMAN COLLEGE; JEFFERSON CITY, TENNESSEE (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION II - SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 2004
COREY SHEPARD - EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE; EMORY, VIRGINIA (FOOTBALL) - NCAA DIVISION III - OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 2003
JONAS HOUSERIGHT - VIRGINIA TECH; BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA (FOOTBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - BIG EAST CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 2001
SHAWN HUTCHINS - UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA - WISE; WISE, VIRGINIA (FOOTBALL) - NAIA DIVISION II - TENNESSEE VIRGINIA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
JUSTIN SEAVER - KING UNIVERSITY; BRISTOL, TENNESSEE (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION II - CONFERENCE CAROLINAS
CLASS OF 2000
JEREMY HOUSERIGHT - UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA - WISE; WISE, VIRGINIA (BASKETBALL) - NAIA DIVISION II - TENNESSEE VIRGINIA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
NICK COLOBRO, JR. - EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE; EMORY, VIRGINIA (FOOTBALL) - NCAA DIVISION III - OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1999
TONY MCDONALD - UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA - WISE; WISE, VIRGINIA (BASKETBALL) - NAIA DIVISION II - TENNESSEE VIRGINIA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1997
CHAD BEASLEY - VIRGINIA TECH; BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA (FOOTBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - BIG EAST CONFERENCE
JAKE HOUSERIGHT - VIRGINIA TECH; BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA (FOOTBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - BIG EAST CONFERENCE
JOSH SHOEMAKER - WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY; WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLIINA (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1996
BENNY WOLFE - VIRGINIA TECH; BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA (FOOTBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - BIG EAST CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1995
SHANNON CARTER - EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY; JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE (BASEBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1994
BRYAN BOY - VIRGINIA INTERMONT COLLEGE; BRISTOL, VIRGINIA (BASEBALL) - NAIA DIVISION II - TENNESSEE VIRGINIA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
JACKIE MULLINS - TUSCULUM COLLEGE; GREENVILLE, TENNESSEE (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION II - SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1993
SCOTT VERMILLION - UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA - WISE; WISE, VIRGINIA (BASKETBALL) - NAIA DIVISION II - TENNESSEE VIRGINIA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1990
JOHNNY GOSE - UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA - WISE; WISE, VIRGINIA (BASKETBALL) - NAIA DIVISION II - TENNESSEE VIRGINIA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1989
RUSTY PENDLETON - VIRGINIA TECH; BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA (FOOTBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - BIG EAST CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1988
KEVIN MORRIS - KING UNIVERSITY; BRISTOL, TENNESSEE (BASKETBALL) - NAIA DIVISION II - TENNESSEE VIRGINIA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
BRIAN HERRON - EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE; EMORY, VIRGINIA (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION III - OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
ARTHUR FERGUSON - TUSCULUM COLLEGE; GREENVILLE, TENNESSEE (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION II - SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
CHRIS SHELTON - VIRGINIA INTERMONT COLLEGE; BRISTOL, VIRGINIA (BASKETBALL) - NAIA DIVISION II - TENNESSEE VIRGINIA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1987
TOMMY MUSICK - MILLIGAN COLLEGE; JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE (BASKETBALL) - NAIA DIVISION II - TENNESSEE VIRGINIA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
With 2,768 points, Tommy Musick is the second all-time leading scorer in Milligan basketball history and helped turn the college’s basketball program around in the early 1990s. Musick averaged 19.8 points per game for four years and as a freshman once scored over 40 points in one game. From 1987 to 1991, he led the Buffs to a 76-52 record. The team went from a 4-26 record his freshman year to 20-win seasons and two conference championships in 1990 and 1991. In 1990 the team had 27 wins, the most since 1948.
CLASS OF 1986
MARK THOMPSON - EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY; JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE (FOOTBALL) NCAA DIVISION I - SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1983
DALE LYNCH - MILLIGAN COLLEGE; JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE (BASKETBALL) - NAIA DIVISION II - TENNESSEE VIRGINIA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1982
CHRIS FUGATE - KING UNIVERSITY; BRISTOL, TENNESSEE (BASKETBALL) - NAIA DIVISION II - TENNESSEE VIRGINIA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1976
RICK SHOEMAKER - EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY; JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE (FOOTBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1968
DARWIN PIPPIN - VIRGINIA TECH; BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1964
GEORGE JENNINGS - HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY; BROWNWOOD, TEXAS (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION III - AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1961
WALTER CARTER - HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY; BROWNWOOD, TEXAS (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION III - AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
CLASS OF 1960
KENNY ERVIN - EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY; JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE (BASKETBALL) - NCAA DIVISION I - OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE
