USF Athletics

Nominations for HOF Class of 2020 Now Open

February 20, 2020

2020 CLASS NOMINATIONS

Seventh Hall of Fame class to be inducted in fall of 2020; Grace, Nevins & Selvie joined Hall in 2019
 
TAMPA, Feb. 20, 2020 – After a triumphant return with three new inductees in 2019, the USF Athletic Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for the seventh Hall of Fame class to be inducted in the fall of 2020.
 
The USF Athletic Hall of Fame, which inducted its first class in 2009, currently has 25 individuals and one team among its honored members of outstanding contributors to Bulls athletics. The 2019 Class was the first inducted into the Hall of Fame since 2013 and included standouts Shantia Grace (women's basketball), Sara Nevins (softball) and George Selvie (football).
 
Nominations from the public for the Hall of Fame Class of 2020 are being accepted now through April 3.  Nominations may be submitted HERE. More than 30 public nominations were submitted for the class of 2019. Those nominations will be carried forward for three years, including for the class of 2020, and will be considered alongside new nominations.
 
Nominations may be submitted for former student-athletes, head coaches and administrators. Eligible inductees must be at least four years removed from their career at USF and will be selected by a nine-member committee based on a strong emphasis on their achievements at USF, with consideration given to further professional accomplishments. 
 
The 2020 Hall of Fame induction ceremony will coincide with a home football game weekend, with further details to be announced at a later date.
 
The first USF Athletic Hall of Fame class was inducted in 2009 and honored longtime Director of Athletics Dick Bowers (1966-82), men's basketball standout leader Charlie Bradley (1982-85), women's basketball standout Wanda Guyton (1984-89), two-time NCAA rifle champion Michelle Scarborough (1989-90) and the 1984-85 women's swimming team, which claimed USF's first team national title with the 1985 NCAA Division II national championship.
 
USF Athletic Hall of Fame inductees are listed by class below. Biographies on inductees may be found HERE.
 
USF ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
2009
Dick Bowers, Director of Athletics (1966-82)
Charlie Bradley, Men's Basketball (1982-85)
Wanda Guyton, Women's Basketball (1984-89)
Michelle Scarborough, Rifle (1989-90)
1984-85 NCAA Div. II National Championship Women's Swimming Team
 
2010
Sherry Bedingfield, Women's Tennis Player/Head Coach Women's Tennis (1970-72; 1980-2002)
Kerine Black, Women's Track and Field (1997-2001)
Ross Gload, Baseball (1995-97)
Dan Holcomb, Head Coach Men's Soccer (1965-1986)
Joe Lewkowicz, Men's Swimming (1969-72)
 
2011
Michelle Collier, Volleyball (1998-2002)
Radenko Dobras, Men's Basketball (1988-92)
Robert Grindey, Head Coach Men's Swimming (1965-78)
Anthony Henry, Football (1997-2000)
Fergus Hopper, Men's Soccer (1974-77)
Monica Triner, Softball (1996-99)
 
2012
Chucky Atkins, Men's Basketball (1992-96)
Jessica Dickson, Women's Basketball (2003-07)
Lee Roy Selmon, Director of Athletics (2001-04)/Administrator (1994-2011)
 
2013
Marquel Blackwell, Football (1999-2002)
Chris Heintz, Baseball (1993-96)
Dayana Octavien, Women's Track and Field (2000-04)
Bobby Paschal, Head Coach Men's Basketball (1986-96)/Administrator (1996-2004)
 
2019
Shantia Grace, Women's Basketball (2005-09)
Sara Nevins, Softball (2011-14)
George Selvie, Football (2006-09)
 
About USF Athletics
USF Athletics sponsors 19 varsity men's and women's teams that compete in 11 different sports, 18 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls' athletic program began in 1965 and is in its 54th season in 2019-20. Nearly 450 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. The Bulls have claimed 19 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013, and own 120 conference titles overall. Eleven USF programs reached national postseason competition in the 2018-19 season and six were ranked in the Top 25 nationally. The Bulls posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for the fourth straight year in 2018-19 and have posted a program record 10 straight semesters with a combined GPA over 3.0. USF has had 309 student-athletes earn their degree since 2016-17.
 
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