A former UHA Blazer is headed into the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. The KHSAA officially announced the Class of 2020 of the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame presented by Roberts Insurance Thursday morning.
Among the inductees is UHA alum Greg Buckner. Buckner helped lead University Heights to the 1992 KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen State Championship. That was followed by a spectacular collegiate career at Clemson University. Buckner then went on to a 10-year NBA career.
As a sophomore, Buckner chipped in nine points in the championship game of the Boys’ Sweet Sixteen to help the Blazers defeat Lexington Catholic, 59-57, at Freedom Hall.
He earned First Team All-State honors as a senior after averaging 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists per game.
Buckner went on to star at Clemson from 1994-98, where he played in 122-consecutive games and led the Tigers in scoring all four years. The 1995 ACC Rookie of the Year, Buckner finished fourth in career points scored at Clemson.
He was drafted in the 2nd Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks and spent 10 years in the league, ending his professional career with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2008-09.
He was inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.
YSE had the chance to talk to Buckner some time back about his career, and he was featured in a Legends spotlight.
