University Heights Academy graduate Greg Buckner and the other members of the Class of 2020 will finally have their formal induction into the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame presented by Roberts Insurance. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association announced Monday that the ceremony would take place Saturday, July 24, at the Embassy Suites Lexington.
The banquet, which had originally been set for May 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 12-member class will be the 33rd inducted into the Hall of Fame, and consists of former high school coaches, athletes, officials, administrators, and contributors. Their induction will bring the total number of honorees in the Hall of Fame to 491.
In addition to Greg Buckner, the inductees are:
CHARLIE ADKINS (Coach / Paintsville)
DONNIS BUTCHER (Athlete / Meade Memorial)
JOEY COUCH (Athlete / Paintsville)
GARY DEARBORN (Contributor / Harrison County & Pendleton County)
SAM HARP (Coach / Danville)
ROBERT JOE “BOB” LYNCH (Athlete / Ashland Blazer)
SHARAE MANSFIELD (Athlete / DuPont Manual)
BART RISON (Coach & Official / Montgomery County)
CHRISSY ROBERTS (Athlete / Eminence)
BOB STACEY (Coach & Official / Boyd County)
ADRIANE DIAMOND TRAVIS (Athlete / Marshall County)
Buckner helped University Heights to the 1992 Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Championship before a stellar four years at Clemson University led to a 10-year NBA career. 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.
