Spring Hill College men’s basketball alumni Tony Younger (’02) will be inducted into the Spring Hill College Athletic Hall of Fame in the fall.
The Queens, New York native starred for the Badger Men’s Basketball team from 1998–2002. Tony made an immediate impact, helping Spring Hill College to the 1998–1999 Gulf Coast Conference Tournament Championship and being named the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year. During Younger’s career, the Badgers won two more GCAC titles in 1999–2000 and 2001–2002 seasons while appearing in the NAIA National Tournament all four years and advancing twice to the Elite Eight. His other honors include 3-time All GCAC, Honorable Mention All-American in 1999–2000, and 3rd Team All-American 2001–2002. Younger is a member of the 1,000-point club with 1,615 career points; he had 421 assists, 678 career rebounds and 215 career steals. The 109 wins during his career are the most of any Spring Hill College Men’s Basketball player. Tony went on to a 20-year career as a professional basketball player in Israel.
The ceremony, set for the evening of October 19 at Byrne Memorial Hall, will also feature the enshrinement of fellow Badger alumni Jeff Burg (’94), Joe Imorde (’61), Monica DeSilva Kelsey (’02), Jennifer Cunningham (’99), former Head Coach Coby Mackin (softball, 1998-2005) and the recognition of the inaugural 1998 softball team that finished 43-17. The Spring Hill College Athletic Hall of Fame has enshrined the best in Badger athletics since 1972. There have been 150 student-athletes and coaches honored in the SHC Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame members include nationally renowned sports figures such as Nick Bollettieri, who founded IMG Academy, and Dr. Ferdie Pacheco, Muhammed Ali’s fight doctor.
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