1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Widespread_Panic said: Shoemaker went to Wake Forest for basketball. Houseright and Beasley went to VT for football. Jason Horton went to UNC Asheville and Jason Haynes went to Coastal Carolina. Horton couldn't even get on the floor, and yes the reason he got to Asheville was because he was 7'3". Plus you had Houseright and Beasley being D1 football players. sixcat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaveFan09 50 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 On 8/24/2020 at 11:37 AM, Ryan4VT said: You could do that for Twin Valley, too. Who??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 34 minutes ago, WaveFan09 said: Who??? When I was in school in the mid-late 00’s, they had several kids from Australia that I can remember. Never knew their names or anything. Just that they had several internationals for a few years n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swva_havok_fan 1,261 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 46 minutes ago, Ryan4VT said: When I was in school in the mid-late 00’s, they had several kids from Australia that I can remember. Never knew their names or anything. Just that they had several internationals for a few years n They used to invite an Australian high school over for their holiday tournament every year. I assume that's where they came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,643 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 @Widespread_Panic @1inStripes Were Shoemaker and Josh Warren (PV) at Wake during the same time? And did Shoemaker play with Tim Duncan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman 135 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 14 hours ago, BigWinners said: @Widespread_Panic @1inStripes Were Shoemaker and Josh Warren (PV) at Wake during the same time? And did Shoemaker play with Tim Duncan? Duncan graduated the year before Shoemaker arrived. Shoemaker played from 97-01. I think Warren got to Wake in 99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,643 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 8 hours ago, Weatherman said: Duncan graduated the year before Shoemaker arrived. Shoemaker played from 97-01. I think Warren got to Wake in 99. Okay gotcha thanks. Warren would have gotten there in 99, he graduated in 98 IIRC. Shoemaker missed playing with the greatest PF and a top 10 all time player by a year. That would have been a helluva conversation starter, "I got to play college ball with Tim Duncan". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 The two most well known players who were teammates with Shoe at Wake were probably Darius Songalia and Josh Howard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stantheman 52 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 one player that hasn't been mentioned is duffy gilmore, played at ervinton and haysi, he is the best player to play in this area, his off court issues were the reason you haven't heard of him or he didn't go anywhere, this kid was a pure trouble maker, i saw him put up 50 on oak hill at clinchco in the early 90's and he was basically playing 1 on 5, very easily could have played in the NBA cowboysnskynyrd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 I dont think Duffy was NBA capable but he was a dandy of a player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXSW 557 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 On 1/9/2018 at 3:06 PM, jarhead24219 said: most of JERRY MYERS points were well beyond the arch, as well as DENNIS DAVIS,you have to remember POWELL VALLEY went to DB and won, this is during the BUCK VAN HUSS days, when DB was winning AAAAA and TEAMS LIKE KENTUCKY AND TN. used DB 'S GAMES AS RECRUITING TRIPS.BARRY HAMLER SCORED 2096 IN HIS TIME WITHOUT DUNKS OR 3 POINTERS, all the players I named had well over 1000 points, just check the VHSL RECORDS ......bro Buck Van Huss had a phenomenal career but never won nothing on a state level....speaking of checking the facts! When someone posts any topic on any sport someone from Powell Valley always comes on here and claims that the discussion begins and ends in Big Stone Gap. These people are then shocked to find out there are other people outside of BSG that actually play sports and by how many other people are better than they are! swva_havok_fan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXSW 557 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 7:56 AM, 1inStripes said: I dont think Duffy was NBA capable but he was a dandy of a player. Nobody has mentioned Kevin Morris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarhead24219 440 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 On 9/4/2020 at 7:17 AM, SXSW said: Buck Van Huss had a phenomenal career but never won nothing on a state level....speaking of checking the facts! When someone posts any topic on any sport someone from Powell Valley always comes on here and claims that the discussion begins and ends in Big Stone Gap. These people are then shocked to find out there are other people outside of BSG that actually play sports and by how many other people are better than they are! WHAT A COME BACK, ONLY 2 YEARS IN THE MAKING.NO I DONT THINK EVERYTHING BEGINS AND ENDS IN THE GAP, BUT HECK ITS BEEN 2 YEARS DUDE I BARLEY REMEMBER THIS POST....YOU CAN GET ME BACK IN LETS SAY ....2 YEARS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,643 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 On 8/30/2020 at 7:37 PM, 1inStripes said: The two most well known players who were teammates with Shoe at Wake were probably Darius Songalia and Josh Howard. Mavs Josh Howard? He was awesome for like three seasons then faded away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 Yes that Josh Howard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stantheman 52 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 7:56 AM, 1inStripes said: I dont think Duffy was NBA capable but he was a dandy of a player. duffy was that good, best to play in this area, just didn't have it between the ears pdfan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 12 hours ago, stantheman said: duffy was that good, best to play in this area, just didn't have it between the ears So good Ervinton never finished above 3rd in the Cumberland I dont believe when he was there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stantheman 52 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 duffy played at haysi, and like i said he didn't have it between the ears, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWhite 0 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 Incorrect Ervinton finished second Duffy's senior year losing only to Twin Springs...........sorry to mess up your narrative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWhite 0 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 And Duffy only played at Haysi his freshman year you guys are way off On 9/9/2020 at 11:34 AM, 1inStripes said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWilson 2 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 One terrific basketball player to come out of Southwest Virginia was the recently deceased Gregg Belcher of Chilhowie. Played at Carson-Newman and also at ETSU, although I'm not sure how he did. But in high school, he was silk. Missed 2,000 points by just a few. Also, Ronnie Edwards of Graham (Virginia Tech) and Calvin Cockrell of Tazewell (LMU) -- both the class of 1975 -- were outstanding.... Edwards because of his game, Cockrell because of his physical gifts. And let's not forget Clarence Hanley of Marion, a 6-10 pure shooter who played four years at ODU. And the late Mike Keith, a fabulous athlete from Rich Valley who gained most of his fame on the gridiron. In recent years there is the three-headed 2,000-point machine at Gate City -- McClung, Zac Ervin and Bradley Dean. Liam McPoyle and Hokie777 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf1207 239 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 On 9/11/2020 at 9:26 AM, stantheman said: duffy played at haysi, and like i said he didn't have it between the ears, Duffy was great and had a lot of of the court issues. However, saying someone will make the NBA is a huge leap. Of the major pro sports in America Id say the NBA is the hardest to get into. Just because their aren’t a lot of roster spaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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