NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Two of the greatest athletes in CNU history, basketball players Lamont Strothers and Karen Barefoot, are among the ten people chosen for the inaugural class of the USA South Athletic Conference Hall of Fame it was announced by the conference today.

Strothers is CNU's all-time leading scorer with 2,709 points and remains the third leading scorer in Division III history. He played from 1987-91 and was a three-time All-American. He was named national Player of the Year by Basketball Times Magazine following his senior year.

He became just the seventh Division III Player in history to ever be drafted by the NBA when he was chosen in the second round of the 1991 draft by the Golden State Warriors. He later played parts of two seasons in the NBA with the Portland Trailblazers and Dallas Mavericks. Later he played internationally in countries all over the world before retiring recently. He currently works with youth in the Hampton Roads area.

Barefoot, too, is CNU's all time leading scorer with 2,073 points. As a senior she became the first player in NCAA history, male of female and at any level, to compile 2,000 points and 1,000 assists in a career.

After graduation she became head coach of the start-up women's basketball program at the nearby Newport News Apprentice School. She posted a 102-42 record in six seasons, winning the National Small College Athletic Association (NSCAA) national championship during the 2000-01 season.

She then moved on to Lenoir-Rhyne College for four years where she led the team to the South Atlantic Conference Tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Division II tournament.

Barefoot then spent two years as assistant women's basketball coach with the nationally-prominent program at Old Dominion University, helping that team to a Sweet 16 berth in her second year.

She is currently head coach at Elon University.

The induction ceremony will take place during the final day of the USA South basketball tournament on Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Freeman Center.

The inaugural USA South Hall of Fame class