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JOCELYN PENN

Hall of Fame Class 2016Meadowcreek High School, Class of 2003Basketball

- Basketball forward Meadowcreek HS
- High game of 35 pts and 21 rebounds
- Ranks 4th in school history for career scoring 1,939 pts
- Gwinnett County Player of the Year (2003)
- South Carolina Gamecocks Women’s Basketball (1998-2003)
- Scored a South Carolina school-record 51 points vs. Stetson
- SEC All-time leader in steals
- One of three women in NCAA history to score 50 or more pts in a game
- Averaged 23.9 points and 8.1 rebounds as a senior
- United States Basketball Writers Association All-American Team (2003)
- Named Nike and Reebok All American
- Finalist for prestigious Naismith & CLASS Awards
- Fourth in USC history with 1,903 points
- First-round pick in WNBA draft to Charlotte Sting (2003)
- Washington Mystics (2004-2005)

JODIE MEEKS

Hall of Fame Class 2024NorcrossBasketball

Led Norcross High School to its first state basketball championship in 2006.
Named Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s 2006 Player of the Year.
Named Gwinnett Daily Post’s 2006 Player of the Year.
2006 Atlanta Tipoff Club Metro Player of the Year and February 2006 Player of the Month.
Named to the Georgia High School Association All Star Team and led the North Team to its first win in over 3 years.
Named to the All-Tournament Team at Bob Gibbons, Kingwood, The Main Event (Las Vegas), Chick-Fil-A, and Dell Curry's Bojangles tournament.
In 2006, listed as the #7 shooting guard and #39 player in the nation.
2006 University of Kentucky Freshman Year – Chevrolet Player of the game vs. University of Louisville scoring 18 points, led team to victory in Freedom Hall
Named the SEC Freshman of the Week 3 times during his freshman season with the Kentucky Wildcats.
Selected for the SEC All-Freshman Team.
Named Freshman All American by college insider.com 2006/2007
SEC Academic All American while at University of Kentucky 2007/2008 and 2008/2009
November 2008 scored 37 points in 74-72 win over Kansas State in the Las Vegas Findlay Invitational Tournament earning MVP honors.
Set a record for the most points scored by a Wildcat in Freedom Hall with 46 points.
In 2009, broke Kentucky's single-game scoring record by scoring 54 points in a 90–72 win.
In 2009, broke the record for most 3-pointers in a season at the University of Kentucky, with 117.
February of 2009, hit game winning fall away three-point shot to defeat University of Florida 68-65, with 4.7 seconds left on the clock.
In February of 2009, 45-point game vs. University of Arkansas in Bud Walton Arena breaking the arena record for points scored.
First player since the 2004-05 season to be named AP First Team All-SEC.
Was a consensus Second Team All-American in 2008-09.
In 2009 NBA draft, was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks
After being drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2009, returned to the University of Kentucky each off-season and on May 10, 2014, received a degree in Business Marketing.
2011 Philadelphia 76ers earned first starting job and led the team in 3-point shooting and helped them earn a playoff berth.
Second start for Philadelphia 76ers matched Allen Iverson’s arena record for points in a first quarter with 20 – scoring all 20 in a 26-5 run in a five-minute span. Made 6 three-point shots.
During his Detroit Pistons debut in 2014, he scored 12 points off the bench and helped the Pistons break their 13-game losing streak.
March of 2014 scored 42 points playing with the Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder. Named player of the game.
With the Toronto Raptors, they defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals.

Jodie Meeks' Decorated Career Leads to Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame

JON STINCHCOMB

Hall of Fame Class 2014 Parkview High School, Class of 1997Football

- USA Today and Parade All-American 1997
- All county/All state honors
- Earned 4.0-grade-point-average in high school
- 4 year starter at UGA from 1999-2002
- Inducted into the UGA Circle of Honor
- All-Academic honors in 2001-02
- AFCA Good Works Team honors for community service
- All-American offensive tackle for UGA in 2002
- 3-time All-SEC
- Captain on the 2002 UGA SEC Championship team
- Semifinalist for 2002 Lombardi Award
- One of six recipients of National Football Foundation scholarship
- NCAA Top 8 award- recognizing 8 scholar athletes from any sport at any level in the NCAA for accomplishments on field, in community, and in classroom
- Graduated with honors in microbiology and a minor in religion
- Originally drafted 37th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft
- Started 86 straight games
- Voted by his teammates on the Saints as a season-long team captain
- Won Super Bowl XLIV with the New Orleans Saints in 2009
- Voted to the Pro Bowl in 2009
- Named Saints' "Man of the Year" in 2008

JOSH WOLFF

Hall of Fame Class 2013Parkview High School Soccer

- Helped U.S. to best-ever finish in the World Cup, advancing to the quarterfinals
- Started and assisted first goal of World Cup win over Mexico
- Played every minute for U.S. in fourth-place finish at 2002 Olympics U.S. National Team Man of the Match twice
- Once in World Cup qualifying win over Mexico
- MLS player since 1998 for Chicago Fire and Kansas City Wizards
- Voted U.S. Soccer Youth Player of the Year in 1998
- Led Parkview to two state titles with 64 career goals
- Helped Panthers to 57-match streak without a loss
- Represented the United States in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups
- Pushed the US to their best-ever Quarterfinal finish in 02' World Cup with an assist in the 2nd Round win over Mexico
- At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, led the US team in scoring, giving the US its highest finish of 4th Place
- Played 14 years in MLS, playing for the Chicago Fire, Kansas City Wizards, and DC United, finished career with 80 goals, 49 assists in 267 games
- Won an MLS Championship in 98', and 3 US Open Cup Championships in 98', 00', 04'
- Voted US Soccer Youth Player of the Year in 1998
- Voted Georgia High school Soccer Player of the Year in 1995
- Helped Parkview Panthers to a 57-match unbeaten streak, winning two State Titles and scoring 64 career goals
- Retired at end of 2012 season and is currently an assistant coach at DC United

JOYCE PIERCE

Hall of Fame Class 2018Norcross High School Basketball

- 1989 Gwinnett County Player of the Year
- 1992 All ACC Tournament Team
- 2010 ACC Legend
- Played professionally in France with SPO Rouen
- Records currently at GA Tech:
- Most Free throws attempted
- Best Free throw percentage for a game 100%
- Most free throws made in a game 20 out of 20
- 2nd most points scored in a season 596 -Held record for 22 years
- Most free throws attempted in a season
- 1st Most free throws made in a season
- 3rd in most double doubles
- 2nd Highest scoring average per game
- Lead Tech in scoring and rebounding all 3 years she played
- Member of GA Tech’s 1000 point club
- Most rebounds for GA Tech at an NCAA tournament game
- First GT Player to receive Kodak All American Honorable Mention
- USA Basketball U.S. Olympic Team Trials Invitee 1992
- USA Basketball Jones Cup Member......Gold Medal (Taipai, Taiwan)
- USA Basketball U.S. Junior National Team 1992
- USA Basketball U.S. Olympic Festival South Team 1990
- Elected ALL ACC all three of her years playing at GT
- Record for Most points in a game at NHS (44)
- Georgia Tech Women Out Front Honoree 2013

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