UNC Asheville received some great news last week when we found out that former men’s basketball player Josh Pittman was being inducted into the Big South Hall of Fame in June.
Josh enjoyed a great career for the Bulldogs from 1994-98. He helped lead UNC Asheville to its first ever Big South Conference regular-season championships in 1997 and 1998. Josh was the Big South Player of the Year in 1997 and 1998.
I have a lot of great memories from Josh’s career. I remember some of his great dunks, including one over 1997 Final Four MVP Miles Simon at Arizona his senior year. There was another at New Mexico State when the Bulldogs stunned the Aggies in his junior season.
I also remember what a class act he was on and off the court. He never got too high or too low and just went about his business. Whenever he was interviewed, Josh was always quick to praise his teammates for any accomplishments. When we inducted Josh into the UNC Asheville Hall of Fame he hadn’t changed a bit.
Josh Pittman will become the first male from UNC Asheville to be in the Big South Hall of Fame. No one is more deserving.
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Josh is one of the hardest workers that I have ever had the experience to witness on the basketball court. He is definitely deserving of the UNCA Hall of Fame honor. Congratulations Josh!
ReplyDeleteMichael Matthews
UNCA Bulldog 1995-1999