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The Titans will have announced their 2020 15-member Hall-Of-Fame class.

Former Titan Student-Athletes

Titans Announce 15-Member 2020 Hall Of Fame Class

Emily Boissonneault - Women's Lacrosse - 2009-12

  • Held the school record in total points with 272, school-record holder with 242 goals and 157 caused turnovers and third with 193 ground balls
  • In NCAA history, ranks 10th in career caused turnovers, 14th in career goals and 16th in career goals per game.
  • Received All-Conference accolades all four years and was named the National Lacrosse Conference Attacker of the Year during her freshman campaign in 2009
  • The President's Award winner during her final season in the red, white and blue
  • A member of Team Canada helping her country to a pair of silver medals
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Dr. Mike Boykins - Men's Fencing - 1975-79

  • A two-time All-American at sabre
  • Finished seventh in the NCAA Championships as a junior and 10th as a senior, where he helped the Titans place 16th in the nation
  • A Member of the Junior National Team
  • Has went onto a career in coaching and was President of the National Bowling Association
Mike Boykins

Ablaye Camara - Men's Soccer - 2001-04

  • Three-time First Team All-Horizon League
  • Two-Time Horizon League All-Tournament selection
  • President's Award winner and Arthur Ashe Award winner as a senior
  • Two-time Academic All-American
  • Second all-time in goals (36) and points (98) and third in assists (26)
  • Helped the Titans to 40 wins, including 14 wins as a senior for the second most in school history and a trip to the Horizon League Championship
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Willie Green - Men's Basketball - 1999-03

  • Two-time All-Horizon League and Horizon League Player of the Year as a senior
  • Fourth in school history in points (1,779) and eighth in total field goals (649)
  • Helped the Titans to three postseason appearances, including NIT Final Four
  • 12-year pro career in the NBA, a 2-time NBA champion as an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors
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Stefanie Hayes - Softball - 1989-92

  • Four-time First Team All-Horizon League selection at third base
  • Led the Horizon League in RBIs as a junior
  • Third all-time in RBIs (95) and third in total hits (161)
  • Helped the Titans to three 30-win teams, a school-record 39 wins in 1991 and a North Star conference title in 1989

Eli Holman - Men's Basketball - 2008-12

  • Ended his career by earning the Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year and was also selected as one of 21 honorees on the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Defensive All-America team
  • Finished his career with 1,024 points, 34th in Titan history
  • Averaged 11.5 points and 8.6 rebounds in his three years with the Titans, while shooting 61.0% from the field and his 163 blocks in the Motor City stand second in school history
  • Part of the 2012 Horizon League championship team

Andrea Humphrey (Karpala) - Women's Track & Field - 2001-05

  • Three-Time NCAA Qualifier in the hammer and shot put
  • Horizon League Outstanding Field Performer as a senior and was the HL Field Newcomer of the Year as a freshman
  • Won the Horizon League indoor weight and outdoor hammer throw three times, while capturing the outdoor shot put twice
  • All-time record holder in the weight and second in the shot put and hammer
  • Three-time All-Academic honor from the USTFCCCA and a President's Award winner as a senior
Andrea Karpala

Lydia Johnson - Women's Basketball - 1978-80

  • All-American as a senior as well as All-State and All-Region as a senior
  • Part of the Titan great teams at the start of the program that were nationally ranked and beat all the in-state teams
  • Played two seasons with the Titans as a transfer seeing action in 61 games, starting 43 across those two years, recording 776 points and 648 rebounds, averaging a double-double of 12.7 points and 10.6 rebounds in her two years with the Titans
  • Her 364 caroms and 11.7 rebounds per game in 1979-80 both rank third all-time in Titan history

Lee Riley - Football - 1952-55

  • A two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection at running back and was of the league's top scorers, running back, punt returner and punter
  • Drafted in the 4th round of the 1955 NFL Draft, the fifth-highest NFL Draft pick in school history
  • Played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants and in the American Football League for the New York Titans
  • In his last year of professional football he led the AFL in interceptions
Lee Riley

Frank Russell - Men's Basketball - 1969-72

  • 26th all-time in scoring with 1,188 points and averaged at least 15.5 ppg in all three seasons
  • As an independent team, not eligible for All-Conference awards
  • Team went from 7-18 as a sophomore to 18-6 as a senior in his three years, playing as an independent 
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Alainna Ryder (Stefan) - Women's Golf - 2007-2011

  • Two-time All-Horizon League honoree and two-time All-Tournament
  • Horizon League Medalist as a senior
  • President's Award winner and a two-time All-American Scholar
  • Won seven career tournaments and helped the Titans win their first conference championship in school history
  • Fourth in career average at 80.8, but first when she graduated, and her 79.37 mark as a senior was also first at the time of her graduation

Jack Simmons - Football - 1942-46

  • Played football, basketball, baseball, and track earning 12 varsity letters
  • All-American Honorable Mention as a senior
  • Played in the NFL for eight seasons for the Detroit Lions, the Chicago Cardinals and Baltimore Colts
  • During his time in the NFL, he was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1956.
  • Served his country in World War II and during his time with the Navy, earned the Heavy Weight Boxing Championship
Jack Simmons

Guy Sparrow - Men's Basketball - 1951-55

  • Two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection
  • Left the school as the all-time leading scorer with 1,608 points, which still ranks ninth in school history
  • Drafted by the Knicks in the 3rd round in the 1955 NBA Draft and played three seasons in the NBA, averaging 11.1 points as a rookie
Guy Sparrow

Mike Stefanski - Baseball - 1988-91

  • First Team All-League as a senior and second team as a junior
  • Hit .332 with 6 HR and 40 RBI as a senior, among the MCC leaders
  • Top 10 in school history with a .325 average and 162 hits
  • 40th Round MLB Pick By Milwaukee and in his first professional season, he won the Arizona League batting title in 1991 with a .364 average in 56 games with 75 hits and 43 RBIs. 
  • Played nine seasons in the  minors and compiled an overall minor league .278 career average with 61 homers and 407 RBIs
  • Now in his 16th year as a coach in the Cincinnati organization
Mike Stefanski

Archie Tullos - Men's Basketball -1984-88

  • Two-time All-League, including first team as a senior
  • Fifth all-time in school history with 1,731 points
  • During his senior season, he finished second in the nation in free throw percentage (90 percent) and ninth in scoring at 26.0 points per game
  • He owned two Horizon League season records by leading the league in three-point shooting percentage with .481 clip (63 of 131) in 1986-87, while sporting the top free throw percentage with .908 (139 of 153) in '87-88
  • Holds the Titan Calihan Hall record for points scored in a game (49)
Archie Tullos
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