Trent Cole, Trish Ladusaw, Doris Scott and Nick Van Exel will be going into the Cincinnati Bearcats Hall of Fame in September.
It is pretty cool I went to school with Trent Cole and now he is going to the Bearcats Hall of Fame and Van Exel was the first NBA jersey I’ve ever owed and he too is going to the Hall of Fame.
Congrats to all four Bearcats.
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The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics announced new inductees to the James P. Kelly UC Athletics Hall of Fame Thursday, naming Trent Cole (football), Trish Ladusaw (volleyball), Doris Scott (women’s basketball) and Nick Van Exel (men’s basketball) to its 2018 class.
The hall of fame honorees will be recognized along with current student-athletes during the 18th Annual Legion of Excellence Gala on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at The Phoenix in downtown Cincinnati. A reception will occur at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and the awards program at 7 p.m. For questions or to purchase an event ticket, please call the UC Foundation at 513-556-6322 or click HERE to register today.
The UC James P. Kelly Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1976 to honor and pay tribute to those individuals and teams who have made outstanding contributions in the field of intercollegiate athletics and helped bring recognition, honor, distinction and excellence to the UC and its athletics programs through participation, support or interest.
// UC JAMES P. KELLY, SR. ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Trent Cole, Football
Cole played defensive line for the Bearcats from 2002-04. The native of Xenia, Ohio was a CollegeFootballNews.com Third-Team All-America selection in 2004 and a two-time First-Team All-Conference USA choice. He was also selected as UC’s Claude Rost Most Valuable Player and John Pease Outstanding Lineman as a senior, ranking fifth in the nation, averaging almost two tackles per loss per game (1.79). Cole still sits in the UC record books, ranking second all-time in tackles for loss (48.0) and sixth all-time in sacks (18.5). Cole was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft and went on to a 12-year career with the Eagles and Indianapolis Colts, making the Pro Bowl twice. He tallied 90.5 career sacks and ranks second in Philadelphia’s record book behind Reggie White. An avid outdoorsman, Cole currently hosts Blitz TV, a TV show which takes big-game hunting to the extreme.
Trish Ladusaw, Volleyball
A four-year letterwinner between 1999-2002, Ladusaw concluded her Cincinnati career with 2,074 digs, ranking second in NCAA history. At the time of her graduation, she owned every dig record in school annals and was in the top 10 of six school career record charts. She still holds the UC records for career digs (2,074) and digs per set (4.38). One of seven members of UC’s 1,000 kill-1,000 dig club with 2,074 digs and 1,465 kills. Ladusaw helped lead the Bearcats to a 98-34 record during her four-year career, appeared in four NCAA Tournaments and was one of the cornerstones of three Conference USA regular season championship teams. She was the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year three times, a three-time First-Team All-C-USA honoree and an American Volleyball Coaches Association all-region selection and CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree in 2002.
Doris Scott, Women’s Basketball
A four-year women’s basketball letterwinner from 1996-99, Scott started in 116 career games and sits at No. 7 on the program’s all-time scoring list with 1,695 points. She averaged 14.6 points per game over her four year career with a high-water mark of 17.6 ppg in 1997-98. Scott was a two-time Second-Team, All-Conference USA honoree in 1998 and 99 and was tabbed for a spot on the C-USA All-Freshman Team in 1996. A force inside, she topped the UC chart in blocked shots in all four years of her career, stuffing 19, 30, 22 and 29 shots from 1995-99, respectively. Scott also led UC in rebounding over a three-year period from 1996-99, grabbing 224, 235 and 231 rebounds, respectively. She still ranks in UC’s career top-10 in points (7th/1,695), scoring average (9th/14.6), field goals made (4th/691), field goals attempted (t-5th/1,339), field goal percentage (3rd/.516), free throws made (6th/313), free throws attempted (3rd/514), rebounds (3rd/861), rebounding average (7th/7.4), blocked shots (third/100).
Nick Van Exel, Men’s Basketball
Van Exel averaged 15.2 points and 3.6 assists during his two seasons as a Bearcat (1991-93), helping lead UC to the 1992 NCAA Final Four as a junior. As a senior he averaged 18.3 points and 4.5 assists earning third team all-America honors (Associated Press, Basketball Times and Basketball Weekly) and was named a finalist for the John Wooden Award for the nation’s top player. Van Exel was drafted in the second round (37th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1993 NBA Draft. During his 13-year NBA career, Van Exel played with six teams, earning NBA All-Star distinction in 1998. He averaged 14.9 points and 7.3 assists in five seasons with the Lakers. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies.
