WASHINGTON, DC - The University of the District of Columbia inducted four distinguished alumni and one distinguished former coach into the Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, February 21, 2020. The celebration was held in the beautiful ballroom located in the University's Student Center with over 200 alumni, staff, students, family and friends in attendance.

Established during the celebration of the university's 160^th anniversary in 2011, the Athletic Hall of Fame honors outstanding individuals and celebrates the university's rich history of intercollegiate athletics which began in the early 1900's when students attending Miner Normal School participated in basketball and tennis.

The 2020 inductees included the following:

Jaime Brown - University of the District of Columbia, class of 2004. Jaime Brown graduated from UDC in 2004, and was a three-year letter winner, as well as a three-year MVP on the women's basketball team. She was the leading scorer her sophomore year (14.8ppg) when she was ranked third in the country for steals (NCAA D2). She ranked 44th nationally in steals as a junior, and went on to end her career with 1,099 points, 380 rebounds, and 274 steals. Brown currently serves as Woodson Heights Condominium Board President, and serves as Out of School Time Coordinator for DCPS. She is a three-time presenter for the National Youth Development Conferences and received Rockson Development Corporation Community Partner of the Year Award. She also served as Assistant Women's basketball coach in 2007 and 2008, and is a former Youth Program Coordinator for the University of the District of Columbia.

Amadou Gallo Fall - University of the District of Columbia, class of 1993. A 1993 magna cum laude graduate of the University of the District of Columbia, Gallo Fall was a member of the men's basketball team under the legendary George Leftwich. At 6'8", he is noted for blocking Georgetown's Dikembe Mutombo in a 1989 match-up. Gallo Fall averaged 12 points and seven rebounds that season.  He was the team's second-leading scorer during the 1990 season. A broken hand during senior year derailed his dreams of playing in the NBA. Instead, Gallo Fall served as Director of Player Personnel for the Dallas Mavericks. Since 2010, he has served as NBA Vice President and Managing Director for Africa. Gallo Fall founded the SEED project, a business model that integrates sport and education, and serves as a gateway for African students to attend colleges and universities in the United States.  He hosted the first NBA Africa basketball game in 2015, received the 2017 African Leader in Sport Award, and recently was honored at the Annual Giants of Africa – Raptors gala in Toronto. In 2019, Gallo Fall was named the President of the NBA Africa League.

Kenneth M. Harriston - District of Columbia Teachers College, class of 1972. A 1972 graduate of the District of Columbia Teachers College, Harriston also attended Howard University, where he earned his master's degree in 1973. While at Teachers College, he lettered in baseball (two years), basketball (four years), and football (three years). In 1972, he was selected as Outstanding Player of the Year in football, and the MVP of the Men's Basketball team. He was also selected Man of the Year by Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.  While playing basketball at Teachers College, he was a member of two Maryland Intercollegiate Conference Championship teams, whose final records were 18-3 and17-6. After graduation, Harriston taught Health and Physical Education at various DC public schools, on all three levels. On the junior high school level, he coached boys' basketball, boys'& girls' track, and girls' softball. He won three junior high school girls' softball championships, and was awarded two Coach of the Year awards at Roper JHS.    He later coached the girls' basketball team at Spingarn HS, where he took it from a 0-22 record in 1984, to 14-10 in 1985, and was selected by the Washington Post to be Interhigh East Division Coach of the Year. Later, he was the Athletic Director at Phelps Career Senior High School for 13 years. After 35 years of service, he retired from DCPS in 2008, from Eastern HS. 

George Leftwich - Villanova University, 1989 Head Men's Basketball Coach. George Leftwich was a prodigy playmaker who led his Archbishop Carroll high school team -- which included legends such as John Thompson, Jr., Tom Hoover, and Edward "Monk" Malloy -- through an incredible 55-game win streak over two seasons. The three-time All-Met guard helped Carroll win two city championships. From there, Leftwich went to Villanova University, where he received his bachelor of arts degree, and led the men's basketball team to the 1965 National Invitation Tournament Championship. He returned to Carroll in 1968 to serve as varsity coach.  After raising two sons who went on to play basketball at Princeton, Coach Leftwich developed basketball minds, including former Washington Wizards Coach Eddie Jordan and Sidwell Friends Coach Eric Singletary, who played under Leftwich at Sidwell Friends. George Leftwich was hired as the head men's basketball coach at the University of the District of Columbia to stabilize the program in 1989.  Consistent with the educational values he experienced as a student-athlete, Coach Leftwich ensured the Firebirds remained academically eligible, and stayed on pace toward their degrees.

Glenroy J. Robinson, Phd - University of the District of Columbia, class of 1991. A 1991 UDC graduate, Glenroy was a three-year letter winner on the track & field team from 1989-1991. He was a dean's list student throughout his career at UDC, and had numerous accomplishments on the track as well. He was a part of the 4x100m relay team that took home a silver medal at the 1989 Howard University Relays, and he qualified for the NCAA D2 Indoor Championship in the 55-meter dash. In 1990, he was part of the 4x100 meter relay team that won the ECAC Championship, and participated in the Penn Relays in the 4x100. In 1991, he was part of the 4x200meter relay that took home a bronze medal at the ECAC Championship, and was a silver medalist in the 300m. He also went on to earn All-American status in the 200m and 4x100m. Glenroy earned his Phd at Capella University in 2008.

The event was sponsored by the SEED Project, Spectrum Management, District of Columbia Teachers Federal Credit Union, and Academy Bus Company.

UDC Athletics Hall of Fame 2020