SAN ANTONIO — The 2024 UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame Class will be inducted during Homecoming Weekend on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 18-19.
The second class in UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame history is made up of Derrick Gervin (men’s basketball), Monica Gibbs (women’s basketball), Michael Rockett (baseball), Starlite Williams (women’s basketball, track & field) and Teddy Williams (men’s track & field).
The UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on Friday, Oct. 18, at Pedrotti’s Ranch. Cocktail hour will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the ceremony at 7 p.m. Tables and individual seats for the event are on sale now by visiting https://giving.utsa.edu/halloffame.
These five inductees will join the inaugural class of McKenzie Adams (volleyball/women’s basketball), Devin Brown (men’s basketball), Larry Coker (football coach), Marcus Davenport (football), Lynn Hickey (athletics director) and Tameka Roberts (track & field/women’s basketball), who all were inducted in October 2023.
UTSA Athletics will profile each of the five members of the 2024 Class leading up to the Induction Ceremony.
Derrick Gervin
Class of 2024
Men’s Basketball (1982-85)
The second UTSA men’s basketball player to have his jersey retired, Derrick Gervin was the school’s second-ever NBA Draft pick when he was selected in 1985 by the Philadelphia 76ers in the fourth round. A two-time honorable mention All-American, he led the Roadrunners in scoring and rebounding in each of his three seasons.
The first Roadrunner to reach 1,000 points and 500 rebounds, Gervin finished his career with 1,691 points and 684 boards. The San Antonio Express-News 1984 Sportsman of the Year led UTSA to a breakout campaign in 1983-84, as the team finished with a 20-8 record, the second-best mark by an NCAA Division I Independent that season.
The younger brother of NBA legend and former San Antonio Spurs player George Gervin, he went on to a lengthy professional career including stops with the Nets and overseas with Hapoel Gvat/Yagur, where he earned 1995 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.
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