East Tennessee State University

Nicole Hopson-Riddle played basketball for the Bucs from 1987 to 1991, ranking fourth on the all-time leading scoring list with 1,805 points. She served as co-captain for three years and was named All-Southern Conference three times. She received the honor of 1991 Southern Conference Athlete of the Year and was selected to the Southern Conference’s 1992-1993 All-Decade Team. She was also a two-time Southern Conference All-Tournament Team selection. Hopson-Riddle joined other Bucs in the ETSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.