Marcus Ginyard
Basketball Player
Professional basketball player who came to be known as a defensive force at the University of North Carolina. He then made a name for himself on international teams like the Polish squad Basket Zielona Gora.
He was a dominant player at Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School, going 116-19 and winning the Gatorade Player of the Year award.
A stress fracture in his foot forced him to watch from the sidelines as his University of North Carolina Tarheels won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in 2009.
His father was present in the Pentagon during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
His University of North Carolina teammate Wayne Ellington was named NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player in 2009.