Raeford native and Hoke County High graduate Gilbert McGregor is Athlete of the Week. He was the first African American N.C. native to sign with a Big Four program in the state and played basketball at Wake Forest from 1968 to 1971.
Fifty-five years later, he is still in the top 10 on Wake’s career rebounding list and is in the top 20 multiple times on the single-season rebounding rankings. McGregor scored 1,000 points at Wake and is one of five Demon Deacons to average a double-double for two seasons before going on to an NBA career.
Last week, he was inducted into Wake Forest’s Sports Hall of Fame as one of eight member of the class of 2026.
