Mississippi State announces its 2014 HOF inductees

Mississippi State announced on Thursday the two members to be inducted into its sports hall of fame. Basketball player Rickey Brown and track and field standout Tiffany McWilliams Dudley will represent the 2014 class of the MSU Sports Hall of Fame. The two will be inducted during pregame festivities when Mississippi State hosts Texas A&M on Oct. 4.

Brown, a native of Madison County, lettered for the Bulldogs from 1976-80 and was an All-American in his final season of 1979-80. He earned a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection in 1980. Brown is the school's fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,838 career points. His 17.2 points per game rank sixth in program history. He's third all-time in rebounding with 1,092 boards.

Brown was chosen by the Golden State Warriors with the 13th overall pick of the 1980 NBA Draft. He played two seasons with the Warriors then spent three seasons with the Atlanta Hawks.

McWilliams Dudley, a native of Red Bay, Alabama, was a six-time NCAA All-American, a three-time NCAA individual champion and a seven-time SEC individual champion from 2001-04. She shattered five school records during her career, including the indoor one-mile run (4:32.24), indoor 3,000-meter run (9:26.29), outdoor 1,500-meter run (4:06.75), outdoor 800-meter run (2:01.00) and outdoor one-mile run (4:31.31).

McWilliams Dudley claimed league titles in the indoor one-mile run in 2003 and 2004 and continued her success onto the outdoor circuit, winning the 800 and 1,500-meters.

In 2004, McWilliams broke a 15-year-old NCAA outdoor record to defend her 1,500 meters national title with a time of 4:06.75. She won the same event in 2003 and was the 2004 NCAA indoor one-mile champion.

McWilliams was a member of two USA Track and Field international squads, participating in the 2003 Outdoor World Championships and 2006 Indoor World Championships. In 2006, she was runner-up in the 1,500 meters at the USA Track and Field Championships with a time of 4:09.17.