Inductees One of many Manual standouts to play for Bradley, Curtis played two seasons for the Braves after transferring from Drake. In those two years, Curtis produced 1,248 points to rank 19th on the all-time scoring list. His 24.5 ppg average was the highest per game average in university history at the time.
A two time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection, Stuckey also led the Braves in free throw shooting both seasons. In 1991 he won the Karl Watson Memorial Award for the highest point average among senior players.
At Manual, Stuckey was a key performer on the 1985-1986 team that finished 3rd at State with a 31-2 mark. The following season he teamed with David Booth to lead the Rams to a 31-0 mark before falling to Quincy in the State quarterfinals.
1993-94 Manual Boy's Basketball Team Beginning the nearly unbelievable string of consecutive IHSA Class AA State championships during the 2-class (A, AA) era, the Rams rewarded head coach, Dick Van Scyoc (GPSHOF class of 1994) with his 1st state championship trophy in the last of his 45 years of coaching at the high school level. Manual defeated Carbondale 61-60 in the final game. All-State and 1st Team All-Tournament selection, Brandon Hughes led Manual in scoring in all 8 tournament games. Willie Coleman was selected to the 2nd Team All-Tournament, and Coleman and Ivan Watson were given All-State honorable mention recognition. Both were solid contributors at the state finals. Playing an extremely challenging schedule (18 of the Rams’ opponents were ranked in their 6 respective states), they finished the season with a record of 27-6. |