prominent athletic alumni include former Major League Baseball players Brian Buscher, Mike Figga, and Bill Hurst. Clinton Hart, a seven-year veteran of the National Football League, began his collegiate athletic career as an outfielder for the Patriots baseball team. Since 2006, three CF alumni have celebrated national championships at the NCAA level. Alberta Auguste won consecutive NCAA women's basketball titles at the University of Tennessee in 2006 and 2007; Nick Ebert won a College World Series title at the University of South Carolina in 2010; and Breanna Fort won an NCAA Division II national championship at Clayton State University in 2011. In the spring of 2010, men's basketball standout Ricardo Ratliffe capped an historic two-year career at CF by winning the 2010 NJCAA Male Student-Athlete of the Year Award. The honor, selected from among all male student-athletes in all sports across the NJCAA's 525 member schools, marked the first national player of the year award won by a CF student-athlete. In June 2010, the CF District Board of Trustees voted to add women's volleyball to the school's athletics program, with its inaugural season scheduled for the fall of 2011. The College of Central Florida announced in 2019 that the volleyball and basketball programs would be cancelled following the 2019–2020 seasons. Notable alumni Dennis Baxley, member of the Florida Senate Brian Buscher, MLB baseball player Evaldas Dainys, professional basketball player Charles Dean, member of the Florida Senate Javonte Douglas, professional basketball player Mike Figga, MLB baseball player Clinton Hart, NFL football player Patrick Hilliman, professional basketball player Malia Hosaka, professional wrestler Jim Huber, sports announcer and commentator for CNN and Turner Sports Bill Hurst, MLB baseball player Kurt Kelly, member of the Florida House of Representatives Todd Lickliter, NCAA men's basketball coach at Butler University and University of Iowa Kevin "K. J." Maura, professional basketball player Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, United States federal judge Darryl Monroe, professional basketball player, 2016 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP Mathiang Muo, professional basketball player Jordan Parks, professional basketball player Nate Pearson, professional baseball player Eddy Polanco, professional basketball player Ricardo Ratliffe, professional basketball player Wade Simoneaux, baseball coach Brandon Tabb, professional basketball player Gallery References External links Buildings and structures in Ocala, Florida Educational institutions established in 1957 Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Education in Marion County, Florida Education in Citrus County, Florida Education in Levy County, Florida Florida