Gay Elmore is an American lawyer in

Charleston, West Virginia Charleston is the capital and List of cities in West Virginia, most populous city of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Elk River (West Virginia), Elk and Kanawha River, Kanawha rivers, the city had a population of 48,864 at the 20 ...

who is better known for his collegiate basketball career at

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between 1983–84 and 1986–87. During his career, Elmore scored a then-school record 2,423 points in 113 games, which at the time of his graduation was also the fourth-highest total in

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history. As a

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in 1984–85 he scored 17 points in the championship game of the

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, but the Keydets lost to

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, 70–65. He was named the tournament MVP. In Elmore's final two seasons he was named the conference player of the year, becoming the 10th player to earn the honor at least twice at that point. After averaging 25.5 points per game during his

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season, the

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selected Elmore in the sixth round (133rd overall) of the

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, although he never ended up playing in the league. He attended

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and became a lawyer. Today, he and his wife run Elmore & Elmore, a law firm in Charleston, West Virginia, primarily handling real estate and business law. His son Jon Elmore played college basketball at

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(2015–19) and became

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's all-time leading scorer. His other son, Ot, also played college basketball at Marshall University and is an assistant coach at

Glenville State University Glenville State University (GSU) is a public college in Glenville, West Virginia. History Glenville State University was founded in 1872 as a branch of West Virginia Normal School. It became known as Glenville State Normal School. It served the ...

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