Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2023
- Class:
- 1984
Described by legendary coach Lou Carnesecca as "one of the best shooters I've seen" and a rebounder "like someone 6-9 or 6-10," Vaughan ushered Pitt basketball into the Big East Conference and gained stature as one of Pitt's unforgettable greats. Standing a shade under 6-5, Vaughan played much larger. He led the Panthers in both scoring and rebounding in each of his final three seasons (1981-84). Vaughan was an important contributor to the first two basketball tournament titles in school history—the 1981 and 1982 Eastern 8 Tournament championships. In the latter, he was named tournament MVP and scored 21 points in the championship game, a 79-72 win over rival West Virginia. When Pitt moved to the higher-profile Big East for the 1982-83 season, Vaughan elevated his game to the next level, averaging 21 points as both a junior and senior. He finished his career as Pitt's all-time leading scorer with 2,033 points and currently ranks second (a mere 12 points behind leader Charles Smith's 2,045).
