Youngstown, Ohio – The Youngstown State University athletics department and men's basketball program will be honoring one of its all-time greats during the men's basketball game against IU-Indy on Saturday.

Jeff Covington, Youngstown State's all-time leading scorer, was inducted into the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame on Nov. 1, 2024.

Covington, who played at Youngstown State from 1974-78, was the 1978 Basketball Weekly College Division Player of the Year and a three-time NABC Division II All-American.

He garnered third-team honors in 1976; first-team laurels in 1977; and was a second-team selection in 1978. Covington was also a 1977 Associate Press Little All-American Second-Team pick.

He is YSU's all-time leading scorer with 2,424 career points and ranks second in with 1,381 career rebounds. Covington is also a member of the Youngstown State Athletic Hall of Fame.