Sports Hall of Fame Inductee

Graduated in 1986

Originally from Brantford, Ont., Gary McKeigan joined the Concordia Stingers men's basketball team as a transfer student from an American college in 1979. The six-foot-six forward had an immediate impact. Not only was he a high scoring, dominant offensive player, he was also outstanding on defence. He was generally regarded as one the hardest workers to ever don a Stinger uniform.

Gary scored an impressive 2238 points during the four years he played at Concordia and was highly decorated during that time. A team captain, he was the Stingers' MVP in each of his last three seasons. He was the university's Male Athlete of the Year in 1981. The Quebec University Athletic Association named him to its all-star teams in each of his four years of play. In 1982 and 1983, he was a second team Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU) all-Canadian. His prowess earned him an invitation to national team tryouts for the 1981 international students games under the direction of the legendary Jack Donohue.

The Concordia teams on which Gary played won four Quebec titles and competed at the CIAU national championships three times. The Stingers enjoyed an impressive run in 1981, earning a bronze medal at the nationals.

Gary completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a specialization in art education in 1986 and a Graduate Diploma in Art Education in 1989. He went onto a successful career in teaching.