The late Floyd "Scotty" Hamilton was the roly-poly playmaker of West Virginia's 1942 NIT national championship team. In the tournament, Hamilton led the last-seeded Mountaineers to a monumental 58-49 overtime win against Coach Clair Bee's Long Island squad, which came into the game with a 42-game winning streak. After topping Toledo 51-39 in the semifinals, Hamilton helped WVU upend Western Kentucky 47-45 in the championship game.

The Mountaineers finished 19-4 that season as the 5-11 Hamilton averaged 8.7 points per game to become West Virginia's first-ever basketball All-America selection (Helms Foundation). A parade down High Street in Morgantown was held for Hamilton and his championship teammates Rudy Baric, Roger "Shorty" Hicks, Lou Kalmar, Dick Kesling, Donald Raese, George Rickey and Walter Rollins and their head coach Dyke Raese.

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• Position: Forward
• Hometown: Grafton, W.Va.
• Inducted into WVU Hall of Fame: 1996