Montana Tech Athletics

Brian Vaughns played basketball for Kelvin Sampson for two seasons from 1983-1985. Vaughns transferred at the end of 1985 when coach Samson left Montana Tech for Washington State.
 
"Flyin' Brian", a 6-foot-7 center from New Jersey, played on two Frontier Conference Championship teams both seasons. Vaughns was a true force in the key nearly averaging a double-double during his time as an Oredigger. The two-time first team all-conference and all-district selection averaged 16.4 points and a league leading 9.5 rebounds 60 blocks as a sophomore. Vaughns had 60 blocks during the 1984-85 season as well.
 
Vaughns transferred to NCAA Division I University of California Santa Barbara for the 1985-86 season where he averaged a team high 13.9 points a game as a senior and was second in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association in rebounds averaging 8.4 boards. The Milwaukee Bucks drafted Vaughns in the fifth round of the NBA draft in 1987.