Hall of Fame
In 1959, Fletcher Arritt came to Fork Union Military Academy from Fayetteville, West Virginia as a postgraduate cadet. That year he was co-captain of the basketball team and member of the track team. Upon his graduation in 1960, Arritt spent four years playing basketball at the University of Virginia where he also ran track and cross country.
Arritt returned to Fork Union in 1966 to teach biology and also coached basketball, track, and junior-prep football. After serving as an assistant basketball coach, Arritt became head of the postgraduate team in 1971. He has sent close to 500 players from his program to play among the college ranks, including over 200 Division-I basketball players. Of his 46-year history of basketball, it has been said that there is no coach who has done a better job of preparing kids for college. Seven players have been sent to the NBA, and nearly 25 former players have coached at either the high school or collegiate level. Arritt has seen over 800 wins in his career by using his old-school principle of coaching - instilling the corps of cadets with the values of "Body, Mind and Spirit."
Coach Arritt's reign over the postgraduate basketball program has made Blue Devils one of the nation's premier scholastic basketball programs. He started the Fork Union Basketball School in 1985 and continues to serve well over 100 campers each summer. The Passing Game with Fletcher Arritt is broadcast on sports-radio stations throughout Virginia. Fletcher Arritt's passion is most evident when he shares insights with students and players. "Be proud of that uniform. You'll always be something special while you wear it. Once you take it off, you're just another person walking the streets."
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