Class of 1998

Ginnell Curtis is one of the greatest women’s basketball players in Apex history. She graduated from Apex High School in 1998, having been a three year starter at point guard for the Lady Cougars. She led Apex to a 69-14 record during her three year stint on the varsity, a span which saw Apex win three conference championships, two sectional championships, and twice play for the Eastern Regional title.

Individually, she was an offensive machine, as she recorded over 1000 career points, but also distributed over 500 career assists to account for another 1000 points for the Cougars. But her excellence was not limited to the offensive end of the court, as Ginnell racked up over 400 steals in her career as well. Upon graduation, Ginnell matriculated to UNC Pembroke, where her outstanding basketball career continued to blossom. She earned All-Conference accolades all four years that she played at Pembroke and continued to score at will at the collegiate level.

Ginnell is one of only two players in Pembroke history to score over 2000 points in her career and she established school records for career assists and career free throws made. In addition, she also established the Pembroke single season record for assists with 158. For her outstanding accomplishments during her career at Pembroke, Ginnell was inducted into the Pembroke Hall of Fame in 2008. Ginnell is quick to note, however, that she had tremendous support from the sacrifices of her parents and from the mentorship of former Apex coach Scott Campbell who has always remained a loyal friend.