Former Florida Gators basketball star Teddy Dupay has added another milestone to his legendary career. On May 6, Dupay was inducted into the FHSAA Hall of Fame, honoring a high school scoring record that has stood unmatched for nearly three decades.

Standing just 5-foot-10, Dupay played with a relentless chip on his shoulder throughout his four-year career at Mariner High in Cape Coral. Under the guidance of coaches Timmy Maloney and Frank Morris, he amassed an astonishing 3,744 career points—a testament to his relentless drive and skill.

His senior season in 1998 was nothing short of spectacular. Dupay averaged 41.5 points per game, highlighted by a jaw-dropping 70-point performance in a state playoff game and a 56-point outburst at the City of Palms Tournament. That latter effort remains a record for the elite Fort Myers-based event, cementing his place in Florida prep basketball history.

"I believed I could do it," Dupay recalled. "I just knew it was going to happen. I got to play as a freshman, had the ball in my hands a lot—it was the perfect team for me. Coaches wanted to play ultra, ultra fast, obnoxiously fast. With Coach Maloney and then Coach Morris, we played even faster. The amount of possessions and shots I got up was such a unique situation to thrive in."

Now 28 years later, the record remains untouched. Asked if it could ever be broken, Dupay responded with a mix of humility and pride: "If someone had the goods to do it, you'd know right away. I'd love to go watch them play. It's hard to remember every play or game, but when you're a player who put on a good show, it just makes you feel good. That's what we had, no doubt."

Dupay's high school dominance caught the eye of then-Florida Gators coach Billy Donovan, who saw a kindred spirit in the fiery guard. Donovan, himself a shorter scoring point guard who led Providence to the Final Four in 1987, offered Dupay a scholarship in 1996—when Dupay was just a sophomore.

"Coach Donovan had to have seen something," Dupay said. "He offered me a scholarship to be a building block, to go out there and build the team we wanted when I was in 10th grade."

After earning Florida Mr. Basketball honors in 1998, Dupay joined the Gators and adapted to a team-first role alongside future NBA talents like Mike Miller, Udonis Haslem, Donnell Harvey, and Matt Bonner. He helped propel Florida to its first Final Four under Donovan in 2000, where the Gators fell to Michigan State 89-76 in the national championship game.

In three seasons at Florida (1998-2001), Dupay knocked down 188 career three-pointers and scored 980 points. His legacy, however, extends far beyond the stat sheet.

“As good of a competitor as I’ve had a chance to coach,” Donovan once said. “He was always a fearless guy.”