Opponents knew that they had to stop Georgio Milligan '12 if they were going to stop the powerhouse Franklin & Marshall men's basketball team during its reign of dominance in the Centennial Conference. Despite all of the attention that the 20212 Division III News National Player of the Year received, seemingly nobody was able to stop Milligan as he finished his career as a four-time first-team All-Centennial Conference selection who led the Diplomats to conference championships during each of his final three seasons. Franklin & Marshall reached the national tournament in each of Milligan's four seasons, including a Final Four appearance in 2009 and two trips to the Elite 8 (2010, 12). In addition to being the first-ever four-time first-team All-Centennial Conference selection, Milligan was also a two-time Centennial Conference Player of the Year (2011, 12). He still stands as one of just six players in conference history to accomplish that feat.
With the Diplomats' team success came a number of individual accolades as Milligan graduated as the program leader with 1,932 career points, a mark that has only since been surpassed by fellow Brandon Federici who became just the second player in conference history to be a four-time first-team All-CC selection. At the time of his graduation, Milligan had also amassed the school records for assists (628), steals (282), free throws made (535), games played (124), games started (124), and minutes played (4,117), while ranking second in block shots (140) and third in field goals made (655). To this day, Milligan still holds the school's career record for free throws made, assists, steals, games played, games started, and minutes played. Even with those individual accolades, Milligan first made his impact as a tremendous teammate where he dished out 173 assists during his rookie campaign as F&M embarked on its trip to the Final Four in 2009. Averaging 15.6 points per game during his career, Milligan poured in 586 points as a senior (18.9 ppg) as the Diplomats went 28-3.
After graduation, Milligan continued to play the game he loved on the national team for the United States Virgin Islands where he competed in the Pan American Games, FIBA Americas, and numerous World Cup Qualifiers. He led the Virgin Islands to the 2015 CBC Championship and won two national championships for Costa Rica and was honored as the 2018 Player of the Year for his country. His international playing career also featured stops in Germany, Mexico, Sweden, Venezuela, Brazil, and Columbia.
