Tickets are now available for the Illinois High School Basketball Hall of Fame’s third annual induction ceremonies to be held Saturday, November 2, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign, Ill. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a social hour. Contact Executive Director Dick Corn at 618-357-5205 to order your tickets for $65 apiece.
“We are thrilled to welcome a new class of exceptional basketball players into our Hall of Fame,” Corn said. “There are so many decorated basketball players when you look at the history of high school basketball in Illinois. We take great pride in celebrating players, teams and coaches and the history they have made.”
The third class will join the 85 athletes who have been inducted the past two years.
2013 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
PRE-1960s HALL OF FAME CLASS
Perry Barclift, Quincy
Jesse Clements, Champaign
Nate “Sweetwater” Clifton, Du Sable
Dick Foley, Paris
Phil Judson, Hebron
Walt “Junior” Kirk, Mt. Vernon
Billy Ridley, Taylorville
Hiles Stout, Peoria Central
Don Sunderlage, Elgin
Whitey Verstraete, Moline
POST-1960s HALL OF FAME CLASS
Doug Collins, Benton
Mike Duff, Eldorado
Ronnie Fields, Farragut
Kiwane Garris, Westinghouse
Rashard Griffith, King
Hersey Hawkins, Westinghouse
Sam Puckett, Hales Franciscan
Bogie Redmon, Collinsville
Deon Thomas, Simeon
Dwyane Wade, Richards
WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME CLASS
Jackie Joyner Kersee, East St. Louis Lincoln
Nancy Kennelly Olson, Maine West
Carla McGhee, Peoria Manual
Tangela Smith, Chicago Washington
Michele Savage, Immaculate Heart of Mary
About the Hall of Fame and Museum
The Illinois High School Basketball Hall of Fame and Museum is committed to honoring the finest players, coaches and teams in every era of the rich history of high school basketball in the state. The Hall of Fame and Museum will be located on the historic town square in Pinckneyville. For more information, please contact Executive Director Dick Corn at 618-357-5205 or 618-357-0019 and through email at coachdickcorn@gmail.com.
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