Jack Hartman, the all-time winningest men’s basketball coach at Kansas State, has been inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
He is part of the latest class, which also includes seven players. Among them is Wayne Estes, a Utah State star who tragically lost his life in 1965 while attempting to assist at the scene of a car accident after his final game.
The class also features Dave Meyers, a key player in UCLA’s NCAA championship wins in 1973 and 1975; Sihugo Green from Duquesne, the top pick in the 1956 NBA Draft; and Lennie Rosenbluth, who led North Carolina to a perfect 32-0 season and the 1957 NCAA title.
Other inductees include Sam Lacey from New Mexico State, the fifth overall pick in the 1970 NBA Draft and former Kansas City Kings player; John Rudometkin, the first USC player to score over 1,000 points in two seasons; and Tom Stith of St. Bonaventure, who averaged 26.5 points per game over his career.
