NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association
Hall of Fame
Each year the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Selects 3-5 coaches, players or contributors that have exemplified a lifetime of excellence to both the NJCAA and the sport of basketball. We encourage anyone to nominate any player, coach or contributor that is worthy of being considered for the NJCAA Men's Basketball Hall of Fame.
NJCAA Hall of Fame Nomination Form
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NJCAA Hall of Fame Nomination Form
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Please email njcaambbcoaches@gmail.com if you have any questions!
NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association
Hall of Fame Nomination Form (Download Below)
Hall of Fame Nomination Form (Download Below)
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NJCAA Hall of Fame | Class of 2019
Steve Eck
Head Coach – Hutchinson (KS)
The all-time wins leader at one of the most storied programs in all of NJCAA basketball, Steve Eck currently sports an overall NJCAA record of 596-105 with 274 of those victories recorded at Hutchinson. Eck's coaching tenure includes stops at Butler (KS), Redlands (OK), and Cowley (KS) before taking over the Blue Dragon program in 2009.
During his time at Hutchinson, Eck has guided the program to five national tournament appearances in the last six years- a list the includes the coveted NJCAA Division I National Championship in 2017 where he was named the Spalding NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Coach of the Year. In his first nine seasons with the Blue Dragons, Eck's programs have won at least 25 games each season, including a 35-2 mark in 2016-17. The Blue Dragons have finished in the top two of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) each year and have captured a pair of region championships.
Eck also claimed an NJCAA Division II National Championship in 2002 at Redlands before the program moved to Division I status, a move that saw Eck lead the program to back-to-back national tournament appearances during its first two years.
Eck's tenure at Cowley included a program-record 31 wins and a .911 overall winning percentage.
Along with a decorated junior college coaching resume, Eck also claimed six high school state championships from 1986-96, a feat that led to his induction into the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame.
Eck becomes the 10th Hutchinson-affiliated member inducted into the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
A Haven, KS native, Eck received a bachelor's degree in history and physical education from Kansas Newman College.
Head Coach – Hutchinson (KS)
The all-time wins leader at one of the most storied programs in all of NJCAA basketball, Steve Eck currently sports an overall NJCAA record of 596-105 with 274 of those victories recorded at Hutchinson. Eck's coaching tenure includes stops at Butler (KS), Redlands (OK), and Cowley (KS) before taking over the Blue Dragon program in 2009.
During his time at Hutchinson, Eck has guided the program to five national tournament appearances in the last six years- a list the includes the coveted NJCAA Division I National Championship in 2017 where he was named the Spalding NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Coach of the Year. In his first nine seasons with the Blue Dragons, Eck's programs have won at least 25 games each season, including a 35-2 mark in 2016-17. The Blue Dragons have finished in the top two of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) each year and have captured a pair of region championships.
Eck also claimed an NJCAA Division II National Championship in 2002 at Redlands before the program moved to Division I status, a move that saw Eck lead the program to back-to-back national tournament appearances during its first two years.
Eck's tenure at Cowley included a program-record 31 wins and a .911 overall winning percentage.
Along with a decorated junior college coaching resume, Eck also claimed six high school state championships from 1986-96, a feat that led to his induction into the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame.
Eck becomes the 10th Hutchinson-affiliated member inducted into the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
A Haven, KS native, Eck received a bachelor's degree in history and physical education from Kansas Newman College.
Pat Smith
Head Coach – Moberly Area (MO)
Recently crossing the 700-win milestone for his NJCAA career, Pat Smith of Moberly Area joins the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
With a current record of 15-5 during the 2017-18 season, Smith has racked up 716 career wins throughout his NJCAA coaching career which includes stops at Lincoln Land (IL), Wabash Valley (IL), Barton (KS), Jacksonville (TX), and Trinity Valley (TX).
For his efforts on the hardwoods over the course of 33 years of NJCAA service, Smith has accumulated five NJCAA region coach of the year honors (two at Wabash Valley, three at Moberly Area). Smith has guided his programs to 10 consecutive 20-win seasons, five regional championships and four district championships while finishing inside the final top-20 NJCAA rankings on 10 separate occasions. Over 100 players from Smith's programs have moved on to NCAA Division I programs.
Smith's service to the NJCAA includes a multitude of responsibilities off the court as well. Smith currently serves as the NJCAA Region 16 Men's Director and the Board of Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. During his time in Region 14, Smith also served as the NJCAA Region 14 Basketball Coaches Chair.
A Missouri Sports Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Smith becomes the eighth Moberly Area-affiliated member inducted into the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Smith is a 1981 graduate of Bluefield College in Bluefield, VA.
Head Coach – Moberly Area (MO)
Recently crossing the 700-win milestone for his NJCAA career, Pat Smith of Moberly Area joins the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
With a current record of 15-5 during the 2017-18 season, Smith has racked up 716 career wins throughout his NJCAA coaching career which includes stops at Lincoln Land (IL), Wabash Valley (IL), Barton (KS), Jacksonville (TX), and Trinity Valley (TX).
For his efforts on the hardwoods over the course of 33 years of NJCAA service, Smith has accumulated five NJCAA region coach of the year honors (two at Wabash Valley, three at Moberly Area). Smith has guided his programs to 10 consecutive 20-win seasons, five regional championships and four district championships while finishing inside the final top-20 NJCAA rankings on 10 separate occasions. Over 100 players from Smith's programs have moved on to NCAA Division I programs.
Smith's service to the NJCAA includes a multitude of responsibilities off the court as well. Smith currently serves as the NJCAA Region 16 Men's Director and the Board of Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. During his time in Region 14, Smith also served as the NJCAA Region 14 Basketball Coaches Chair.
A Missouri Sports Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Smith becomes the eighth Moberly Area-affiliated member inducted into the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Smith is a 1981 graduate of Bluefield College in Bluefield, VA.
Jim Welling
Former Head Coach – Owens (OH)
A two-time NJCAA national champion head coach, Jim Welling joins the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association after a stellar career with the Express.
With 20 years of NJCAA service as a head coach, Welling's tenure saw back-to-back DII men's basketball national championships in 1992 and 1993 that culminated in the NJCAA Coach of the Year honor in each season. Welling also guided the Express to a runner-up finish in 1994 followed by a third-place finish in 1995. Along with Welling's success at the national level, the Owens alum earned seven NJCAA Region XII Coach of the Year honors.
The ability to connect with student-athletes served as Welling's calling. While at Owens, Welling graduated 86% of his student-athletes while moving 76 players on to NCAA Division I programs. Seven student-athletes garnered NJCAA All-America honors, including four first team recipients.
Welling's remarkable career winning percentage of .812 included 19 seasons of 20 or more wins.
Welling joins his former student-athlete Jeff Massey to be inducted into the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Massey was a two-time All-American and national champion with Owens and left the school as the program's all-time leading scorer.
A native of Northwood, OH, Welling received an associate's degree from Owens before graduating from the University of Toledo.
Former Head Coach – Owens (OH)
A two-time NJCAA national champion head coach, Jim Welling joins the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association after a stellar career with the Express.
With 20 years of NJCAA service as a head coach, Welling's tenure saw back-to-back DII men's basketball national championships in 1992 and 1993 that culminated in the NJCAA Coach of the Year honor in each season. Welling also guided the Express to a runner-up finish in 1994 followed by a third-place finish in 1995. Along with Welling's success at the national level, the Owens alum earned seven NJCAA Region XII Coach of the Year honors.
The ability to connect with student-athletes served as Welling's calling. While at Owens, Welling graduated 86% of his student-athletes while moving 76 players on to NCAA Division I programs. Seven student-athletes garnered NJCAA All-America honors, including four first team recipients.
Welling's remarkable career winning percentage of .812 included 19 seasons of 20 or more wins.
Welling joins his former student-athlete Jeff Massey to be inducted into the NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Massey was a two-time All-American and national champion with Owens and left the school as the program's all-time leading scorer.
A native of Northwood, OH, Welling received an associate's degree from Owens before graduating from the University of Toledo.
2019
Steve Eck - (Coach) Hutchinson Community College (KS)
Pat Smith - (Coach) Moberly Area Community College (MO)
Jim Welling - (Coach) Owens Community College (OH)
2018
Pete Mickeal - (Player) Indian Hills Community College (IA)
Jay Herkelman - (Coach) Coffeyville Community College (KS)
Todd Franklin - (Coach) Vincennes University (IN)
2017
Eddie Robinson - (Player) Brown Mackie College (KS) | Trinity Valley Community College (TX)
Craig Tucker - (Player) Coffeyville Community College (KS)
Michael Ingram - (Coach) Lansing Community College (MI)
Joe Kuhn - (Coach) Joliet Junior College (IL)
Robert 'Gus' Stevens - (Contributor) Vincennes University (IN)
2016
Alonzo Bradley - (Player) Hinds Community College (MS) (Formerly Utica Community College)
Dennis Gibson - (Coach) Garrett College (MD)
Bob Flickner - (Coach) Eastfield College (TX)
2015
Vinnie Johnson - (Player) McLennan Community College (TX)
Steve Green - (Coach) South Plains College (TX)
Audie Arnold - (Coach) Northeast Mississippi Community College (MS)
2014
Kevin Gamble - (Player) Lincoln College (IL)
Jeff Massey - (Player) Owens Community College (OH)
Bill Muse - (Coach) Connors State College (OK)
Richard Shilts - (Coach) Kalamazoo Valley Community College (MI)
2013
Rich Corsetto - (Coach) Passaic County Community College (NJ)
Dave Heiss - (Coach) Waubonsee Community College (IL)
Dennis Helms - (Coach) Odessa College (TX)
2012
Jim Boyce - (Player) Burlington Junior College (Burlington, IA)
Carl Landry - (Player) Vincennes University (Indiana)
Clarence Walker - (Player) Vincennes University (Indiana)
Gene Bahnsen - (Coach) Wharton County Junior College (Texas)
Buster Gilliss - (Coach) Bismarck State College (Bismarck, ND)
Kevin McCarthy - (Coach) SUNY Cobleskill (NY)
2011
Troy Arlis Ricks, Sr. - (Coach) Mississippi Delta Community College, Hinds Community College (Miss.) & Copiah-Lincoln Community College (Miss.)
Stephen Solomone - (Coach) Gloucester County College (NJ)
Allen Pickering - (Coach) Lincoln College (Lincoln, IL)
Dennis Pilcher - (Coach) Iowa Central Community College (Fort Dodge, IA)
McCoy McLemore - (Player) Moberly Junior College (MO)
2010
Ollie Mack - (Player) San Jacinto College (Texas)
Billy Kent Barton - (Coach) State Fair Community College (Missouri)
Jay Pivec - (Coach) Minneapolis Community & Technical College (Minnesota)
Jack Robertson - (Coach) Faulkner State Community College (Alabama)
Steve Schmidt - (Coach) Mott Community College (Flint, MI)
2009
William Finn - (Coach) Moraine Valley Community College (Palus Hills, IL)
Mike Leatherwood - (Coach) Indian River State College (Fort Pierce, FL)
Willie Murrell - (Player) - Eastern Oklahoma A & M College (Wilburton, OK)
Lewis Orr - (Coach) Lon Morris College (Jacksonville, TX) and Navarro College (Corsicana, TX)
2008
Ned Duncan - (Player) Kilgore College (Kilgore, TX)
Bill Carlyle - (Coach) Walters State Community College (Morristown, TN)
Francis Flax - (Coach) Brown Mackie College (Salina, KS)
Joe O'Brien - (Coach) Southeastern Community College (West Burlington, IA)
Paige Rowden - (Coach) Leicester Junior College (Worcester, MA)
2007
Scott Gernander - (Coach) San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX)
Richard Park - (Player) Independence Junior College (Independence, KS)
Carroll Herman - (Coach) Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL)
John Spezia - (Coach) Danville Area Community College (Danville, IL)
2006
Randall Albrecht - (Coach) St. Louis Community College-Meramec (St. Louis, MO)
Ron Brillhart - (Coach) Western Nebraska Community College (Scottsbluff, NE)
David Retzlaff - (Coach) Minnesota State Community & Technical College (Fergus Falls, MN)
Austin "Red" Robbins - (Player) Chipola Junior College; University of Tennessee; and ABA
2005
Fred Pohlman - (Coach) Penn Valley Community College (Kansas City, MO).
Steve Francis - (Player) San Jacinto Community College; Allegany Community College; University of Maryland; and NBA.
Phil George - (Coach) San Angelo Junior College; San Angelo State University.
Shawn Marion - (Player) Vincennes University; University of Nevada - Las Vegas; and NBA.
2004
Lionel Harris - (Player) Dixie College in St. George, Utah; Arizona State University; and NBA.
John Hurley - (Coach) Cincinnati State Community College.
Freddie Lewis - (Player) Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher, Arizona; Arizona State University; and NBA.
Verties Sails - (Coach) Southwest Tennessee Community College.
Bob Snellar - (Coach) Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas; Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri.
2003
Dave "Soupy" Campbell - (Coach) New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico; College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls; and Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff.
Don Klaas - (Coach) College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
Lowell Roumph - (Coach) Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado.
2002
Charles Anderson - (Coach) Aquinas College; Nashville, Tennessee
Robert "Bob" Gilliland - (Contributor) National Tournament Committee for 52 years
Roy Hairston - (Player) Hutchinson Community College and Purdue University
Jay Harrington - (Coach-Contributor) Southwestern Illinois College; Belleville, Illinois
Gayle Kaundart - (Coach) Westark Community College; Fort Smith, Arkansas
2001
Enid Drake - (Coach) Louisburg College; Louisburg, North Carolina
Nate McMillan - (Player) Chowan College, NC State and Seattle Supersonics
Ken Rochlitz - (Coach/Contributor) Northwest College; Powell, Wyoming
Bob Tipson - (Coach) Champlain College; Burlington, Vermont
2000
Rickey Green - Vincennes University; Vincennes, Indiana
Archie Myers - Howard College; Big Spring, Texas
Virgil Motsinger - Southeastern Illinois College; Harrisburg, Illinois
Dan Sparks - Vincennes University; Vincennes, Indiana
1999
Dennis Perryman - Garden City CC; Garden City, Kansas
Gene Robbins - Murray State College; Tishomingo, Oklahoma
Jim Wyatt - Southeastern CC; West Burlington, Iowa
Bill Shay - CC of Allegheny county; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1998
Artis Gilmore - Gardner-Webb JC; Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Jack Martiin - County College of Morris; Randolph, New Jersey
William Ben Rogers, Sr. - Middle Georgia College; Cochran, Georgia
James Allen Toupal - Trinidad State JC; Trinidad, Colorado
1997
Tom Bennett - Mesa Community College; Mesa, Arizona
Bob Kirk - Allegany Community College; Cumberland, Maryland
Cliff Meely - Northeastern Junior College; Sterling, Colorado
1996
Larry Dassie - Dodge City CC; Dodge City, Kansas
Jerry Kershaw - Hutchinson, Kansas
Leon Spencer - Trinity Valley CC; Athens, Texas
Fred Trenkle - College of Southern Idaho; Twin Falls, Idaho
1995
Walter Berry - San Jacinto College/Central; Pasadena, Texas
Vincent Cullen - CC of Rhode Island; Lincoln, Rhode Island
Dan Dotson - Hannibal LaGrange JC; Hannibal, Missouri
Bruce Hoffman - Sheridan College; Sheridan, Wyoming
Gerald Wilkins - Moberly Area Junior College; Moberly, Missouri
1994
Larry Johnson - Odessa College; Odessa, Texas
Mitch Richmond - Moberly Area Junior College; Moberly, Missouri
Ollie Taylor - San Jacinto College; Pasadena, Texas
Robert W. Weathers - Mississippi Gulf Coast CC; Perkinston, Mississippi
1993
Daron "Mookie" Blaylock - Midland College; Midland, Texas
Glen R. Clem - Walker College; Jasper, Alabama
Milton H. Johnson - Chipola Junior College; Marianna, Florida
Roland "Rolly" Williams - North Idaho College; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
1992
Gene Bogash - Wilmington College; Wilmington, North Carolina
Dennis Lehnus - Kandakee CC; Kankakee, Illinois
Frank Streety - Broome CC; Binghampton, New York
Sam Williams - Burlington JC; Burlington, IA
1991
Sam Butterfield - Hutchinson CC; Hutchinson, Kansas
Jack Hartman - Coffeyville CC; Coffeyville, Kansas
Charlie Spoonhour - Moberly JC, Missouri - Southeastern CC, Iowa
Al Wagler - Hutchinson, Kansas
1990
Ronnie Arrow - San Jacinto College; Pasadena, Texas
Gene Keady - Garden City CC/Hutchinson CC; Hutchinson, Kansas
Adrian Smith - Northeast Mississippi CC; Booneville, Mississippi
Harrison Stepter - Moberly Area Junior College; Moberly, Missouri
1989
Gene Bess - Three Rivers Community College; Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Denver Brackeen - East Central Junior College; Decatur, Mississippi
Roy Edwards - Northeastern Junior College; Sterling, Colorado
Allen Holmes - Weber College; Ogden, Utah
Bruce Larson - Eastern Arizona College; Thatcher, Arizona
Reed Swenson - Weber College; Ogden, Utah
1988
Ralph Arietta - Westchester Community College; Valhalla, New York
Bob Burrow - Lon Morris College; Jacksonville, Texas
Boyd Grant - Snow College; Ephraim, Utah
George E. Killian - Erie County Tech Institute; Buffalo, New York
Paul Pressey - Western Texas College; Snyder, Texas
Harry Simmons - Pueblo Colorado Junior College; Pueblo, Colorado
1987
Bill Alheim - Miami Dade CC/North; Miami, Florida
Darrell Floyd - Wingate, North Carolina
Dick Garmaker - Hibbing CC; Hibbing, Minnesota
V. C. "Bud" Obee - Hutchinson, Kansas
Robert Sechrest - Mineral Area College; Flat River, Missouri
Joe Turner - Kilgore JC; Kilgore, Texas
1986
Ed Badger - Wilbur Wright JC; Chicago, Illinois
Allen Bradfield - Vincennes University; Vincennes, Indiana
Fred Brown - Southeastern JC; Burlington, Iowa
Tom Henderson - San Jacinto College; Pasadena, Texas
Howie Landa - Mercer County CC; Trenton, New Jersey
Charles Sesher - Hutchinson CC; Hutchinson, Kansas
1985
Jim Carey - Garden City CC; Kansas
Oscar "Swede" Erickson - Casper College; Casper, Wyoming
Lowell "Cotton" Fitzsimmons - Moberly Area JC; Moberly, Missouri
Spencer Haywood - Trinidad JC; Trinidad, Colorado
Guy E. "Tim" Holt - Hutchinson, Kansas
Ray Schumann - Hannibal LaGrange JC; Hannibal, Missouri
1984
Richard E. Baldwin - Broome CC; New York
Maurice John - Moberly JC; Moberly, Missouri
Robert McAdoo - Vincennes University; Vincennes, Indiana
Floyd Wagstaff - Tyler JC; Tyler, Texas
A. A. "Pop" Willis - Joliet JC; Illinois
Steve Eck - (Coach) Hutchinson Community College (KS)
Pat Smith - (Coach) Moberly Area Community College (MO)
Jim Welling - (Coach) Owens Community College (OH)
2018
Pete Mickeal - (Player) Indian Hills Community College (IA)
Jay Herkelman - (Coach) Coffeyville Community College (KS)
Todd Franklin - (Coach) Vincennes University (IN)
2017
Eddie Robinson - (Player) Brown Mackie College (KS) | Trinity Valley Community College (TX)
Craig Tucker - (Player) Coffeyville Community College (KS)
Michael Ingram - (Coach) Lansing Community College (MI)
Joe Kuhn - (Coach) Joliet Junior College (IL)
Robert 'Gus' Stevens - (Contributor) Vincennes University (IN)
2016
Alonzo Bradley - (Player) Hinds Community College (MS) (Formerly Utica Community College)
Dennis Gibson - (Coach) Garrett College (MD)
Bob Flickner - (Coach) Eastfield College (TX)
2015
Vinnie Johnson - (Player) McLennan Community College (TX)
Steve Green - (Coach) South Plains College (TX)
Audie Arnold - (Coach) Northeast Mississippi Community College (MS)
2014
Kevin Gamble - (Player) Lincoln College (IL)
Jeff Massey - (Player) Owens Community College (OH)
Bill Muse - (Coach) Connors State College (OK)
Richard Shilts - (Coach) Kalamazoo Valley Community College (MI)
2013
Rich Corsetto - (Coach) Passaic County Community College (NJ)
Dave Heiss - (Coach) Waubonsee Community College (IL)
Dennis Helms - (Coach) Odessa College (TX)
2012
Jim Boyce - (Player) Burlington Junior College (Burlington, IA)
Carl Landry - (Player) Vincennes University (Indiana)
Clarence Walker - (Player) Vincennes University (Indiana)
Gene Bahnsen - (Coach) Wharton County Junior College (Texas)
Buster Gilliss - (Coach) Bismarck State College (Bismarck, ND)
Kevin McCarthy - (Coach) SUNY Cobleskill (NY)
2011
Troy Arlis Ricks, Sr. - (Coach) Mississippi Delta Community College, Hinds Community College (Miss.) & Copiah-Lincoln Community College (Miss.)
Stephen Solomone - (Coach) Gloucester County College (NJ)
Allen Pickering - (Coach) Lincoln College (Lincoln, IL)
Dennis Pilcher - (Coach) Iowa Central Community College (Fort Dodge, IA)
McCoy McLemore - (Player) Moberly Junior College (MO)
2010
Ollie Mack - (Player) San Jacinto College (Texas)
Billy Kent Barton - (Coach) State Fair Community College (Missouri)
Jay Pivec - (Coach) Minneapolis Community & Technical College (Minnesota)
Jack Robertson - (Coach) Faulkner State Community College (Alabama)
Steve Schmidt - (Coach) Mott Community College (Flint, MI)
2009
William Finn - (Coach) Moraine Valley Community College (Palus Hills, IL)
Mike Leatherwood - (Coach) Indian River State College (Fort Pierce, FL)
Willie Murrell - (Player) - Eastern Oklahoma A & M College (Wilburton, OK)
Lewis Orr - (Coach) Lon Morris College (Jacksonville, TX) and Navarro College (Corsicana, TX)
2008
Ned Duncan - (Player) Kilgore College (Kilgore, TX)
Bill Carlyle - (Coach) Walters State Community College (Morristown, TN)
Francis Flax - (Coach) Brown Mackie College (Salina, KS)
Joe O'Brien - (Coach) Southeastern Community College (West Burlington, IA)
Paige Rowden - (Coach) Leicester Junior College (Worcester, MA)
2007
Scott Gernander - (Coach) San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX)
Richard Park - (Player) Independence Junior College (Independence, KS)
Carroll Herman - (Coach) Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL)
John Spezia - (Coach) Danville Area Community College (Danville, IL)
2006
Randall Albrecht - (Coach) St. Louis Community College-Meramec (St. Louis, MO)
Ron Brillhart - (Coach) Western Nebraska Community College (Scottsbluff, NE)
David Retzlaff - (Coach) Minnesota State Community & Technical College (Fergus Falls, MN)
Austin "Red" Robbins - (Player) Chipola Junior College; University of Tennessee; and ABA
2005
Fred Pohlman - (Coach) Penn Valley Community College (Kansas City, MO).
Steve Francis - (Player) San Jacinto Community College; Allegany Community College; University of Maryland; and NBA.
Phil George - (Coach) San Angelo Junior College; San Angelo State University.
Shawn Marion - (Player) Vincennes University; University of Nevada - Las Vegas; and NBA.
2004
Lionel Harris - (Player) Dixie College in St. George, Utah; Arizona State University; and NBA.
John Hurley - (Coach) Cincinnati State Community College.
Freddie Lewis - (Player) Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher, Arizona; Arizona State University; and NBA.
Verties Sails - (Coach) Southwest Tennessee Community College.
Bob Snellar - (Coach) Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas; Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri.
2003
Dave "Soupy" Campbell - (Coach) New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico; College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls; and Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff.
Don Klaas - (Coach) College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
Lowell Roumph - (Coach) Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado.
2002
Charles Anderson - (Coach) Aquinas College; Nashville, Tennessee
Robert "Bob" Gilliland - (Contributor) National Tournament Committee for 52 years
Roy Hairston - (Player) Hutchinson Community College and Purdue University
Jay Harrington - (Coach-Contributor) Southwestern Illinois College; Belleville, Illinois
Gayle Kaundart - (Coach) Westark Community College; Fort Smith, Arkansas
2001
Enid Drake - (Coach) Louisburg College; Louisburg, North Carolina
Nate McMillan - (Player) Chowan College, NC State and Seattle Supersonics
Ken Rochlitz - (Coach/Contributor) Northwest College; Powell, Wyoming
Bob Tipson - (Coach) Champlain College; Burlington, Vermont
2000
Rickey Green - Vincennes University; Vincennes, Indiana
Archie Myers - Howard College; Big Spring, Texas
Virgil Motsinger - Southeastern Illinois College; Harrisburg, Illinois
Dan Sparks - Vincennes University; Vincennes, Indiana
1999
Dennis Perryman - Garden City CC; Garden City, Kansas
Gene Robbins - Murray State College; Tishomingo, Oklahoma
Jim Wyatt - Southeastern CC; West Burlington, Iowa
Bill Shay - CC of Allegheny county; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1998
Artis Gilmore - Gardner-Webb JC; Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Jack Martiin - County College of Morris; Randolph, New Jersey
William Ben Rogers, Sr. - Middle Georgia College; Cochran, Georgia
James Allen Toupal - Trinidad State JC; Trinidad, Colorado
1997
Tom Bennett - Mesa Community College; Mesa, Arizona
Bob Kirk - Allegany Community College; Cumberland, Maryland
Cliff Meely - Northeastern Junior College; Sterling, Colorado
1996
Larry Dassie - Dodge City CC; Dodge City, Kansas
Jerry Kershaw - Hutchinson, Kansas
Leon Spencer - Trinity Valley CC; Athens, Texas
Fred Trenkle - College of Southern Idaho; Twin Falls, Idaho
1995
Walter Berry - San Jacinto College/Central; Pasadena, Texas
Vincent Cullen - CC of Rhode Island; Lincoln, Rhode Island
Dan Dotson - Hannibal LaGrange JC; Hannibal, Missouri
Bruce Hoffman - Sheridan College; Sheridan, Wyoming
Gerald Wilkins - Moberly Area Junior College; Moberly, Missouri
1994
Larry Johnson - Odessa College; Odessa, Texas
Mitch Richmond - Moberly Area Junior College; Moberly, Missouri
Ollie Taylor - San Jacinto College; Pasadena, Texas
Robert W. Weathers - Mississippi Gulf Coast CC; Perkinston, Mississippi
1993
Daron "Mookie" Blaylock - Midland College; Midland, Texas
Glen R. Clem - Walker College; Jasper, Alabama
Milton H. Johnson - Chipola Junior College; Marianna, Florida
Roland "Rolly" Williams - North Idaho College; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
1992
Gene Bogash - Wilmington College; Wilmington, North Carolina
Dennis Lehnus - Kandakee CC; Kankakee, Illinois
Frank Streety - Broome CC; Binghampton, New York
Sam Williams - Burlington JC; Burlington, IA
1991
Sam Butterfield - Hutchinson CC; Hutchinson, Kansas
Jack Hartman - Coffeyville CC; Coffeyville, Kansas
Charlie Spoonhour - Moberly JC, Missouri - Southeastern CC, Iowa
Al Wagler - Hutchinson, Kansas
1990
Ronnie Arrow - San Jacinto College; Pasadena, Texas
Gene Keady - Garden City CC/Hutchinson CC; Hutchinson, Kansas
Adrian Smith - Northeast Mississippi CC; Booneville, Mississippi
Harrison Stepter - Moberly Area Junior College; Moberly, Missouri
1989
Gene Bess - Three Rivers Community College; Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Denver Brackeen - East Central Junior College; Decatur, Mississippi
Roy Edwards - Northeastern Junior College; Sterling, Colorado
Allen Holmes - Weber College; Ogden, Utah
Bruce Larson - Eastern Arizona College; Thatcher, Arizona
Reed Swenson - Weber College; Ogden, Utah
1988
Ralph Arietta - Westchester Community College; Valhalla, New York
Bob Burrow - Lon Morris College; Jacksonville, Texas
Boyd Grant - Snow College; Ephraim, Utah
George E. Killian - Erie County Tech Institute; Buffalo, New York
Paul Pressey - Western Texas College; Snyder, Texas
Harry Simmons - Pueblo Colorado Junior College; Pueblo, Colorado
1987
Bill Alheim - Miami Dade CC/North; Miami, Florida
Darrell Floyd - Wingate, North Carolina
Dick Garmaker - Hibbing CC; Hibbing, Minnesota
V. C. "Bud" Obee - Hutchinson, Kansas
Robert Sechrest - Mineral Area College; Flat River, Missouri
Joe Turner - Kilgore JC; Kilgore, Texas
1986
Ed Badger - Wilbur Wright JC; Chicago, Illinois
Allen Bradfield - Vincennes University; Vincennes, Indiana
Fred Brown - Southeastern JC; Burlington, Iowa
Tom Henderson - San Jacinto College; Pasadena, Texas
Howie Landa - Mercer County CC; Trenton, New Jersey
Charles Sesher - Hutchinson CC; Hutchinson, Kansas
1985
Jim Carey - Garden City CC; Kansas
Oscar "Swede" Erickson - Casper College; Casper, Wyoming
Lowell "Cotton" Fitzsimmons - Moberly Area JC; Moberly, Missouri
Spencer Haywood - Trinidad JC; Trinidad, Colorado
Guy E. "Tim" Holt - Hutchinson, Kansas
Ray Schumann - Hannibal LaGrange JC; Hannibal, Missouri
1984
Richard E. Baldwin - Broome CC; New York
Maurice John - Moberly JC; Moberly, Missouri
Robert McAdoo - Vincennes University; Vincennes, Indiana
Floyd Wagstaff - Tyler JC; Tyler, Texas
A. A. "Pop" Willis - Joliet JC; Illinois