Bryce Drew, Troy Lewis headline 2025 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame class. Meet all inductees.

Posted by Admin November 26, 2024 Basketball

The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 2025 men’s induction class with a pair of Mr. Basketball winners highlighting the group of 18 individuals. Here is a look at the class, which will be inducted on March 19:

Don Chambers

The late D. Earl “Swede” Chambers is the Centennial Award winner, presented to one inductee who graduated from high school 100 years or longer ago. The 1920 Smithville graduate won more than 530 games over 36 seasons at seven schools, leading Brownstown to a state finals appearance in 1931. He coached at Smithville (1920-21), Crothersville (1921-24), Brownstown (1924-31), Center Grove (1931-38), Shoals (1938-42), Paoli (1942-52), Shoals again (1952-54) and Medora (1962-64). The gym at Paoli was named “Swede” Chambers Gymnasium on Feb. 6, 1976.

Wilbur Cummins

The late Cummins, a 1925 Frankfort graduate, led the Hot Dogs to the 1925 state championship and a runner-up appearance in 1924. Cummins scored 1,140 points during high school, including a school record 49 points vs. Owensville. He went on to earn all-Big Ten honors at Purdue for coach Ward “Piggy” Lambert, serving as captain in 1928-29. Cummins went on to coach at Brook, Elwood, Mooresville, Gas City and Frankfort from 1929-52, winning seven sectional titles and two regionals.

Bryce Drew

Drew was the 1994 Mr. Basketball and Trester Award winner and from Valparaiso, totaling 1,577 points for his high school career. As a senior, he averaged 24.7 points, 5.3 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 2.8 steals to lead Valpo to a 28-1 record and state runner-up finish. Drew went on to play at Valparaiso University for his father, Homer Drew. In college, he amassed a school record 2,142 points, 626 assists and 380 rebounds and became an NCAA tournament legend with his last second shot in the 1998 first round to beat Ole Miss. Drew was the two-time player of the year in the Mid-Continent Conference and third-team All-American. He went on to play in the NBA for six seasons and has gone on to coach in college at Valparaiso, Vanderbilt and now in his fifth season at Grand Canyon.

Matt Graves

Graves totaled 1,804 career points at White River Valley, leading his teams three sectional titles and two regional crowns. He was named an Indiana All-Star in 1993, averaging 20.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists as his teams won back-to-back regional titles during the single class tournament era. Graves was voted first team Associated Press all-state in 1993. Graves went on to play at Butler, where he helped his teams reach the NCAA tournament in 1997 and ’98. Graves was started out coaching at North Central and Ben Davis before joining the Butler staff for 12 seasons, helping the Bulldogs to back-to-back national championship appearances in 2010 and ’11. Graves then went on to coach at South Alabama as a head coach for five seasons, before going on to be an assistant at Evansville, Xavier and Indiana State, prior to being named the Indiana State head coach in April.

Ron Hecklinski

Hecklinski posted a 434-245 record in 30 seasons as a high school coach, leading his teams to six conference titles, six sectional titles and one regional championship in stops at Wapahani, Jasper, Edgewood, Anderson and Mishawaka. He also served as a college assistant at Illinois State and Ball State, helping the latter to the 1990 Sweet 16. The 1974 South Bend St. Joseph graduate went on to play at Manchester College for three seasons. Among his coaching highlights was being named the McDonald’s All American Game coach in 2003 and the 2010 Indiana All-Stars coach. Hecklinski underwent a life-saving liver transplant in 1996.

Scott Hicks

The 1983 Cathedral graduate totaled 1,336 career points and earned a spot on the Indiana All-Stars team after helping the Irish to a four-year record of 70-30 and a spot in the 1982 state finals. He averaged 20.4 points and 11.2 rebounds as a senior for a 20-3 team. He was a first-team all-state selection and Parade All-American. Hicks went on to play at Notre Dame, where he totaled 878 points, 380 rebounds and 156 assists as his teams went 89-35 and played in three NCAA tournaments. He played in the World Basketball League from 1989-93 before becoming assistant athletic director at Butler for four years. He later coached Cathedral from 2000-10 and Broad Ripple from 2010-18. He was 287-127 with seven City titles overall. He has been the athletic director at Washington since 2018.

Dan Howe

The late Howe averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds to help Fort Wayne South Side to the 1958 state championship. He helped the Archers to records of 21-7, 20-7, 28-2 over his last three seasons with three Fort Wayne city titles, three sectional titles, three regionals and one semistate. The 6-5 forward was first-team all-state in 1958 and was a star in track. Howe went on to play at The Citadel and Ball State, averaging 15 points and 11.1 rebounds as a senior at Ball State. He went on to be a teacher and coach at Fort Wayne Central and Fort Wayne Northrop, later serving as a principal and assistant superintendent in Fort Wayne. He served on the IHSAA Board of Directors from 1984-90 and was named the 1988 Indiana Educational Administrator of the Year. He was inducted into the Indiana Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1996.

Erv Inniger

The 1963 Berne graduate totaled 1,132 points, leading the Bears to a three-year record of 67-12. Inniger helped the team to a 21-5 record with sectional and regional titles in 1963, averaging 20.0 points with exactly 500 points in 25 games. He went to Indiana, where he averaged 13.5 points and 5.1 rebounds for an 18-8 team that reached the NCAA tournament as a senior. Inniger was a sixth-round pick of the ABA’s Minnesota Muskies in 1967. He totaled 1,102 career points, 442 rebounds, 191 assists in 119 games. He went on to become a college coach, posting a 409-224 mark with seven 20-win seasons at three schools. Inniger was 244-150 at North Dakota State from 1978-92. He then became the associate athletic director at NDSU from 1992-2011 and was inducted into the school’s athletic hall of fame in 2001. He was recognized with an NBA Community Service Award in 2017 for his efforts in fundraising for the American Heart Association.

LeRoy Johnson

The 1957 Mishawaka graduate totaled 1,556 points as he averaged 22.2 points over three seasons for teams that went 47-25. Johnson averaged 25.6 points as a junior and 23.5 points as a senior as he was named to the 1957 Indiana All-Stars. He then played two seasons at Indiana, averaging 9.0 points and 6.3 rebounds as a sophomore and 6.1 points and 2.9 rebounds as a junior for the 20-4 Hoosiers. Johnson also excelled in track and field, setting the high school state mark in the high jump at 6-7 ¾. He went on to become a famous professional player in France before becoming a professor and lecturer from 1970 to 2005 at 10 colleges. He was an inaugural inductee into Mishawaka’s athletic hall of fame in 1986.

Floyd Kerr

The late Kerr and his twin brother Lloyd helped South Bend Washington to the 1965 semistate final as a senior. Kerr averaged 11.6 points as a junior and 17.2 points as a senior, helping the team to a 20-5 record. Both Kerr brothers played at Colorado State, where Floyd averaged 14.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and helped the Rams to the 1969 NCAA Midwest Regional final at 17-7. He totaled 861 points and 387 rebounds in college. Kerr played professionally with the Harlem Magicians and in Belgium. He was a high school coach in New Jersey before going on to coach in college as an assistant at Colorado State, Colorado, and several other programs. Kerr was assistant athletic director at Youngstown State, athletic director at Southern and athletic director at Morgan State.

Lloyd Kerr

The late Kerr was a two-year varsity player who helped South Bend Washington to the 1965 semistate final as a senior in 1965. He averaged 12.6 points as a senior and was named all-sectional, all-regional and all-semistate. He and his twin brother played at Colorado State, where he averaged 15.8 points and 5.7 rebounds and helped the Rams to the 1969 NCAA Midwest Regional final with a 17-7 record. Kerr totaled 916 points and 334 rebounds over three seasons before going on to play with his brother with the Harlem Magicians and in Belgium. He entered the health care field in 1973, living in Indiana, Oregon and Illinois. He coached youth basketball and baseball in Bolingbrook, Ill., where he was a township trustee.

Troy Lewis

Lewis was the 1984 co-Mr. Basketball after he totaled 1,966 points, 508 rebounds, 238 assists and 131 steals while leading Anderson to a three-year record of 68-11 that included a 1983 state runner-up finish. Lewis became a statewide name as a junior as he averaged 30.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and was named the MVP of the ’83 state finals for the 24-5 Indians. As a senior he averaged 35.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists for a 24-2 team that fell in the semistate. He was a 1984 McDonald’s All American and had his No. 23 jersey retired at Anderson. Lewis went on to Purdue, where he is sixth on the career scoring list with 2,038 career points and 14^th with 398 assists. The Boilermakers went 96-28 during his four seasons with two Big Ten championships. He played with the Dayton Wings of the World Basketball League, leading to a job with Victory Wholesale Grocers in Dayton, where he has worked for 30 years. He has been an assistant coach at Springboro and Centerville and was inducted into the Purdue athletics hall of fame in 2010.

Dave McCollough

McCollough has a 630-298 record in 40 years of coaching and going into this season with Connersville. He coached at North Judson for 11 years, 20 seasons at Noblesville and seven seasons at Shenandoah. He won 13 sectional titles and two regional crowns during those tenures combined. He coached the 1998 Mr. Basketball, Tom Coverdale, at Noblesville. McCollough was a 1975 graduate of LaVille, where he earned three letters in basketball, two in football and one in baseball. He attended Manchester College, where he played one season of basketball. He started his coaching career at Richmond as a junior high coach in 1979 and then an assistant North Judson before he was hired as the North Judson coach in 1983. McCollough enters the 2024-25 season as the 14^th all-time winningest coach in state history.

Jeff Moore

Moore enters the season with a 531-286 record in 34 seasons at Sullivan, the only school where he has been a varsity coach. During his time with the Golden Arrows, his teams have won 13 conference titles, 11 sectional crowns and four regional titles. Moore’s teams have produced eight 1,000-point scorers, including his son, 2004 graduate Jeffrey Moore. The coach is a 1979 graduate of Scottsburg, where he was a two-year varsity starter for teams that went 22-5 and 18-8 and won both the sectional and regional titles. Moore went on to play at Averett College in Virginia and later at Lees Junior College in Jackson, Ky., before finishing at IU-Southeast. He started his career coaching at Seymour and Brownstown Central before moving to Sullivan in 1990. He is going into his 35^th season at Sullivan as the state’s 32^nd all-time winningest coach.

Jim Shannon

Shannon posted a 616-292 record in 39 seasons, including a 451-153 mark in 25 seasons (1998-2023) at New Albany. He coached five Indiana All-Stars at New Albany, including 2018 Mr. Basketball Romeo Langford. New Albany won 12 sectional titles, three regional crowns, one semistate title and the 2016 state championship in Class 4A. Shannon, the 2018 Indiana All-Stars coach, is a 1978 graduate of Anderson, where he was a two-year varsity player and all-sectional player in 1977. He attended Anderson College for one year, then transferred to Ball State, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1982 and master’s in 1986. He started coaching in college at Anderson, then started coaching at North Decatur in 1984. He went from there to South Dearborn from 1987-93, followed by Lebanon from 1993-98. Shannon is Indiana’s 16^th all-time winningest coach going into the season.

Daryl Warren

The 1971 Linden graduate became Montgomery County’s all-time leading scorer with 2,083 points, averaging 23.9 points per game for his career. He scored 607 points as a junior and 638 points as a senior for a 17-5 team. Warren, who tallied a career-high 46 points against Waynetown in 1970, became known as the “Legend of Linden.” He went on to Indiana Central College (UIndy), where he amassed 1,228 points, 551 rebounds and 209 assists in four seasons. He was a three-year starter and two-time team MVP and captain for Angus Nicoson. Warren worked his entire post-college career for Ceres Solutions Cooperative, rising to position of vice president of agronomy before retiring in 2022. Warren received the Montgomery County “Champions of Character” award in 2014.

Forest “Jake” Weber

The late Weber was a 1937 Plainfield graduate who totaled 1,384 points in 101 career games. The 6-6 center led the Quakers to four sectional titles and also excelled in football, baseball and track, twice earning all-state honors in football and setting a school record in the shot put that stood for 40 years. Weber went on to excel at Purdue in basketball and track, setting a school record in the shot put. He played professional basketball for two seasons, in 1945-46 for the Indianapolis Kautskys and 1946-47 for the New York Knicks and Providence Steamrollers. He returned to Plainfield in 1947. Plainfield has presented a Jake Weber Mental Attitude Award since 1960 to an outstanding senior. He was inducted into the Plainfield Hall of Fame in 2020.

Greg Humnicky

Indiana Pacers/Indiana Fever Silver Medal winner

The 1964 South Bend Central graduate is known as a top-notch athletic administrator, serving as the athletic director at South Bend Clay from 1988 to 2008 and as secretary/treasurer and historian for the Northern Indiana Conference from 1994 to present. Humnicky was on the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame board of directors from 2010-18. He was previously a teacher and boys basketball assistant in South Bend, while helping run the Purdue basketball camps from 1973-88. He was nominated for the IIAAA Distinguished Service award in 2007 and received the Sam Wegner Award from South Bend schools in 2013.

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