KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Five of the most impactful players, coaches and contributors in college basketball history have been selected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023.
The Class of 2023 Induction Celebration – honoring the Hall of Fame's 18
th induction class – will be held on the evening of Aug. 30 in Chicago.
Making up the Class of 2023 are former players Johnny Dawkins of Duke and Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina, longtime Jefferson coach Herb Magee, and the late talent scout Tom Konchalski. They are joined by former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who will be officially honored in the Class of 2023 after initially being among the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame's Founding Class in 2006.
Magee spent his entire 54-year coaching career at Division II Jefferson, where he won 1,144 games – the most in DII history and the second-most across all NCAA divisions. Dubbed the "Shot Doctor" for his shooting expertise, Magee led Jefferson – formerly known as Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science and Philadelphia University – to 31 NCAA Tournament appearances, including the 1970 national title. His teams won 13 conference championships and had 24-consecutive winning seasons from 1997 through his retirement in 2022. Among numerous accolades, Magee earned NABC Division II Coach of the Year honors in 1976, the NABC Guardians of the Game Award for Education in 2005, and the NABC Hillyard Golden Anniversary Award in 2020. As a player at then-Philadelphia Textile, Magee scored 2,235 career points and averaged a school-record 29.1 points per game during the 1961-62 season. He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1963 NBA Draft, but instead chose to begin his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater.
Details on attending the Induction Celebration will be announced soon. The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame is an initiative of the NABC Foundation.
Learn more about the Class of 2023 here.