Jack Hartman-National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
News | Jack Hartman to be Inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
12/31/2024 | 12:50:00 | Men’s Basketball
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Hartman is just the second Saluki to be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame joining SIU and NBA icon Walt Frazier.
By: Tim McCaughan, SIUSalukis.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Southern Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame coach Jack Hartman has been selected to the National Collegiate Basketball 2024 Hall of Fame Class, the publication announced Tuesday afternoon. Hartman is just the second Saluki to be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame joining SIU and NBA icon Walt Frazier.
Hartman joins seven others in the 2024 class including Dave Meyers (UCLA), Sihugo Green (Duquesne), Lennie Rosenbluth (North Carolina), Wayne Estes (Utah State), Sam Lacey (New Mexico State), John Rudometkin (USC), and Tom Stith (St. Bonaventure).
The Class of 2024 will be posthumously celebrated at the next National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Details of the induction event will be announced at a later date.
Hartman, whose teams were ranked in the Top 10 of the NCAA College Division poll for 35 weeks including 16 weeks at number one, posted a 144-64 record in eight seasons as the Salukis’ coach.
Highlights of his career at SIU include five postseason appearances during his first five years on campus, culminating with leading the Salukis to a 24-2 record and securing the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship in 1967. During that championship season, Hartman coached notable players such as Walt Frazier and Dick Garrett.
Hartman coached the Salukis for three more seasons as SIU transitioned from the College Division to the University Division. He went on to coach for 16 seasons at Kansas State where he led the Wildcats to 296 wins, three Big Eight regular season titles, and two Big Eight Tournament titles. A two-time Big Eight Coach of the Year recipient, Hartman was also named the NABC Coach of the Year in 1981.
Before his tenure at SIU, Hartman spent seven seasons at Coffeyville Community College where he led his team to a NJCAA Championship in 1962 before coming to SIU.
In 1983, he helped lead the United States men’s national team, which included Michael Jordan and Chris Mullin, to a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela.
In 24 years at SIU and Kansas State, Hartman recorded 438 wins. He was inducted into the Southern Illinois University Hall of Fame in 1986, the Kansas State University Hall of Fame in 1990, the Kansas State Sports Hall of Fame in 1990, the National Junior College Hall of Fame in 1991, and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.
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