{"id":5436,"date":"2011-03-03T21:51:57","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T02:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=5436"},"modified":"2011-03-03T22:35:37","modified_gmt":"2011-03-04T03:35:37","slug":"the-2011-ncaa-basketball-hall-of-fame-class-includes-robertbobknight-and-james-big-game-worthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=5436","title":{"rendered":"THE 2011 NCAA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS INCLUDES, ROBERT&#8221;BOB&#8221;KNIGHT, AND,  JAMES &#8220;BIG GAME&#8221; WORTHY."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST STORIED INDUCTION CLASSES IN RECENT HISTORY, WITH A NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPION COACH, PLAYERS THAT WON NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, A PLAYER THAT WON A NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP, NBA CHAMPIONSHIP, AND ALSO,\u00a0 A COACH THAT WAS AN N.I.T. CHAMP, AN NCAA CHAMP, AND ALSO, A GOLD MEDAL WINNING COACH.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BOB KNIGHT&#8221;S ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0 1976, 1981, 1987 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. HIS TEAMS ALSO SPORTED A 98% GRADUATION RATE. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. HE\u00a0 WON THE NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. INDUCTED INTO THE NAISMITH\u00a0 MEMORIAL HALL OF FAME IN 1991. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. WON THE GOLD MEDAL AS THE COACH OF THE U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM IN 1984.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. 11 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. 5 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8. THE MOST WINS AS A COACH IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9. ALSO REACH THE PLAYOFFS AS A COACH, 33 TIMES OVER HIS CAREER.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>**JAMES &#8220;BIG GAME&#8221;\u00a0 WORTHY, WHO&#8217;S ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. 1982 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. 3X\u00a0 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. MEMBER OF THE NBA 50TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. 7X\u00a0 NBA ALL STAR.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. 1988 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP MVP.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. 1983 ALL NBA ROOKIE TEAM.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. 1982 NCAA\u00a0 CHAMPIONSHIP MOST OUTSTANDING\u00a0 PLAYER (THAT INCLUDED,&#8221; M.J&#8221;.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8. 1982 1ST ROUND 1ST PICK OF THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>**RALPH SAMPSON: AT 7&#8217;4&#8243;, ONE OF THE TALLEST CENTERS TO PLAY THE GAME,\u00a0\u00a0 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. 4X NBA ALL STAR.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. 1984 NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. 3X COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. 2X WOODEN AWARD WINNER.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. 3X ADOLPH RUPP\u00a0 TROPHY WINNER.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. 1985 NBA MVP ALL STAR WINNER.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. 1979 PAN AM GAMES GOLD WINNER.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NOTABLES WERE:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*EDDIE SUTTON- NCAA 804 GAME WINNER, 5X SWC WINNER, 3X NCAA REGIONAL WINNER.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*CAZZIE RUSSELL- NBA\u00a0 CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER, NEW YORK KNICKS, 1ST OVERALL PICK, 1966.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*CHRIS MULLIN- 2X OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL CHAMPION, 5X NBA ALL STAR.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CONGRATULATIONS TO BOB KNIGHT, JAME WORTHY,\u00a0 AND THE REST OF THE CLASS OF THE 2011 NCAA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST STORIED INDUCTION CLASSES IN RECENT HISTORY, WITH A NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPION COACH, PLAYERS THAT WON NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, A PLAYER THAT WON A NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP, NBA CHAMPIONSHIP, AND ALSO,\u00a0 A COACH THAT WAS AN N.I.T. 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