Laettner among inductees to Hall of Fame

Duke center Christian Laettner is among those who will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. The good news locally is that the announcement of Laettner’s induction did not mention his game-winning shot against Kentucky in the 1992 NCAA Tournament East Region finals.

The induction ceremonies will be held Nov. 21 in Kansas City.

Other inductees this year include former UCLA star Sidney Wicks, coaches Tex Winter (the innovator of the triangle offense who coached at Marquette, Kansas State, Northwestern, Washington and Long Beach State) and Davey Whitney (more than 500 career wins in a long career at Alcorn State),  and two men who will be inducted as contributors: NCAA Executive Vice President Tom Jernstedt and Wayne Duke,
former commissioner of the Big Eight and Big Ten conferences.