Majerus Inducted into Hall of Fame

[Herman Cain]

Rick Majerus was inducted into the college basketball Hall of Fame. He has  a little bit of history with Shane Battier who was also inducted.

https://www.espn.com.au/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28156585/shane-battier-headlines-college-hoops-hall-inductees

Wojo Commentary:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8_aWdhp94w

[shoothoops]

Ceremony is tonight, 7:30pm Central Time.

[Boston Warrior]

Good for him!

I remember him coaching at the Al McGuire camps and he was a great teacher!

Very passionate about basketball and the fundamentals. He made basketball come to life!

[Herman Cain]

Put in the correct link for Majerus and Battier above

[Daniel]

That's great news.  Good for Coach.

[WarriorDad]

Rick, Al and Tex are in the Hall of Fame now. 

[Galway Eagle]

Rick, Al and Tex are in the Hall of Fame now.

And only one had any success at MU

[Nukem2]

And only one had any success at MU

So you say.  Rick did some good stuff and so did Tex.  You have a high bar,

[GooooMarquette]

Good for him!

I remember him coaching at the Al McGuire camps and he was a great teacher!

Very passionate about basketball and the fundamentals. He made basketball come to life!

I was at one of the camps with Rick too! He and Dick Versace were in charge of the day to day coaching. Digression...I remember Al flying into Delafield in a helicopter to speak. I don't recall many details, other than Al going on and on about this kid he just recruited out of Chicago. He was talking about "Bo this" and "Bo that", and I was thinking "who the hell is Bo?" I learned soon enough...

Back on topic: Congrats to Rick! Very well deserved.

[Cheeks]

And only one had any success at MU

Tex won the NCIT at MU.

[Galway Eagle]

So you say.  Rick did some good stuff and so did Tex.  You have a high bar,

12-13 and 13-11 what good stuff from Tex do you refer to?

Rick saw the end of an NCAA invite streak last 15/16 years. Not sure I'd call that success. I mean individual games? I'm sure but then you better be defending Wojo as wholeheartedly if that's your take.

Tex won the NCIT at MU.

Crapshoot

[MU82]

Liked Rick a lot. Glad to see him get this honor. Sad that it's a posthumous honor.

[Herman Cain]

12-13 and 13-11 what good stuff from Tex do you refer to?

Rick saw the end of an NCAA invite streak last 15/16 years. Not sure I'd call that success. I mean individual games? I'm sure but then you better be defending Wojo as wholeheartedly if that's your take.

Crapshoot

Rick was a very good young coach at time when MU and independents were under structural change . He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.   I think if Dwayne Johnson , a 5 star recruit who was coming off a strong junior season,would have been academically eligible his senior season ;the trajectory of the team the following season would have been different and allowed Rick to weather the storm. He made the right move for himself by going to the Bucks and continued in his Hall of Fame path from there.

Tex won the National Catholic tournament and was the youngest coach in college basketball . Had previously been an assistant at K State and they hired him back and things took off from there as well

Two great young coaches got their start at MU

[Galway Eagle]

Rick was a very good young coach at time when MU and independents were under structural change . He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.   I think if Dwayne Johnson , a 5 star recruit who was coming off a strong junior season,would have been academically eligible his senior season ;the trajectory of the team the following season would have been different and allowed Rick to weather the storm. He made the right move for himself by going to the Bucks and continued in his Hall of Fame path from there.

Tex won the National Catholic tournament and was the youngest coach in college basketball . Had previously been an assistant at K State and they hired him back and things took off from there as well

Two great young coaches got their start at MU

The rock played for Majerus?

More seriously they're both clearly HoF worthy. But neither of their MU careers were noteworthy in terms of adding things to our history books that was my only point.