Kansas City, Mo. — Longtime coach Jake Hartman and Utah State star Wayne Estes, who was tragically killed while trying to render aid at the scene of a car accident after his final game, are among the eight coaches and players who have since Will be added posthumously. into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame revealed its newest class on Tuesday. The date of induction ceremony has not been announced.
Other members include Dave Meyers, who helped UCLA win NCAA titles in 1973 and ’75; Duquesne’s Sihugo Green, the first overall pick in the 1956 NBA draft; Lenny Rosenbluth, who led North Carolina to a 32-0 record and then the 1957 NCAA title. New Mexico State’s Sam Lacy, the fifth overall pick in the 1970 NBA draft; John Rodomatkin, the first USC player to score more than 1,000 points in two seasons; and St. Bonaventure’s Tom Stith, who is averaging 26.5 points for his career.
Hartman, who played football and basketball at Oklahoma State, is perhaps the most high-profile member of the class. He played quarterback in the Canadian Football League after college before turning his attention to coaching, first as an assistant at his alma mater and later at Coffeyville (Kansas) Community College and Southern Illinois.
It was at Kansas State where Hartman made his biggest splash. He followed Tex Winter and Cotton Fitzsimmons in leading the Wildcats to four Elite Eight appearances over 16 seasons, finishing first or second in the Big Eight in 10 of those years.
Hartman retired in 1986 with a 589-279 record. He died in 1998 at the age of 73.
Estes was only 21 when he died on February 8, 1965. Scene of a car accident near campus. Estes was crossing the street when he accidentally touched a downed power line, fatally electrocuting him.
Estes, who was the nation’s second-leading scorer behind Rick Berry that season, was posthumously named All-America by the Associated Press. The Aggies retired his No. 33 jersey and the school’s practice facility, which opened in 2013, is named the Wayne Estes Center in his honor.