Wally Szczerbiak of Miami RedHawks basketball inducted into MAC Hall of Fame

Dave Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer
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Former Miami University basketball standout Wally Szczerbiak was inducted Wednesday into the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame.

The MAC announced in June 2020 that Szczerbiak would be among six additions to the league's Hall of Fame.

Social media reactions, including from @wallyball himself:

The 2020 class - which also included Stevi Large Gruber of Akron women's track and field, Bryan Bullington of Ball State baseball, Margo Jonker of Central Michigan softball, Ellen Herman-Kimball of Ohio women's volleyball and Briana Shook of Toledo women's track and field - brought the number of MAC Hall of Fame inductees to 102 individuals from 15 classes. (Bullington attended Madison Consolidated High School, about 70 miles from Cincinnati.)

From June 2020:

More from miamiredhawks.com about Szczerbiak's MU highlights:

• Helped lead Miami to the Sweet 16 in the 1999 men's basketball tournament. Scored 43 points in Miami's first round win over No. 7 seed Washington. Two days later he scored 24 points in a win over No. 2 seed Utah. Szczerbiak averaged 30.0 points per game during that 1999 tournament run.

• Szczerbiak was named first team All-American by the Basketball News, Sports Illustrated and Basketball American in 1999. He was also a finalist for the Naismith Award that same season.

• Earned first team All-MAC in 1998 and 1999 and was the unanimous selection for the 1999 MAC Player of the Year award after averaging 24.2 points per game as a senior.

• He is one of just two MU players to be named to the MAC All-Tournament Team three times (1997, 1998, 1999) and is Miami's career record holder for 3-point field-goal percentage and its single-season record holder for points, free throws and 3-point field-goal percentage.

• With 1,847 points, Szczerbiak is Miami's second all-time leading scorer. He is ranked among Miami career leaders on 11 of 19 top-10 lists. His 1,847 career points ranks 24th in MAC basketball history.

• In 1999, he helped the RedHawks tie a school record for wins with 24 and averaged 24.2 points per game, which ranked third nationally.

• He played in the 1997 and 1999 NCAA Tournaments, the 1996 NIT and helped Miami to regular-season MAC titles in 1997 and 1999.

• He was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the sixth overall pick in 1999 and also played for Boston, Seattle and Cleveland during a 12-year NBA career.

• In addition to his work with CBS Sports Network, Szczerbiak currently serves as a studio analyst for New York Knicks games on the MSG Network.

• He was inducted into the Miami Hall of Fame in 2008.

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