Five Olympians and two all-Canadians are among the inductees into the Mustangs men’s basketball hall of fame.
The official induction into the Backcourt Club 2010 Hall of Honour will take place at the awards dinner on April 10 at the Greek Canadian Club in London, Ont.
“These seven former Mustangs players have made a major impact on Western basketball,” says Mustangs men’s basketball head coach Bradley Campbell. “We are very pleased we can recognize their contribution with their entry into this year’s Mustangs Backcourt Club Hall of Honour induction class.”
Here are the seven inductees, all in the players category:
Jim Grozelle
2-time All-Canadian ’02 &’03 4-time OUA West All-Star OUA West Rookie of the Year ’99 3-time OUA Champion 4-time at CIS Nationals Ken Shields TSN Award Winner Team MVP and Purple Heart Award winner Western Athlete of the Year ’03 Scored 50 pts in game vs. Waterloo
Marnix Heersink
All-Canadian ’72 2-time OUA West All-Star 3-time Team MVP E.C. Label Trophy (OUA Playoff MVP) ’68 OUA Champion ’68
Coulter Osbourne
OUA All-Star 3-time OUA Champion Western Athlete of the Year Member of 1956 Olympic Team
Barry Howson
2-time OUA All-Star Member of the 1964 Canadian Olympic Team Player 67 Pan Games Player 71 World Championships 3-time OUA Champion Member of Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
Barry Ager
OUA All-Star 2-time OUA Champion Member of 1960 Canadian Olympic team
Ray Monnot
2-time OUA All-Star 1956 OUA Scoring Leader 2-time OUA Champion Western Athlete of the Year ’56 Member of 1960 Canadian Olympic Team
Don McCrae
OUA All-Star OUA Champion Member of 1952 Canadian Olympic Team Player 59 Pan Am Games Member of Canadian Basketball Hall of fame