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Coach Mike Davis is nominated for induction into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

Quote:MIKE DAVIS/BASKETBALL - Born September 15, 1960 in Fayette, AL.
Played at the University of Alabama and finished his career in the Top 25 on the Crimson Tide's All-Time scoring list with 1,211 points. Ranks third on Alabama All-Time steals list with 165. He won Alabama's Hustle Award all four of his seasons. He was named to the SEC All-Defensive team his senior year. He was selected in the second round of the NBA Draft in 1983 by the Milwaukee Bucks. He ended up playing in Switzerland for the next two years. He was named to the league's All-Star team. He played one year in the CBA. He became the 25 head coach at Indiana University in 2000. He had the most successful first season of any of his 24 predecessors winning 21 games, which was four more than any other first-year IU head coach. He was the first coach in IU history to begin his tenure with three straight 20 plus win seasons and three straight NCAA Tournament appearances. He led his team to the postseason five of his six years at IU.
He led IU to the Championship game of the NCAA Tournament in 2002. He was selected as the 2001-'02 National Coach of the Year by the Charlotte Observer. He will begin his third season as Head Coach at UAB this Fall.

Others nominated in Class II (2 selected)
Oscar Gamble (Baseball)
Terry Grant (Basketball)
Rusty Greer (Baseball)
Jimmy Key (Baseball)
Steve Kittrell (Baseball Coach)
Terry Leach (Baseball)
Lee May (Baseball)
Charlie "Butch" Moore (Baseball)
Cassandra Crumpton Morrer (Basketball)
Vickie Orr (Basketball)
Brenda Gail Pitts (Basketball)
Duane Reboul (Basketball Coach)
Robert "Bob" Reisener (Baseball Coach)
Robert Scott (Basketball Coach)

Quote:ROBERT SCOTT/BASKETBALL COACH/ - Born December 9, 1957 in Birmingham. Played collegiately at the University of Alabama and scored 1,321 points during his career. Was co-captain with Reginald King his junior year and captain of the team his senior year. He led the team in free throw percentage all four years. He led the team in assists and steals two consecutive years. He was eighth in career steals with 119. He was fourth in career assists with 444. He was the fourth round draft pick of the Golden State Warriors in '80. He also played overseas for six years. He was the Head Coach at West End H.S. in Birmingham for ten years. They won the H.S. 6A State Championship in '96. He was an assistant coach at UAB for two years. Was also an assistant coach at Alabama from '98 until his untimely death in 2000.

Is Gene Bartow in it?

If not, then there is no legitimacy.

Coach Bartow is indeed in the ASHOF.

Ah, which one is he not in that he should be?

Good luck Coach Davis!

College Basketball HoF?

Someone around here will know.

Gene Bartow is not in the College Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. However, he belongs there.

I am, however, enshrined in that building in its tribute to wheelchair basketball. A photo of two wheelchair basketball players diving out of their chairs for a loose ball includes me in the background working at the stats table. That was from 1996, when UAB hosted the NBWA Final Four at Bartow Arena.

Why a photo of me is in that hall, and not Coach Bartow, is beyond my comprehension.

There is no College basketball Hall of Fame. The HOF in Springfield is the Basketball Hall of Fame and Gene Bartow belongs in there for what he did at Memphis, UCLA and at UAB. One of the first coaches to take two different teams to the Final Four. He also coached the 1972 Puerto Rican Olympic Team and was nearby when the Munich massacre took place.

Gene is a 1998 inductee to the Valpo Hall of Fame, a 1999 Central Missouri Hall of fame inductee, the Missouri Hall of Fame, the NE Missouri Hall of Fame, and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

Funny story - In 1989, when Gene was inducted into the ASHOF, a certain Tide coach who liked to wear plaid and had a penchant for beating his girlfriend/secretary was very pissed that Gene got in before he did.

Grammar-Nazi Wrote:I am, however, enshrined in that building in its tribute to wheelchair basketball. A photo of two wheelchair basketball players diving out of their chairs for a loose ball includes me in the background working at the stats table. That was from 1996, when UAB hosted the NBWA Final Four at Bartow Arena.

GN, any chance that you have a copy of that photo, or know where I might be able to see it? I have a close friend who plays in the NWBA, and who participated in that tournament that year. In fact, I got him in to Bartow the week before the tournament to shoot around, and he even let me use a spare wheelchair so he could show me how to play the game. I would be interested to know if he is in that photo in the Hall of Fame.

bftb Wrote:

Grammar-Nazi Wrote:I am, however, enshrined in that building in its tribute to wheelchair basketball. A photo of two wheelchair basketball players diving out of their chairs for a loose ball includes me in the background working at the stats table. That was from 1996, when UAB hosted the NBWA Final Four at Bartow Arena.

GN, any chance that you have a copy of that photo, or know where I might be able to see it? I have a close friend who plays in the NWBA, and who participated in that tournament that year. In fact, I got him in to Bartow the week before the tournament to shoot around, and he even let me use a spare wheelchair so he could show me how to play the game. I would be interested to know if he is in that photo in the Hall of Fame.

Well, I know where you might be able to see it, but it will entail a trip north.

I didn't have a camera with me. I wasn't even expecting to go to the hall of fame. I visited there when I was in Springfield on a job interview in 2000. The person escorting me around town asked me if I was a basketball fan, I said, "Hell, yeah," and he took me there. While walking around the museum, I just spotted the photo. When I showed it to him, he started bowing to me in that "Wayne's World I'm Not Worthy" way. It was hilarious.

I'd give anything to have a picture of that picture, though.

And that basketball tournament was the most awesome display of pure athleticism I've ever seen.

You can make a trip over to the main campus of Lakeshore Rehab and hit the gym there sometime. They host the US Paralympic team. Outrageous wheelchair basketball as well as wheelchair rugby. If you've never seen the documentary "Murderball" it covers the rugby, well worth the rental. Tough, tough guys.

Memphis Blazer Wrote:There is no College basketball Hall of Fame. The HOF in Springfield is the Basketball Hall of Fame and Gene Bartow belongs in there for what he did at Memphis, UCLA and at UAB. One of the first coaches to take two different teams to the Final Four. He also coached the 1972 Puerto Rican Olympic Team and was nearby when the Munich massacre took place.

Gene is a 1998 inductee to the Valpo Hall of Fame, a 1999 Central Missouri Hall of fame inductee, the Missouri Hall of Fame, the NE Missouri Hall of Fame, and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

Funny story - In 1989, when Gene was inducted into the ASHOF, a certain Tide coach who liked to wear plaid and had a penchant for beating his girlfriend/secretary was very pissed that Gene got in before he did.

My only major beef with the UAB admin at this time is that I have not heard about UAB taking the lead in sponsoring Coach Gene Bartow for the Basketball HOF. That is an issue that could be easily resolved.

If Memphis and UAB would work together on it, it could easily happen.

Memphis Blazer Wrote:If Memphis and UAB would work together on it, it could easily happen.

That could really be a GREAT media event leading up to one of the basketball games between both universities!