Summit League Hall of Fame

Inductees

Brian Anderson Wright State, Baseball

Tony Bennett Green Bay, Men's Basketball

Bryce Drew Valparaiso, Men's Basketball

Dr. Homer Drew Valparaiso, Men's Basketball

F.L. "Frosty" Ferzacca Mid-Continent, Administrator

Caleb Green Oral Roberts, Men's Basketball

Krista Ragan-Binam Oral Roberts, Women's Basketball

Anita Rapp Oakland, Women's Soccer

News

Inaugural Class of 2017

Summit League Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Class

Eight greats honored as initial inductees into The Summit League Hall of Fame

The Summit League Announces Formation of Hall of Fame

League greats to be honored beginning with inaugural class in March

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Brian Anderson pitched two seasons (1992-93) at Wright State and twice earned Mid-Continent Conference Pitcher of the Year awards. He was a third team All-America selection in 1992 and a first team honoree in 1993.

Brian Anderson was the No. 3 selection in the 1993 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, the highest draft choice of any sport in Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League history.

Brian Anderson went 10-1 with a 1.14 ERA striking out 98 and walking just six batters in 14 games during his final season (1993) at Wright State.

Tony Bennett was Mid-Continent Conference Newcomer of the Year in 1988-89.

Tony Bennett played at Wisconsin-Green Bay from 1988-89 through 1991-92.

Tony Bennett was a two-time Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year selection.

Tony Bennett played for his father, head coach Dick Bennett, at Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Tony Bennett was the 1991 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament MVP.

Tony Bennett ended his collegiate career as the NCAA's all-time leader in three-point shooting percentage (.497).

Tony Bennett shot 53.3 percent from three-poiunt range during the 1990-91 to establish a league record that still stands today.

Between his junior and senior seasons, Tony Bennett helped lead Team USA to a bronze medal at the 1991 Pan American Games.

Tony Bennett was a two-time Mid-Continent Conference Student-Athlete of the Year.

Tony Bennett earned the GTE Men's Basketball Academic All-America of the Year award following his senior season.

Tony Bennett was named honorable mention All-America as a senior.

Bryce Drew played for Valparaiso from 1994-95 through 1997-98.

Bryce Drew won his third career Tournament MVP honor in 1998.

Bryce Drew hit one of the famous shots in NCAA Tournament history, when his buzzer beater gave Valparaiso an first round upset victory over Mississippi.

Bryce Drew was a third team All-America selection by the Basketball Times in 1998, the highest mark ever for a Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League player.

Bryce Drew earned Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year honors in consecutive seasons (1996-97, 1997-98).

Bryce Drew ended his collegiate career as the No. 3 all-time leading scorer in Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League history.

Bryce Drew began his coaching career at his alma mater, Valparaiso, and spent five seasons as head coach, winning four regular season titles and three Coach of the Year awards during that span.

Bryce Drew won regular season and tournament titles each of his four seasons at Valparaiso.

Dr. Homer Drew led Valparaiso to a league-record six consecutive league tournament crowns from 1995-2000.

Dr. Homer Drew led Valparaiso to eight regular season league titles, eight tournament championships, and seven NCAA Tournament appearances.

Dr. Homer Drew was a four-time (1994, 1995, 1996, 2002) Mid-Continent Conference Coach of the Year selection.

Dr. Homer Drew earned the 1998 Naismith Good Sportsmanship award the Commissioner's Award of Merit in 2002. He served as Valparaiso's Director of Athletics and his two sons each went on to become successful Division I head coaches.

Dr. Homer Drew is the all-time winningest coach in Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League history. He amassed 302 career victories in two stints (1998-2002, 2003-07) as Valparaiso head coach.

F.L. "Frosty" Ferzacca was instrumental in securing the Association of Mid-Continent Universities an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Before leading the Association of Mid-Continent Universities as commissioner, F.L. "Frosty" Ferzacca was head football coach at Marquette and Northern Michigan before moving into roles as Director of Athletics at Eastern Michigan and Florida International. He was also a successful Wisconsin high school basketball and football coach, worked in the Green Bay Packers front office and was a charter member of the team and National Football League alumni chapters.

Caleb Green was the No. 1 overall selection in the 2007 CBA Draft. He went on the play professional basketball internationally.

Caleb Green was the first player in Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League history to collect three consecutive league Player of the Year honors.

Caleb Green was a Freshman All-America selection, earned three honorable mention All-America honors, and a trio of Mid-Major All-America accolades while leading Oral Roberts to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

Caleb Green played the 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons for Oral Roberts.

Caleb Green was the 18th player in NCAA history to total 2,500 points and 1,000 rebounds during his career.

Caleb Green ended his collegiate career as the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League history.

Krista Ragan was a three-time Player of the Year selection, becoming the first Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League women's basketball player to achieve that feat.

Krista Ragan ended her career at Oral Roberts in 2002 as the league's all-time leading scorer and the first to surpass the 2,000-point plateau.

As a freshman, Krista Ragan was league Newcomer of the Year and Tournament MVP while leading Oral Roberts to its first NCAA Tournament appearance. She went to claim a second Tournament MVP accolade during her junior season and was an all-league performer all four years of eligibility.

While still competing collegiately, Anita Rapp won a Gold Medal for Norway at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

in 2000, Anita Rapp (furthest left) became the first Olympic Gold Medalist from the Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League.

Anita Rapp was a member of Norway's 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup teams.

Anita Rapp helped Norway to a fourth place finish at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Anita Rapp played 62 career matches for the Norwegian national team.

Anita Rapp, while still playing collegiately, debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1998.

Following her playing career, Anita Rapp served the Norwegian Football Association as the International Coordinator for the Women's and Girl's National Teams.

Anita Rapp was a two-time (1999, 2001) Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year. She added Championship MVP honors to her resume in 2001.

Anita Rapp earned first team All-America honors in 2001. She equaled her own league record for season assists that season.

Committee

David Brauer The Summit League, Chair

Dr. Tom Cody Western Illinois

Ron Grahame Denver

David Herbster South Dakota

Christine Kuznar Fort Wayne

Tyler Merriam South Dakota State

Ann Oatman Omaha

Jeff Schwartz North Dakota State

Scott Williams Oral Roberts