Big East Commissioner & its’ Top Coach in the Hall of Fame.

Yesterday’s announcement was evidently for the Naismith Memorial’s 2020 class. Today they announced the 2021 Class for the Hall of Fame. Included in this group are two of the Big East’s best. Commissioner Val Ackerman, as a Contributor to the game, and, Villanova Head Coach Jay Wright, as a Coach.

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2021 Basketball Hall of Fame Class:
Contributors: Val Ackerman, Cotton Fitzsimmons, Howard Garfinkel; Veteran’s Committee: Bob Dandridge; Women’s Veteran Committee: Pearl Moore; Early African-American Pioneers: Clarence Jenkins. https://t.co/w5izDnJpJa

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 16, 2021

The class also includes a number of contributors and inductees in other categories: 

Val Ackerman, the WNBA’s founding president and the first female president of USA Basketball, headlines the group of contributors inducted with the class of 2021, while Clarence Jenkins was posthumously recognized as an Early African-American Pioneer.

Congratulations to the Big East Conference, Commissioner Ackerman, and to Villanova University and Coach Wright.

Well done Big East, well done!