Jonathan Tannenwald at Soft Pretzel Logic is reporting that Rollie Massimino will join John Chaney and Speedy Morris in the Big 5’s Hall of Fame Class of 2010. The date and location of the induction ceremony have not been announced yet.
Credit: Winslow Townson (AP)
Here’s Tannenwald on Rollie’s induction:
“I also wonder if people will complain about Massimino’s induction. I think he deserves it because of the national championship. Or, to put it another way, I don’t see how you can’t induct him – especially when Harold Jensen, Dwayne McClain and Ed Pinckney are already in. If you’re going to have a place to honor the best players and coaches in Big 5 history, then Massimino should be there, even with everything that came afterwards.”
Massimino finished with a record of 357-241 (.596) in 19 seasons at Villanova and took the Wildcats to 11 NCCA Tournaments, including the school’s only National Championship in 1985.
…It’s about damn time…I wasn’t even born yet when they won it all in ‘85 but I did get the chance to meet Rollie after the Pitt win and he’s still a great guy…
…Kind of crazy that Rollie, Chaney and Speedy are all going in at the same time…pretty much the 3 biggest coaches in their respective school’s history…
