Duncan Selected to Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

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Published Mar 8, 2017

Duncan Selected to Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

Staff Reports

Special to Deacons Illustrated

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –Wake Forest legend Tim Duncan will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, the organization announced Wednesday. Duncan is one of eight former players to be inducted in the 2017 class.

Duncan led the Demon Deacons to four NCAA tournaments during his time at Wake Forest from 1994-97. He averaged 16.5 points, 12.3 rebounds 3.8 blocks and 2.3 assists per game while leading the Deacs to the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. Duncan still holds the ACC record for career blocked shots with 481 and ranks second in Wake Forest basketball program history with 1,570 career rebounds and fourth in program history with 2,117 points. He is just one of 11 NCAA Division I players to amass over 2,000 career points and 1,500 career rebounds while his 97-31 record while at Wake Forest makes him the winningest player in program history.

Duncan was a three-time NABC Defensive Player of the Year, a two-time ACC Player of the Year, a two-time consensus All-American and the National Player of the Year in 1997 while playing for the Black and Gold. Duncan was also awarded the Naismith Award, Rupp Trophy and Wooden Award while at Wake Forest, among other accolades.After his time at Wake Forest, Duncan was selected No. 1 overall by San Antonio Spurs in the 1997 NBA Draft. He led the Spurs to five NBA titles during his tenure with the team and earned two NBA MVP awards and three NBA Finals MVPs. Duncan was named an NBA All-Star 15 times and to the All-NBA first team 10 times in his career while his 3,020 career blocks rank fifth in league history. After 19 successful seasons with the Spurs, the organization retired his number in December of 2016. Duncan was also represented the United States as a member of the 2004 Olympic Team.

Duncan will be the second Wake Forest alumnus inducted in the Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Billy Packer (Class of 1962) was a selected to the Hall of Fame in 2008 as a broadcaster. Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning was also a member of that 2008 class. The Induction Celebration, presented by Nike, will take place at the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland in Kansas City on Sunday, Nov. 19.