Craig Sanders (left) and Shannon Minor (right) will be honored May 9.
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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Former Northern Kentucky University standouts Shannon Minor and Craig Sanders will be inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame on May 9.
Minor, who played at NKU from 1993-97, averaged 12.8 points per game and dished out 172 assists in 1995-96 as the Norse won the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region title. NKU then defeated Cal State Bakersfield and Virginia Union before falling to Fort Hays State in the national championship game.
The following year, Minor scored 11.3 points per contest as NKU repeated as regional champions. Minor finished his career with 1,230 points and 529 assists. He also connected on 228 career 3-point field goals and shot 82.3 percent from the free-throw line.
Sanders (1998-2002) finished his career as NKU's all-time leading scorer with 2,007 points. He holds the school record of scoring in double figures in 47 consecutive games, and he is No. 1 all-time in Norse history with 356 made 3-pointers.
Sanders connected on an NKU single-season record 114 3-pointers in 2000-01, and he was named honorable mention All-American by Division II Bulletin in 2002.
The annual banquet will be held May 9 at Receptions in Fairfield, Ohio, with 10 people being inducted. Channel 5 sports anchor George Vogel will be the emcee.
Cocktail hour begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:45 p.m. The cost is $50 per person, and a table of eight is $400. For reservations, contact Don Hughes at 513-469-7411.
2012 Inductees
Derek Strong – Xavier University, 10 years in the NBA
Tara Boothe – Xavier University
Nick Van Exel – University of Cincinnati, 13 years in the NBA
Jerry Couzins – University of Cincinnati
Cheryl Cook – University of Cincinnati
Craig Sanders – Northern Kentucky University
Shannon Minor – Northern Kentucky University
James Brock – Coach, William Grant, Hughes and Princeton High Schools
Jerry Doerger – Coach, McNicholas, Clermont Northeastern and Moeller High Schools
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