JACKSON – Former NBA player and coach Lindsey Hunter is among 13 who will be inducted this year in the Jackson State University Sports Hall of Fame.
The induction ceremony is set for 7 p.m. Friday Oct. 4 in the JSU Student Center. The Hall of Fame Class of 2013 — which also features former football players Rodney Phillips, Tom Rice, Sean Woodson and Stanley Blackmon — will be recognized during pre-game activities Oct. 5, when JSU plays the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Other inductees are former men’s track and field coach Martin Epps, former men’s basketball coach Harrison Wilson, former women’s basketball player Mary Fuller, former baseball players, Wes Chamberlain and Darrin Wade, and former track and field athletes Alvin Jackson, Keith Lee, Ricky Miles.
Each Wednesday, JSU Athletics will spotlight members of the new class – with biographical information and pictures.
Induction ceremony tickets are $50 and tables are $500. For more information, contact Eric Stringfellow, 601-979-2272.