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Wayne Pack, a member of the undefeated state championship Washington Continentals of 1969, will be inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in March.
The Hall of Fame unveiled its 2019 induction class Tuesday. The 58th induction class will be honored March 20, 2019.
Pack was cut from the team as a freshman, sophomore and junior before becoming a senior starter for Hall of Fame coach Bill Green on the 1968-69 team. Playing alongside IndyStar Mr. Basketball George McGinnis and Indiana All-Star Steve Downing, Pack averaged 9.9 points and 4.0 assists for a team finished 31-0.
Pack went on to star at Tennessee Tech, where he averaged 18.4 points and 5.9 assists as a senior. He scored 1,223 points and set a school record with 422 assists, along with the single-game assist record of 16. Pack played 21 games with the Indiana Pacers in 1974-75 and played professionally in Spain.
Pack is the senior vice president and chief human resources officer with Community Health Network. The awards banquet will be held at Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis. Call 765-529-1891 or visit hoopshall.com for more information.
Others in the 14-member class
Ken Barlow, Cathedral (1982): The 1982 Indiana All-Star was a high school All-American, setting school records for blocked shots and field goal percentage. Barlow averaged 18.7 points and 9.4 rebounds as a senior to lead the Irish to a 27-3 record. He went on to a record-setting career at Notre Dame, where he scored 1,342 career points. Barlow played 16 seasons of professional basketball overseas, winning 12 championships. His jersey is retired in the Greek and Italian leagues. Barlow is the vice president of community relations and diversity at Cathedral and lives in Fishers.
Orville Bose, Hymera (1956): Bose led Hymera to the 1956 sectional championship, averaging 27.8 points and 21.8 rebounds for a 19-7 team. He played for Tony Hinkle at Butler, averaging 17.4 points as a senior to earn all-conference honors. Bose coached and taught before a lengthy stint as an administrator at Fairfield. He is retired and lives in Carmel.
Bill Butcher, Loogootee (1975): Butcher played for his father, Hall of Fame coach Jack Butcher, leading the Lions to a memorable run to the state finals as a senior. Loogootee finished 27-1. The 1975 Indiana All-Star finished his career with 1,349 points. He was a member of the 1976 Memphis Final Four team before completing his college career at Hanover College. Butcher lives in Chandler, Ind.
Ed Butler, South Bend Adams (1960): Butler averaged 12.9 points and 6.4 rebounds during his senior season as Adams won the school’s first conference championship and went 19-4. He starred at Ball State, where he totaled 1,278 career points and 1,231 career rebounds – both school records. He was a three-time all-conference selection and honorable mention All-American in 1964. Butler is retired and lives in San Francisco.
Sam Chase, Knightstown (1960): Chase helped Knightstown to its first sectional championship in 1958 as a sophomore. He averaged 24.8 points as a senior to total 1,178 career points. He is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the “Hooiser Gym.” Chase went on to LSU, where he averaged 14.2 points as a senior to earn all-conference honors. Chase resides in Richmond, Texas.
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Dan Dimich, South Bend Washington (1944): Dimich is a member of the South Bend Washington athletic hall of fame. He played at Indiana State for coaches John Wooden and John Longfellow, where he was a member of the three NAIB national tournament teams and the 1950 NAIB national title team. Dimich was a teacher and coach until retiring in 1986. He resided in South Bend at the time of his death in 2008.
Mack Gadis, Pike (1982): The 1982 Indiana All-Star scored 1,181 points and set school records with 290 career points and 268 steals. Gadis was all-state as a junior and senior, averaging 25.1 points the latter season. At Purdue, Gadis led the Boilermakers in assists as a junior and senior, graduating fifth on Purdue’s career assist list. Gadis lives in Noblesville.
Jerry Hoover, Monticello (1952): Hoover was a walk-on member of Purdue’s team under coaches Piggy Lambert and Ray Eddy. A coaching lifer, Hoover has coached at Demotte, Salem, North Judson, Lake Central, Ben Davis, Monrovia and Kankakee Valley on the boys side, and led the Andrean and Logansport girls. He is now in his second season coaching the Blackford boys team. Hoover lives in Monticello.
Chet Kammerer, Leesburg (1960): The 1964 Grace College graduate set an Indiana intercollegiate scoring record with 2,504 points and had 1,070 rebounds to earn NAIA All-American honors. He coached at Grace College and Westmont College (Calif.) before coaching with the Los Angeles Lakers as an assistant. From 2002 to 2018, he was vice president of player personnel for the Miami Heat. He is now senior advisor of basketball operations for the Heat. Kammerer lives in Redondo Beach, Calif.
Willie McCarter, Gary Roosevelt (1965): McCarter helped Roosevelt to a semistate appearance as a senior before leading Drake to the 1969 Final Four. He averaged a team-high 20.4 points and was named a Helms first-team All-American. McCarter scored 1,626 career points. He had his jersey retired by Drake in 2009. McCarter scored 1,090 points in three NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland. He resides in Jackson, Mich.
Bob Smock, Hebron (1965): Smock was a three-time MVP of the Porter County Conference, averaging 22.7 points and 15.2 rebounds for his career. At Indiana Central for Hall of Fame coach Angus Nicoson, Smock totaled 1,203 career points, 607 rebounds and 194 assists for his career. Smock was a teacher, coach and counselor at North Newton, Twin Lakes, Tri-County, Frontier and McCutcheon from 1969-2006. He resides in Monticello.
Silver Medal
John Grimes, Terre Haute Gerstmeyer (1963): Grimes coached men’s basketball at Marian for 36 seasons, leading the team to a 566-408 record from 1976-2012. His teams made four NAIA national tournament appearances and won three Mid-Central Conference titles. In 2012, Marian named its basketball floor “John Grimes Court” in his honor. The Indiana State graduate resides in Brownsburg.
Centennial Award
Clyde “Cog” Grater, Lebanon (1919): Grater was a starter on the 1917 and 1918 Lebanon state championship teams under Hall of Fame coaches Alva Staggs and Glenn Curtis. At Wabash College he was a member of the 21-3 “Wonder Five” team that won a 1922 national championship. Grater was a two-year captain. He coached for 24 years at New Trier in Winnetka, Ill., and was athletic director for another 13. He died in 1986.
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