Robert Morris basketball Hall of Famer Chipper Harris became the first inductee into the new Robert Morris Ring of Honor inside the Sewall Center on Saturday. As part of a ceremony inducting all of the 1981-82 hoops team into the school's Hall of Fame, RMU unveiled the new set-up to recognize some of the elite players in Colonials basketball history.
As per an announcement made Monday, to make the Ring of Honor, players must meet four of the following five criteria:
· RMU Athletic Hall of Fame member
· RMU career statistical leader in any category for a minimum of five years
· Named conference player of the year at least once
· Earned all-conference first team honors at least once
· Member of conference regular season or tournament championship team that advanced to a national postseason tournament
ColonialsCorner did a quick perusal of RMU hoops history to see who might have their names alongside Harris' in the future, and what we thought might be a long list was actually pretty short.
Just four players qualify right now:
- Myron Walker (all-time scoring leader, conference player of the year, all-conference first team, NCAA Tournament appearance, Hall of Famer)
- Anthony Dickens (tied all-time rebounds leader, all-conference first team, NCAA Tournament appearance, Hall of Famer)
- Tony Lee (tied all-time rebounds leader, conference player of the year, all-conference first team, NIT appearance)
- Jeremy Chappell (all-time 3-point attempt leader, conference player of the year, all-conference first team, NCAA Tournament appearance)
A number of players made it through three categories but couldn't meet that elusive fourth criteria. Interestingly enough, Chappell and Lee meet four qualifications despite not being in the Hall of Fame just yet. Currently, just Walker and Harris have met all five criteria.
If Velton Jones is eventually inducted into the RMU Hall of Fame, he would then qualify, as he's the all-time free throw leader at RMU, an all-conference first team selection and has two postseason (one NCAA, one NIT) appearances to his name.
It'll be interesting to see how long RMU waits in-between additions to the Ring of Honor. It's likely they'll go chronologically, which would mean Dickens is up next, followed by Walker, Lee and then Chappell. It's possible that the school might wait until Lee and Chappell go into the Hall of Fame to add them to the Ring of Honor, too.
This post was edited on 2/17 6:14 PM by Andrew_Chiappazzi
As per an announcement made Monday, to make the Ring of Honor, players must meet four of the following five criteria:
· RMU Athletic Hall of Fame member
· RMU career statistical leader in any category for a minimum of five years
· Named conference player of the year at least once
· Earned all-conference first team honors at least once
· Member of conference regular season or tournament championship team that advanced to a national postseason tournament
ColonialsCorner did a quick perusal of RMU hoops history to see who might have their names alongside Harris' in the future, and what we thought might be a long list was actually pretty short.
Just four players qualify right now:
- Myron Walker (all-time scoring leader, conference player of the year, all-conference first team, NCAA Tournament appearance, Hall of Famer)
- Anthony Dickens (tied all-time rebounds leader, all-conference first team, NCAA Tournament appearance, Hall of Famer)
- Tony Lee (tied all-time rebounds leader, conference player of the year, all-conference first team, NIT appearance)
- Jeremy Chappell (all-time 3-point attempt leader, conference player of the year, all-conference first team, NCAA Tournament appearance)
A number of players made it through three categories but couldn't meet that elusive fourth criteria. Interestingly enough, Chappell and Lee meet four qualifications despite not being in the Hall of Fame just yet. Currently, just Walker and Harris have met all five criteria.
If Velton Jones is eventually inducted into the RMU Hall of Fame, he would then qualify, as he's the all-time free throw leader at RMU, an all-conference first team selection and has two postseason (one NCAA, one NIT) appearances to his name.
It'll be interesting to see how long RMU waits in-between additions to the Ring of Honor. It's likely they'll go chronologically, which would mean Dickens is up next, followed by Walker, Lee and then Chappell. It's possible that the school might wait until Lee and Chappell go into the Hall of Fame to add them to the Ring of Honor, too.
This post was edited on 2/17 6:14 PM by Andrew_Chiappazzi
