Washington State University Athletics
Seltzer to be Inducted into Pac-12 Hall of Honor
SAN FRANCISCO – Former Washington State University men’s basketball student-athlete, Bennie Seltzer, is one of 12 honorees that will be inducted into the Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Hall of Honor as a part of the 2014-15 class, the conference announced Wednesday.
The induction will occur Saturday, March 14, during a ceremony prior to the championship game at the 2015 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena at Las Vegas. The inductees will also be recognized at halftime of the championship game.
Seltzer is one of 11 former student-athletes that will be inducted in the class that also includes one former coach. Along with Seltzer, the individuals to be inducted are: Fred Snowden (Arizona), Ron Riley (Arizona State), Sean Lampley (California), Jim Davis (Colorado), Anthony Taylor (Oregon), Jim Jarvis (Oregon State), Casey Jacobsen (Stanford), Dave Meyers (UCLA), Alex Hannum (USC), Danny Vranes (Utah), and Jon Brockman (Washington).
"As a Conference, we have produced some of the most prolific players and best coaches the game has ever seen," said Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott. "We are thrilled that this class once again displays the success and rich heritage of Pac-12 men's basketball."
Seltzer spent four years at Washington State from 1989-93 and finished as the school’s career leader in three-point field goals made with 230, which also set a Pac-12 record. The four-year starter and three-time captain was an immediate contributor as a freshman, leading the team in assists with 114 and earning Pac-10 All-Freshman Team honors. He also led the team in assists as a sophomore, then followed with a junior season where he helped WSU to a 22-11 record, the most wins in nine years, and an NIT appearance.
As a senior, Seltzer averaged 17.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists to garner USBWA All-District 8 and All-Pac-10 First Team honors. In addition to being the all-time leader in three-point field goals made and attempted, going 230-for-585 from beyond the arc in his career, Seltzer also closed his career third in scoring at WSU and first in assists, becoming the first player in school history to record four-straight seasons with 100-plus assists.
Following his Cougar career, he spent four seasons playing professionally overseas before joining the coaching staff at Oklahoma. He spent nine years at OU, two at Marquette and four at Indiana before becoming the head coach at Samford from 2012-14.
Washington State Hall of Honor Inductees:
2002 - Craig Ehlo
2003 - Jack Friel
2004 - George Raveling
2005 - Gene Conley
2006 - James Donaldson
2007 - Vince Hanson
2008 - Mark Hendrickson
2009 - Isaac Fontaine
2010 - Paul Lindemann
2011 - Ray Sunquist.
2012 – Steve Puidokas
2013 – Jim McKean
2014 – Ed Gayda
2015 – Bennie Seltzer
