Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content
University of Arizona Athletics Logo - for loading screen

University of Arizona Athletics

Scoreboard

PAC 12 Logo, Link to site
Sean Elliott scores in the 1988 NCAA Tournament versus Oklahoma

Men's Basketball Arizona Athletics

Elliott to Enter National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

Elliott is the first Arizona Wildcat to enter the NCBHoF, which was founded in 2006.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – One of the greatest Wildcats in the history of Arizona Basketball will receive an ultimate honor Sunday, Nov. 18 when Sean Elliott will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
 
Sean Elliott helped establish Arizona as a national power, leading the Wildcats to the program's first Final Four in 1988. Elliott scored an Arizona-record 2,555 points from 1985-89, and is also first in school history in made free throws and third in three-point field goal percentage. His accolades included the 1986 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, the 1988 and 1989 Pac-10 Player of the Year, consensus All-American in 1988 and 1989, and Wooden Award, NABC Player of the Year and AP Player of the Year honors in 1989. Elliott was drafted third overall by the San Antonio Spurs in 1989, was a two-time NBA All-Star and helped lead the Spurs to the 1999 NBA title.
 
Elliott is part of an induction class that also includes Arkansas' Otis Birdsong, Houston's Sidney Moncrief, North Carolina's Sam Perkins, Morgan State's Marvin Webster and USC's Paul Westphal will join former Charleston coach John Kresse and former Oregon Tech coach Danny Miles as the 2018 class.
 
Print Friendly Version
Partners