Indiana University Athletics
IU Athletics Announces 2015 Hall of Fame Class
10/8/2015 4:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Golf, Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass today announced that IU Athletics will welcome six members to its Athletics Hall of Fame. Celebrating its 34th induction ceremony, this year's class brings the current roster of Hall of Fame inductees to 213.
Tom Abernethy (Men's Basketball, 1973-76), Sam Carmichael (Women's Golf, 1981-2004; Men's Golf 1990-98), Adriane Diamond (Women's Track, 1984-87), John Murphy (Men's Swimming, 1972-75), Herm Schaefer (Men's Basketball, 1939-41) and Bobby Wilkerson (Men's Basketball, 1974-76) will officially be inducted at the annual Hall of Fame dinner on Friday, November 6, and will be recognized at halftime of the Indiana-Iowa football game at Memorial Stadium the following day.
"It is an honor to welcome these legends into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame," Glass said. "This is a truly great class of Hoosiers whom I have long admired. The IU Athletics Hall of Fame represents our proud and storied history of athletic excellence, and we are thrilled we are able to honor the tremendous contributions to IU Athletics history that each of these inductees have made."
The IU Athletics Hall of Fame, established in 1982 by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in conjunction with the Varsity Club and the I-Association, recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the prestige of IU both on and off the field of competition.
It is particularly appropriate to induct Herm Schaefer on the 75th Anniversary of his graduation and to induct Tom Abernethy and Bobby Wilkerson on the 40th Anniversary of their team's undefeated national championship season. With the induction of Abernethy and Wilkerson, the entire starting five of the 1976 men's basketball team will be in the Hall of Fame.
TOM ABERNETHY (MEN'S BASKETBALL, 1973-76)
Tom Abernethy was a four-year letterman for the Hoosiers from 1973-76. A member of four Big Ten title teams, he was a starting forward on the 1976 undefeated national champions and also played in the 1973 Final Four. He also was a member of the 1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association title squad. During his time at IU, the Hoosiers were 108-12 overall and 59-5 in the Big Ten. A product of South Bend St. Joseph's High School, Abernethy was drafted in the third round of the 1976 NBA Draft. He played six years in the NBA with Los Angeles, Golden State and Indiana.
SAM CARMICHAEL (WOMEN'S GOLF, 1981-2004; MEN'S GOLF, 1990-98)
Sam Carmichael served as men's golf coach from 1990-98 and women's golf coach from 1981-2004. As men's coach, he won Big Ten titles in 1991 and 1998 and was Big Ten Coach of the Year in both of those years. As women's coach, Carmichael led IU to seven Big Ten championships and earned NCAA Tournament berths nine times, where he had a pair of top 10 finishes and finished inside the top 20 each time. He mentored 14 All-Americans and seven Big Ten Players of the Year during his tenure. Carmichael earned seven Big Ten Coach of the Year honors, four NCAA Regional Coach of the Year accolades and the 1987 NCAA National Coach of the Year award. In his career at IU, he coached two Big Ten men's medalists and six Big Ten women's medalists. As a professional, he played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1962 through 1969 and competed in seven U.S. Open Championships and the 1962 Masters Tournament. He would go on to be named Indiana PGA Player of the Year in 1972 and was inducted into the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame the following year. He was also a 1998 inductee into the Women's Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame and received the Bill Orwig Award in 1999 for outstanding contributions made by a non-alumnus to the IU Department of Athletics. Carmichael has owned the Martinsville Golf Club since 1969.
ADRIANE DIAMOND (WOMEN'S TRACK, 1984-87)
Adriane Diamond won track letters in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987. She had six Big Ten indoor titles in the 440 and 500 meters in 1985, 1986 and 1987. Diamond also won three Big Ten outdoor titles in the 400 in 1985, 1986 and 1987. She was a member of four winning relay teams, giving her a total of 13 Big Ten championships. Diamond was a member of the NCAA indoor championship 1,600 relay team in 1985. She held the 500-meter indoor world record in 1986 at 1:10.18 and is IU's record holder in the 400 meters. She was named an All-American in 1985, 1986 and 1987, and Diamond qualified for the 1988 Olympic trials at the Drake Relays in the 800m with a time of 2:03.43. She was inducted into Marshall County High School's Hall of Fame in 2010, and the Kentucky Track & Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2012.
JOHN MURPHY (MEN'S SWIMMING, 1972-75)
John Murphy won swimming letters in 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975 and swam on three NCAA champion relay teams. Murphy won Big Ten titles in 1974 and 1975 in the 100 freestyle and also swam on five Big Ten championship relay teams. He was a Pan American champion on the 400 freestyle relay team in 1971. At the 1972 Olympics, Murphy won a gold medal as member of 400 freestyle relay team, a bronze medal in the 100 backstroke and finished fourth in the 100 freestyle.
HERM SCHAEFER (MEN'S BASKETBALL, 1939-41)
Herm Schaefer won basketball letters in 1939, 1940 and 1941. He was a member of the 1940 NCAA championship team and led the Hoosiers in scoring in the NCAA Tournament with 31 points. Schaefer was captain of the 1941 team and was named a member of the Herald American All-American team that same year. He was the first player and coach in Detroit Pistons franchise history, as well as the first captain in Los Angeles Lakers history. Schaefer played on six world championship teams and was the first player to win both an NCAA and NBA championship.
BOBBY WILKERSON (MEN'S BASKETBALL, 1974-76)
Bobby Wilkerson was a three-year letterman for the Hoosiers from 1974-76. During his career, Indiana was 86-6 overall and 48-2 in the Big Ten. He was a member of Big Ten championship teams in 1974, 1975 and 1976 and was a starter on the undefeated NCAA championship team in 1976. Wilkerson also was a member of the 1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association title squad. Coach Bob Knight said, "Bobby Wilkerson was the most valuable player I ever coached. He could guard anyone." The product of Anderson's Madison Heights High School was a first round draft choice of the Seattle SuperSonics. Wilkerson played seven years in the NBA for Seattle, Denver, Chicago and Cleveland and averaged 10.1 points during his career.
Tom Abernethy (Men's Basketball, 1973-76), Sam Carmichael (Women's Golf, 1981-2004; Men's Golf 1990-98), Adriane Diamond (Women's Track, 1984-87), John Murphy (Men's Swimming, 1972-75), Herm Schaefer (Men's Basketball, 1939-41) and Bobby Wilkerson (Men's Basketball, 1974-76) will officially be inducted at the annual Hall of Fame dinner on Friday, November 6, and will be recognized at halftime of the Indiana-Iowa football game at Memorial Stadium the following day.
"It is an honor to welcome these legends into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame," Glass said. "This is a truly great class of Hoosiers whom I have long admired. The IU Athletics Hall of Fame represents our proud and storied history of athletic excellence, and we are thrilled we are able to honor the tremendous contributions to IU Athletics history that each of these inductees have made."
The IU Athletics Hall of Fame, established in 1982 by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in conjunction with the Varsity Club and the I-Association, recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the prestige of IU both on and off the field of competition.
It is particularly appropriate to induct Herm Schaefer on the 75th Anniversary of his graduation and to induct Tom Abernethy and Bobby Wilkerson on the 40th Anniversary of their team's undefeated national championship season. With the induction of Abernethy and Wilkerson, the entire starting five of the 1976 men's basketball team will be in the Hall of Fame.
TOM ABERNETHY (MEN'S BASKETBALL, 1973-76)Tom Abernethy was a four-year letterman for the Hoosiers from 1973-76. A member of four Big Ten title teams, he was a starting forward on the 1976 undefeated national champions and also played in the 1973 Final Four. He also was a member of the 1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association title squad. During his time at IU, the Hoosiers were 108-12 overall and 59-5 in the Big Ten. A product of South Bend St. Joseph's High School, Abernethy was drafted in the third round of the 1976 NBA Draft. He played six years in the NBA with Los Angeles, Golden State and Indiana.
SAM CARMICHAEL (WOMEN'S GOLF, 1981-2004; MEN'S GOLF, 1990-98)Sam Carmichael served as men's golf coach from 1990-98 and women's golf coach from 1981-2004. As men's coach, he won Big Ten titles in 1991 and 1998 and was Big Ten Coach of the Year in both of those years. As women's coach, Carmichael led IU to seven Big Ten championships and earned NCAA Tournament berths nine times, where he had a pair of top 10 finishes and finished inside the top 20 each time. He mentored 14 All-Americans and seven Big Ten Players of the Year during his tenure. Carmichael earned seven Big Ten Coach of the Year honors, four NCAA Regional Coach of the Year accolades and the 1987 NCAA National Coach of the Year award. In his career at IU, he coached two Big Ten men's medalists and six Big Ten women's medalists. As a professional, he played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1962 through 1969 and competed in seven U.S. Open Championships and the 1962 Masters Tournament. He would go on to be named Indiana PGA Player of the Year in 1972 and was inducted into the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame the following year. He was also a 1998 inductee into the Women's Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame and received the Bill Orwig Award in 1999 for outstanding contributions made by a non-alumnus to the IU Department of Athletics. Carmichael has owned the Martinsville Golf Club since 1969.
ADRIANE DIAMOND (WOMEN'S TRACK, 1984-87)Adriane Diamond won track letters in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987. She had six Big Ten indoor titles in the 440 and 500 meters in 1985, 1986 and 1987. Diamond also won three Big Ten outdoor titles in the 400 in 1985, 1986 and 1987. She was a member of four winning relay teams, giving her a total of 13 Big Ten championships. Diamond was a member of the NCAA indoor championship 1,600 relay team in 1985. She held the 500-meter indoor world record in 1986 at 1:10.18 and is IU's record holder in the 400 meters. She was named an All-American in 1985, 1986 and 1987, and Diamond qualified for the 1988 Olympic trials at the Drake Relays in the 800m with a time of 2:03.43. She was inducted into Marshall County High School's Hall of Fame in 2010, and the Kentucky Track & Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2012.
JOHN MURPHY (MEN'S SWIMMING, 1972-75)John Murphy won swimming letters in 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975 and swam on three NCAA champion relay teams. Murphy won Big Ten titles in 1974 and 1975 in the 100 freestyle and also swam on five Big Ten championship relay teams. He was a Pan American champion on the 400 freestyle relay team in 1971. At the 1972 Olympics, Murphy won a gold medal as member of 400 freestyle relay team, a bronze medal in the 100 backstroke and finished fourth in the 100 freestyle.
HERM SCHAEFER (MEN'S BASKETBALL, 1939-41)Herm Schaefer won basketball letters in 1939, 1940 and 1941. He was a member of the 1940 NCAA championship team and led the Hoosiers in scoring in the NCAA Tournament with 31 points. Schaefer was captain of the 1941 team and was named a member of the Herald American All-American team that same year. He was the first player and coach in Detroit Pistons franchise history, as well as the first captain in Los Angeles Lakers history. Schaefer played on six world championship teams and was the first player to win both an NCAA and NBA championship.
BOBBY WILKERSON (MEN'S BASKETBALL, 1974-76)Bobby Wilkerson was a three-year letterman for the Hoosiers from 1974-76. During his career, Indiana was 86-6 overall and 48-2 in the Big Ten. He was a member of Big Ten championship teams in 1974, 1975 and 1976 and was a starter on the undefeated NCAA championship team in 1976. Wilkerson also was a member of the 1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association title squad. Coach Bob Knight said, "Bobby Wilkerson was the most valuable player I ever coached. He could guard anyone." The product of Anderson's Madison Heights High School was a first round draft choice of the Seattle SuperSonics. Wilkerson played seven years in the NBA for Seattle, Denver, Chicago and Cleveland and averaged 10.1 points during his career.
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