Three Wolverines out of 10 inductees.
From Michigan's release:
DETROIT, Mich. -- University of Michigan basketball legends John Beilein and Chris Webber and softball national champion pitcher Jennie Ritter are among the 10-person Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022, slated for induction on Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Motor City Casino's Sound Board.
Joining Beilein, Webber and Ritter, the Class of 2022 includes former Detroit Piston great Chauncey Billups, former San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates, Duke and NBA star Shane Battier, Olympic gold medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White (ice skating), former Detroit Red Wing and TV analyst Mickey Redmond and former Western Michigan athletic director Kathy Beauregard.
With 53 Wolverines already inducted into the MSHOF, Beilein and Webber become the seventh and eighth program enshrinees. They join Bennie Oosterbaan (1958), Pete Elliott (1983), Cazzie Russell (1991), Rudy Tomjanovich (1995), Glen Rice (2007) and Jalen Rose (2017).
Ritter joins Class of 2011 inductee Carol Hutchins, her head coach, as the only two U-M softball representatives enshrined into the MSHOF. Overall, Ritter becomes the fifth softball player to join the exclusive club.
Tickets for the induction ceremonies at the Sound Board are available now.
John Beilein
Beilein spent four decades patrolling the collegiate sidelines before moving onto a professional career in the NBA. Known as an offensive innovator and one of the game's brightest minds, he compiled a collegiate record of 829-468 in his 41 years. With 23 20-plus-win seasons he posted a winning record in 35 of them, placing him in the top 10 for career victories among active Division I head coaches.
During his career, Beilein made 20 postseason trips -- 13 in the NCAA Tournament, six in the NIT and one in the Division II NCAA Tournament. With the nine trips to the Big Dance with U-M alone, Beilein is one of 14 coaches to have taken four different schools to the NCAA Tournament -- Canisius (1996), Richmond (1998), West Virginia (2005, '06) and Michigan (2009, '11, '12, '13, '14, '16, '17, '18, '19).
In 12 seasons in Ann Arbor, Beilein built the Wolverines into one of the nation's elite programs, taking the Maize and Blue back to the Final Four as well as a pair of national title games (2013 and 2018) while also becoming the winningest coach in school history with 278 total. Under Beilein, the Wolverines added two Big Ten championships (2012, '14) and back-to-back Big Ten Tournament titles (2017, '18).
The 2013 Big Ten Coach of the Year, Beilein had 18 Wolverines earn All-Big Ten honors as well as guiding Trey Burke to 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors and 2013 Big Ten Player of the Year accolades the following season. Nik Stauskas gave U-M back-to-back Big Ten Players of the Year in 2014, while Duncan Robinson was recognized as U-M's first Big Ten's Sixth Man of the Year in 2018. Ignas Brazdeikis became U-M's second Big Ten Freshman of the Year under Beilein in 2019.
Nationally, Burke went on to become the second Wolverine in program history to be awarded consensus National Player of the Year and All-America honors in 2013, joining U-M legend Cazzie Russell. Adding to his national honors in 2013, Burke added the John R. Wooden Award, the Oscar Robertson Award, the Naismith Trophy and the Bob Cousy Award for the nation's top point guard.
Professionally, Beilein mentored nine Wolverines to the NBA Draft: Daris Morris (2011, No. 41 overall), Burke (2013, No. 9), Tim Hardaway, Jr. (2013, No. 24), Stauskas (2014, No. 8), Mitch McGary (2014, No. 21), Glenn Robinson III (2014, No. 40), Caris LeVert (2016, No. 20), D.J. Wilson (2017, No. 17) and Moritz Wagner (2018, No. 25).
Prior to coming to Ann Arbor, Beilein brought great success to West Virginia (2002-07). Under his direction, the Mountaineers compiled a record of 104-60 and earned four consecutive postseason berths, including two straight Sweet 16 appearances in 2005 and 2006. Before heading to Morgantown, Beilein spent five years with Richmond (1997-2002), closing with a 100-53 (.654) record to give him the second-highest winning percentage in the school's basketball history.
Beilein spent five years at Canisius (1992-97), guiding the Golden Griffins to the 1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title and three consecutive postseason appearances, including the 1995 NIT semifinal and the 1996 NCAA Tournament. Before Canisius, Beilein turned a once-dismal Le Moyne squad into a Division II contender during his nine seasons (1983-92). In 1987-88, Le Moyne won a school-record 24 games, was crowned Mideast Conference champions and earned a berth in the Division II Tournament.
Chris Webber
A high school phenom at Detroit Country Day School, Webber was named the McDonald's All-American Game MVP, Michigan's Mr. Basketball and the Naismith Prep Player of the Year in 1991. Heading to Ann Arbor, Webber helped change the game of college basketball as a member of the vaunted Fab Five.
Starting every game in his two-year U-M career (70), Webber averaged a double-double, scoring 1,210 points (17.4 ppg) and grabbing 702 rebounds (10.0 rpg). His 175 blocks still rank third all-time. Despite the U-M program later accepting NCAA sanctions, Webber was instrumental in the Wolverines reaching two straight NCAA Final Fours and advancing to back-to-back national title games (1992, '93).
The 1992 USBWA National Freshman of the Year, he added the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year and All-Big Ten second-team honors in 1992, as well as honorable mention All-America accolades. The following season, Webber became the fourth Wolverine to be named a consensus first team All-American and added All-Big Ten first-team honors. Electing to leave early for the NBA, Webber was selected the No. 1 overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft, joining Cazzie Russell as the only two Wolverines to be selected No. 1 overall.
In his 15-year NBA career, Webber played for five different franchises -- Golden State, Washington, Sacramento, Philadelphia and Detroit. The 1994 NBA Rookie of the Year, he was a five-time NBA All-Star (1997, 2000-2003) and earned All-NBA first-team honors in 2001. Playing in 831 career games, he carried a 20.7-point scoring average and 9.8 rebounds per game -- leading the league in 1999 (13.0 rpg). Following his professional playing career, Webber spent 13 years as an analyst with TNT's Inside the NBA.
In 2021, he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame -- just the second Wolverine to do so (Rudy Tomjanovich).
Jennie Ritter
The 2005 USA Softball Player of the Year and Big Ten Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year, Ritter pitched 53 of 55 total innings at the Women's College World Series, posting a 0.92 earned-run average, 60 strikeouts and a .145 opposing average to lead U-M to its first NCAA title. She was a two-time NFCA first team All-American (2005, '06) and was named the 2005 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and 2006 Big Ten Tournament MVP.
Ritter graduated with Michigan career records in six pitching categories and still ranks top five in wins (98), strikeouts (1,205), shutouts (43), no-hitters (five) and innings pitched (835). She also remains the program's single-season record holder in wins (38, 2005) and strikeouts (451, 2006). She earned her bachelor's degree in engineering in 2007 and spent five years playing with both the USA women's national team and in the professional ranks. She was inducted into the Michigan Athletics Hall of Honor in 2018.
Ritter is the first Michigan softball alumnae to be inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and joins her collegiate coach Carol Hutchins, who was inducted in 2011.
From Michigan's release:
DETROIT, Mich. -- University of Michigan basketball legends John Beilein and Chris Webber and softball national champion pitcher Jennie Ritter are among the 10-person Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022, slated for induction on Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Motor City Casino's Sound Board.
Joining Beilein, Webber and Ritter, the Class of 2022 includes former Detroit Piston great Chauncey Billups, former San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates, Duke and NBA star Shane Battier, Olympic gold medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White (ice skating), former Detroit Red Wing and TV analyst Mickey Redmond and former Western Michigan athletic director Kathy Beauregard.
With 53 Wolverines already inducted into the MSHOF, Beilein and Webber become the seventh and eighth program enshrinees. They join Bennie Oosterbaan (1958), Pete Elliott (1983), Cazzie Russell (1991), Rudy Tomjanovich (1995), Glen Rice (2007) and Jalen Rose (2017).
Ritter joins Class of 2011 inductee Carol Hutchins, her head coach, as the only two U-M softball representatives enshrined into the MSHOF. Overall, Ritter becomes the fifth softball player to join the exclusive club.
Tickets for the induction ceremonies at the Sound Board are available now.
John Beilein
Beilein spent four decades patrolling the collegiate sidelines before moving onto a professional career in the NBA. Known as an offensive innovator and one of the game's brightest minds, he compiled a collegiate record of 829-468 in his 41 years. With 23 20-plus-win seasons he posted a winning record in 35 of them, placing him in the top 10 for career victories among active Division I head coaches.
During his career, Beilein made 20 postseason trips -- 13 in the NCAA Tournament, six in the NIT and one in the Division II NCAA Tournament. With the nine trips to the Big Dance with U-M alone, Beilein is one of 14 coaches to have taken four different schools to the NCAA Tournament -- Canisius (1996), Richmond (1998), West Virginia (2005, '06) and Michigan (2009, '11, '12, '13, '14, '16, '17, '18, '19).
In 12 seasons in Ann Arbor, Beilein built the Wolverines into one of the nation's elite programs, taking the Maize and Blue back to the Final Four as well as a pair of national title games (2013 and 2018) while also becoming the winningest coach in school history with 278 total. Under Beilein, the Wolverines added two Big Ten championships (2012, '14) and back-to-back Big Ten Tournament titles (2017, '18).
The 2013 Big Ten Coach of the Year, Beilein had 18 Wolverines earn All-Big Ten honors as well as guiding Trey Burke to 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors and 2013 Big Ten Player of the Year accolades the following season. Nik Stauskas gave U-M back-to-back Big Ten Players of the Year in 2014, while Duncan Robinson was recognized as U-M's first Big Ten's Sixth Man of the Year in 2018. Ignas Brazdeikis became U-M's second Big Ten Freshman of the Year under Beilein in 2019.
Nationally, Burke went on to become the second Wolverine in program history to be awarded consensus National Player of the Year and All-America honors in 2013, joining U-M legend Cazzie Russell. Adding to his national honors in 2013, Burke added the John R. Wooden Award, the Oscar Robertson Award, the Naismith Trophy and the Bob Cousy Award for the nation's top point guard.
Professionally, Beilein mentored nine Wolverines to the NBA Draft: Daris Morris (2011, No. 41 overall), Burke (2013, No. 9), Tim Hardaway, Jr. (2013, No. 24), Stauskas (2014, No. 8), Mitch McGary (2014, No. 21), Glenn Robinson III (2014, No. 40), Caris LeVert (2016, No. 20), D.J. Wilson (2017, No. 17) and Moritz Wagner (2018, No. 25).
Prior to coming to Ann Arbor, Beilein brought great success to West Virginia (2002-07). Under his direction, the Mountaineers compiled a record of 104-60 and earned four consecutive postseason berths, including two straight Sweet 16 appearances in 2005 and 2006. Before heading to Morgantown, Beilein spent five years with Richmond (1997-2002), closing with a 100-53 (.654) record to give him the second-highest winning percentage in the school's basketball history.
Beilein spent five years at Canisius (1992-97), guiding the Golden Griffins to the 1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title and three consecutive postseason appearances, including the 1995 NIT semifinal and the 1996 NCAA Tournament. Before Canisius, Beilein turned a once-dismal Le Moyne squad into a Division II contender during his nine seasons (1983-92). In 1987-88, Le Moyne won a school-record 24 games, was crowned Mideast Conference champions and earned a berth in the Division II Tournament.
Chris Webber
A high school phenom at Detroit Country Day School, Webber was named the McDonald's All-American Game MVP, Michigan's Mr. Basketball and the Naismith Prep Player of the Year in 1991. Heading to Ann Arbor, Webber helped change the game of college basketball as a member of the vaunted Fab Five.
Starting every game in his two-year U-M career (70), Webber averaged a double-double, scoring 1,210 points (17.4 ppg) and grabbing 702 rebounds (10.0 rpg). His 175 blocks still rank third all-time. Despite the U-M program later accepting NCAA sanctions, Webber was instrumental in the Wolverines reaching two straight NCAA Final Fours and advancing to back-to-back national title games (1992, '93).
The 1992 USBWA National Freshman of the Year, he added the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year and All-Big Ten second-team honors in 1992, as well as honorable mention All-America accolades. The following season, Webber became the fourth Wolverine to be named a consensus first team All-American and added All-Big Ten first-team honors. Electing to leave early for the NBA, Webber was selected the No. 1 overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft, joining Cazzie Russell as the only two Wolverines to be selected No. 1 overall.
In his 15-year NBA career, Webber played for five different franchises -- Golden State, Washington, Sacramento, Philadelphia and Detroit. The 1994 NBA Rookie of the Year, he was a five-time NBA All-Star (1997, 2000-2003) and earned All-NBA first-team honors in 2001. Playing in 831 career games, he carried a 20.7-point scoring average and 9.8 rebounds per game -- leading the league in 1999 (13.0 rpg). Following his professional playing career, Webber spent 13 years as an analyst with TNT's Inside the NBA.
In 2021, he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame -- just the second Wolverine to do so (Rudy Tomjanovich).
Jennie Ritter
The 2005 USA Softball Player of the Year and Big Ten Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year, Ritter pitched 53 of 55 total innings at the Women's College World Series, posting a 0.92 earned-run average, 60 strikeouts and a .145 opposing average to lead U-M to its first NCAA title. She was a two-time NFCA first team All-American (2005, '06) and was named the 2005 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and 2006 Big Ten Tournament MVP.
Ritter graduated with Michigan career records in six pitching categories and still ranks top five in wins (98), strikeouts (1,205), shutouts (43), no-hitters (five) and innings pitched (835). She also remains the program's single-season record holder in wins (38, 2005) and strikeouts (451, 2006). She earned her bachelor's degree in engineering in 2007 and spent five years playing with both the USA women's national team and in the professional ranks. She was inducted into the Michigan Athletics Hall of Honor in 2018.
Ritter is the first Michigan softball alumnae to be inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and joins her collegiate coach Carol Hutchins, who was inducted in 2011.
