KANSAS CITY, MO – Bo Ryan, a 1969 graduate of Wilkes University, is one of eight decorated former players and coaches that will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday, November 19, 2017. The 2017 Induction Celebration, presented by Nike, will take place at the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland in Kansas City.
 
Joining Ryan in the class is Wake Forest's Tim Duncan, Winston-Salem State's Cleo Hill, Indiana's Scott May, Purdue's Rick Mount, Creighton's Paul Silas, Gonzaga's John Stockton and Duke's Jay Williams.
 
With a remarkable 27 postseason appearances on his resume, Ryan achieved nothing but success as the coach of three different Wisconsin schools. Ryan's head coaching career began at Wisconsin-Platteville, where he won 353 games from 1984 through 1999 and guided the program to four NCAA Division III national titles. After two seasons at Milwaukee, Ryan was hired by Wisconsin in 2001 and spent the next 14-plus years piling up a school-record 364 victories. His Badger teams never failed to reach the NCAA Tournament, never finished lower than fourth in the Big Ten standings, and won four conference titles. A four-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, Ryan's Wisconsin career was highlighted by a Final Four appearance in 2014 and a run to the national championship game in 2015 - his final full season on the sidelines.
 
Ryan was a standout guard from 1965 to 1969 with the Wilkes men's basketball team. During that span he scored 807 points, grabbed 278 rebounds and handed out 276 assists. Ryan still holds the Wilkes record for field goals made in a game after hitting on 18 of 28 shots on his way to a 43-point performance against Susquehanna in 1969. He graduated from Wilkes with a degree in business administration in 1969.
 
The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame is located inside the College Basketball Experience (CBE), a world-class experiential entertainment facility adjacent to Kansas City's Sprint Center. The Hall of Fame's 12th induction celebration will precede the 2017 Hall of Fame Classic, which will feature national powers Baylor, Creighton, UCLA and Wisconsin competing Nov. 20-21 at Sprint Center.