JUST IN: Hackers steal 7.5 million dollas from Gonzaga legend Adam Morrison account…….

JUST IN: Hackers steal 7.5 million dollas from Gonzaga legend Adam Morrison account…….

A special gathering on Wednesday night honored five local basketball icons as everyone got ready for Hoopfest and looked forward to this weekend’s events.

This year, the Hooptown Hall of Fame inducted five individuals who have extraordinary backgrounds in the sport as 2024 Hall of Fame honorees. Adam Morrison, the legendary men’s basketball player for Gonzaga, was among those in attendance. He expressed his excitement at receiving the distinction and stated he never imagined he would advance this far in his college career.

For five legends of the Inland Northwest of basketball, it was a moment.

One, speaking about how much he loves Hoopfest, is humbled by the experience.

“It’s a tremendous event for the community I played in as a kid, 4th through eighth grade,” Morrison stated.

Morrison spent three years as a player for Gonzaga, emerging as one of the conference’s most prominent players during the 2005–06 campaign. He went on to play with the Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Bobcats.

Now, though, he’s returned to his hometown, applying his newfound knowledge to instruct the people he cares about.

“I’m coaching my youngest son, so it’s pretty cool to be tied in with that,” Morrison stated. “They also engage in a lot of community service and AAU basketball.” like this, so it’s nice to have their recognition.”

Along with Larry Wendel, Terry Kelly, Linda Sheridan, and Tammy Tibbles, he was one of many who received the accolade.

Kelly served on the founding board of Hoopfest and is a graduate of Gonzaga Prep and Washington State University.

Before joining the GU basketball team and setting a state record for the most points scored in a game in 1985, Tibbles was raised in the small town of Creston in Eastern Washington.

Sheridan, a Spokane native, led the Shadle Park Highlanders to ten state tournament appearances, seven GSL titles, back-to-back state titles in 1988 and 1989, as well as a gym bearing her name.

Spokane is where Wendel began his 50-year career as an officiant Valley and went on to handle games for the West Coast Conference, Big Sky, and ultimately PAC-10 conferences.

All expressed gratitude for their acknowledgement and excitement for the upcoming weekend, which included seeing thousands of people in Spokane participate in the sport for which they are all passionate.

“It’s well-known worldwide,” Morrison stated. “When I played professionally all over people always talked about Spokane and were like “Oh, Hoopfest,” there were more people than you’d expect, so it’s just cool to be a part of it.”

Morrison, like many others, is looking forward to this weekend and is happy about the anticipated higher turnout this year compared to last.