CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced today that Wally Szczerbiak will be one of six new additions to the MAC Hall of Fame.

Joining Szczerbiak in the 2020 class are: Stevi Large Gruber, Akron (Women's Track and Field), Bryan Bullington, Ball State (Baseball), Margo Jonker, Central Michigan (Softball), Ellen Herman-Kimball, Ohio (Women's Volleyball) and Briana Shook, Toledo (Women's Track and Field).
 
 The MAC Hall of Fame was approved by the MAC Council of Presidents in 1987.  The charter class was inducted in 1988 and subsequent classes were added in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994.  After six induction classes, the MAC Hall of Fame maintained 52 members until it was reinstated in May of 2012.  This year's class brings the number of MAC Hall of Fame inductees to 102 individuals from 15 classes.
 
Some of Szczerbiak's honors are:
 
• Helped lead Miami to the Sweet 16 in the 1999 men's basketball tournament. Scored 43 points in Miami's first round win over No. 7 seed Washington. Two days later he scored 24 points in a win over No. 2 seed Utah. Szczerbiak averaged 30.0 points per game during that 1999 tournament run.
 
• Szczerbiak was named first team All-American by the Basketball News, Sports Illustrated and Basketball American in 1999. He was also a finalist for the Naismith Award that same season.
 
• Earned first team All-MAC in 1998 and 1999 and was the unanimous selection for the 1999 MAC Player of the Year award after averaging 24.2 points per game as a senior.
 
• He is one of just two MU players to be named to the MAC All-Tournament Team three times (1997, 1998, 1999) and is Miami's career record holder for 3-point field-goal percentage and its single-season record holder for points, free throws and 3-point field-goal percentage.
 
• With 1,847 points, Szczerbiak is Miami's second all-time leading scorer. He is ranked among Miami career leaders on 11 of 19 top-10 lists. His 1,847 career points ranks 24^th in MAC basketball history.
 
• In 1999, he helped the RedHawks tie a school record for wins with 24 and averaged 24.2 points per game, which ranked third nationally.
 
• He played in the 1997 and 1999 NCAA Tournaments, the 1996 NIT and helped Miami to regular-season MAC titles in 1997 and 1999.
 
• He was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the sixth overall pick in 1999 and also played for Boston, Seattle and Cleveland during a 12-year NBA career.
 
• In addition to his work with CBS Sports Network, Szczerbiak currently serves as a studio analyst for New York Knicks games on the MSG Network.
 
• He was inducted into the Miami Hall of Fame in 2008.