Hogan, Stevens to be inducted in Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 2023 men’s Hall of Fame class this week, including two individuals with ties to DePauw University.

Jack Hogan and Brad Stevens will be inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Wednesday, March 22.

The other individuals include James Blackmon, Sr., Richard Butt, Brian Evans, Oscar Evans, Darrin Fitzgerald, Dennis Goins, Kirk Manns, Eric Montross and Drake Morris. Mike Lightfoot will be honored with the Silver Medal Award, which is awarded to an individual who was not a Indiana high school coach or player that made significant contributions to Indiana basketball.

Posthumous inductions include Henry Chapman, John DeVoe, Henry Ebershoff, Ken Gunning, Jim Oler and Phil Snodgress.

Jack Hogan, “Broad Ripple’s Pocket Rocket”, graduated from Broad Ripple in 1963 where he averaged 12 points per game, going 21-6 where his team defeated the likes of Warren Central, North Central, Cathedral, Tech, Danville, Southport and Connersville during the tournament run; eventually losing to state Champion Muncie Central. Hogan was named Outstanding Senior Athlete along with All-Sectional and All-Regional. Hogan was also a member of Broad Ripple’s baseball and cross country teams. Hogan went on to have a great career at DePauw University, where as a senior, he was named to Time Magazine’s best college players in the U.S. under 6 foot. Named “Jack the Giant Killer”, Hogan led DePauw to victories against many Division I teams including Evansville, Indiana State, and Butler. Hogan went on to be a standout tennis player, and was in real estate until his retirement in 2019.

Brad Stevens is a 1995 graduate of Zionsville High School where he holds the school record in points (1,508), steals (157), and 3 point field goals made (138). He averaged 26.8 points per game as a senior, while earning Star & News All-Metro, 3 time All-Conference, 1st Team Academic All-State, and 1995 Sectional MVP. Stevens went on to DePauw University where he was a 3 time Academic All-American. Stevens worked at Eli Lilly for one year before joining Thad Matta’s staff at Butler. He was a Butler assistant coach until 2007, becoming Butler’s Head Coach. Stevens coached the Bulldogs until the 2013-14 season (his record at Butler was 166-49), before becoming the Boston Celtics Head Coach. Stevens remained the Head Coach of the Celtics before moving into the front office in 2021 – a position he still holds today.