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The following is a list of those individuals who have received the Vic Hanson Medal of Excellence. This honor is given annually by the Syracuse University Hardwood Club to an individual or individuals who have ties to the men’s basketball program and have made outstanding contributions to college basketball. The award is named after Vic Hanson, the legendary basketball and football star for the Orangemen in the 1920s.
Year |
Honoree |
1974 |
Billy Gabor |
1975 |
Vincent Cohen |
1976 |
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1977 |
Bob Felasco |
1978 |
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1979 |
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1980 |
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1981 |
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1982 |
Tom Niland (LeMoyne Coach) |
1983 |
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1984 |
Jimmy Lee |
1985 |
Dennis DuVal |
1986 |
Mark Wadach |
1987 |
Roy Danforth |
1988 |
Bob Costas (Sportscaster) |
1989 |
David Gavitt (Big East Commissioner) |
1990 |
Louis Orr |
1991 |
Ray Meyer (DePaul Basketball Coach) |
1992 |
John Wooden (UCLA Basketball Coach) |
1993 |
Marty Byrnes |
1994 |
Roosevelt Bouie |
1995 |
Leo Rautins |
1996 |
-- none -- |
1997 |
George Hicker |
1998 |
Rafael Addison & Doug Logan (sportscaster) |
1999 |
Mike Tirico (sportscaster) |
2000 |
Joe Szombathy & Larry Kimball (Syracuse SID) |
2001 |
Conrad McRae |
2002 |
Danny Schayes & Terry McDonald |
2003 |
Sherman Douglas |
2004 |
Greg Monroe & Howard Triche |
2005 |
Rony Seikaly |
2006 |
Derrick Coleman |
2007 |
Stephen Thompson |
2008 |
Billy Owens |
2009 |
Lawrence Moten |
2010 |
John Wallace |
2011 |
Jason Hart |
2012 |
Sean Kerins |
2013 |
Etan Thomas |
2014 |
Rob Edson (SU Athletics Administrator) |
2015 |
Mike Hopkins |
2016 |
Craig Forth |
2017 |
Adrian Autry |
2018 |
Rudy Hackett |
2019 |
Gerry McNamara |
2020 |
Matt Park & Jim Satalin (Sports announcers) |
2023 |
Hakim Warrick |
2024 |
Peter Sala (SU Basketball Operations Manager) |
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