Posted: 1:07 PM May 14, 2012
Reporter: TABC/KBTX Sports

Consol's Betts To Be Inducted Into TABC Hall Of Fame On Saturday

AUSTIN, TX -- The 2012 class of the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame has been announced by the Hall of Fame committee. Included are three TABC past presidents and pioneers for our great association. All of these worthy honorees will be inducted at the Hall of Fame Banquet during the TABC clinic on May 19 of 2012 in San Antonio.

2012 Inductees:

Sue Betts - A&M Consolidated Coach

Sue Betts has spent her entire career at A&M Consolidated, where she is in her 37th year in education as an administrator. Betts became head coach in 1981, and during her 24 years as coach, the Lady Tigers made 16 playoff appearances, including 10 district champions, five regionals and one final four. Her 1986 team lost a heartbreaker to Levelland, 44-43 in overtime, for the 4A state championship. She was district coach of the year 10 times and Brazos Valley coach of the year three times. Sue retired from coaching in 2005 to work in athletic administration at A&M Consolidated High School.



Duane Hunt - Borger HS Coach

After a playing career at Oklahoma City University under Coach Abe Lemons, Duane Hunt began his 26-year coaching career in 1963 at Guymon, Okla., where his 1966 team was a state finalist. He then began a 23-year run at Borger, where his teams were 507-206, including two state tournament runner-up finishes in 1977 and 1979. One of the original organizers of TABC, Hunt served as president in 1982-83. From 1971-89, he and his wife Deanna published Basketball Outlook, an annual survey of information for 4A schools across the state. He retired in 1989 to serve as director for Larry Jones Ministries.



Lynn Davis Pool - Canyon HS Player/Coach

Lynn Davis Pool was selected all-state and all-state tournament in 1973 and 1974 for legendary coach Bob Schneider at Canyon. During her junior year, the Lady Eagles were state runner-up to Angleton. As a senior, she led her team to a 32-2 season and a 65-41 win over Conroe in the title game. Pool played in the Texas Girls Coaches Association and Texas-Oklahoma all-star games before playing for Wayland Baptist in college. Her coaching career began at Lubbock Cooper High School before spending 10 years as an assistant to Jody Conradt at the University of Texas, where the Lady Longhorns were national champions in 1986. She was head coach at Austin Bowie (1990-2006) and then moved to administration in the Austin ISD, becoming AD in 2009.



Phil Ransopher - UIL Contributor

Phil Ransopher was the voice of the boys and girls state tournaments for almost 60 years. He also served as announcer at the boys and girls UIL state track meets, as well as other University of Texas sporting events and traveled with the Harlem Globetrotters for two years. He tied for second place in the Southwest Conference track meet in 1951 as a Texas high jumper. While attending Texas in 1948, working as a towel boy, he was asked to fill in for the state tournament announcer who was ill. He filled the position until his death in October of 2008, and his folksy style became forever associated with state tournament games.



Billy Wilbanks - Belton HS Player

Billy Wilbanks led Belton to the 2A state championship in 1958. A two-year starter for the Tigers he was all state, all state tournament and THSCA all-star after scoring 10 consecutive points in the finals to lead a Belton comeback that edged New London 58-56 in overtime. He had 29 points in the semifinals. Dr. Wilbanks has continued to contribute to basketball by researching all boys and girls state champions and inductees in the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame and posting them on www.texasbasketballchamps.com.



Jim Wilcoxson - Canyon Randall Coach

A native of Childress, Jim Wilcoxson was a state champion golfer attending Texas Tech on a golf scholarship. After serving as a golf pro and course superintendent until 1985, Wilcoxson began his coaching career at age 40 at Booker. He moved to Amarillo Tascosa for three years before taking over at Canyon Randall in 1989. In 15 years at Randall, his teams made the playoffs every year, including state championships in 1992 over Georgetown (43-42) and 1998 over Bay City (52-23). Wilcoxson has since retired back to the golf course




Previous Inductees


Alford, Raymond, Beaumont, 1974

Allen, Billy, Dallas Highland Park, 1984

Andrews, Leta Rains, Coach, 1987

Arnette, Jay, Austin McCallum, 1974

Arnold, Billy, Haltom, 2000

Baccus, F.C. "Whitey", Estelline, 1972

Ballard, Alton, Contributor, 1998

Banks, Jerode, Temple,, 1999

Battise, Calvin W., Livingston, 1983

Beard, Weldon, Coach, 2000

Beasley, John, Linden-Kildare, 1975

Bender, Wanda, Coach, 2003

Benefield, Sonny, Sweeny, 1999

Benton, Paul, Madison, 2011

Black, A.C., Dallas Crozier Tech, 1993

Black, Leon, Martins Mill, 1973

Blair, Gary, Coach, 2003

Bond, Jim, Pampa, 1975

Bonewitz, Stanley, East Central, 2001

Boone, Russell B., Sweeney, 1986

Brannon, Byron "Buster", Athens, 1972

Breithaupt, Charles, Coach, 2003

Brewster, Gary, Midland, 1987

Briggs Collin, Coach, 1991

Brock, Holly, Beaumont, 1973

Broussard, Carroll, Port Arthur Jefferson, 1980

Browder, Darrell, Ft. Worth Dunbar, 1992

Brown, Jack, Dallas, CrozierTech, 1976

Brown, Larry, Bryan, 2010

Brown-McCoy, Barbara, Dallas SOC, 2009

Bullock, Rick, San Antonio Jefferson, 1985

Cannon, Sue, Euless Trinity, 2009

Carlisle, George B., Prairie Lea, 1986

Carr, Jackie, Houston Wheatley, 1997

Carswell, Frank, Houston Jeff Davis, 1973

Carter, Johnnie, Carrthage, 1998

Cash, James, I.M. Terrell, 1996

Catchings, Tamika, Duncanville, 2000

Cleveland, Kenneth, Coach, 1993

Cody, Jeff, Cleburne, 2009

Cohen, Andy, El Paso, 1985

Coleman, Don, Coach, 1994

Conradt, Jody, Coach, Midway, 1998

Cook, Jack, Victoria, 2010

Cooley, Denton, San Jacinto, 1995

Curtis, Albert "Abb", Ft. Worth Paschal, 1982

Davalos, Rudy, San Antonio Edison, 1999

Davis, W.F. "Buddy", Nederland, 1984

Dawson, Carroll, Alba, 2001

DeWitt, Bill, Waco, 1987

DeWitt, John, Waco, 1988

Didrikson, Mildred "Babe", Beaumont, 1995

Dietzel, Adolph, St. Mary's Academy, 1976

Dornak, Carolyn, Jourdanton, 1992

Dotson, Dale, Rusk, 1984

Drexler, Clyde, Houston Sterling, 1993

Duncan, Kelly, Cayuga, 1984

Eckel, Claudia, Coach, Victoria, 2006

Ehlo, Craig, Lubbock Monterey, 1996

Eldridge, Bill, San Antonio Alamo Heights, 1992

English, Jerry, Coach, 2001

Enis, Benniek Krum, 2011

Eppers, Suzie Snider, Robinson, 1988

Ethridge, Kamie, Lubbock Monterey, 2004

Evans, Earl, Port Arthur Lincoln, 1995

Farney, Bill, Crawford, UIL, 2007

Flanagan, Rick, Crockett, 2001

Follis, O.W., Coach, 1986

Ford, Gib, Amarillo, 1983

Fortenberry, Joe C., Happy, 1975

Fortner, Nell, New Braunfels, 2002

Foust, Carroll "Slatts", Carey, 1987

Franklin, Ed H., Houston Lamar, 1987

Franks, Larry, Nacogdoches, 1986

Freiberger, Marcus Ross, Greenville, 1974

Fultz, John Paul, Dallas Samuell, 1990

Gamble, James, Coach, 1995

Gay, Yulonda Wimbish, Victoria, 2000

Gerke, Calvin, Snook, 1988

Gillingham, Heidi, Poth, 2001

Glover, Bob, Dallas Jefferson, 1993

Gomez, Placido, Houston Jeff Davis, 1974

Goode, Roger, Coach, 2004

Grammer, Jack, Coach, 2003

Gray, Bonnie Buchanan, May, 1993

Gray, Jack ,Wills Point, 1971

Guerra, Jesus "Chuey", Roma, 1998

Guice, John, Coach, 1998

Hall, Chuck, Krum, 1990

Hall, Pennee, Barbers Hill, 2007

Hamilton, Tom, Dallas Crozier Tech, 1981

Hamm, Troy, Krum, 2010

Hanebutt, Rene, Bowie, 2002

Hardy, Darrell, Houston Jeff Davis, 1982

Harston, Kathy, Southlake Carroll, 1996

Haskins, Don, Coach, 1998

Hatch, John Allen, Buna, 1987

Hayes, E.O. "Doc", Coach, 1993

Henry, Bill, Dallas Highland Park, 1982

Herrera, Nemo, Coach, EP Coronado, 1999

Hill, Thomas, Lancaster, 2000

Horn, Don, Coach, Snook, 2006

Horn, Jimmy, Coach, 1992

House, Troy, Player, Ingram Tom Moore, 2006

Hughes, Robert, Coach, Ft. Worth Dunbar, 1993

Hunt, Melynn, Lubbock, 2011

Isquierdo, Mike, El Paso, 1972

Johnson, Larry, Dallas Skyline, 1991

Jones, Dwight, Houston Wheatley, 1986

Jones, Tommy, Crane, 1994

Jowers, Milton, Coach, 1994

Kaminsky, Robert, Bellaire, 1991

King, Ford Sr., Coach, 1992

Kinney, Bob, San Antonio Jefferson, 1976

Kitts, Jimmy, Coach, 1987


Koudelka, Sammy, Moulton, 2007

Kroll, Jerry, Spring Branch Memorial, 2003

Krueger, Bill, Coach, 1991

LaFleur, Margaret Menard, East Chambers, 1986

Lahodny, Jan, Coach, 1999

Lamb, Monica, 2008

Lenox, Bennie, Clear Creek, 1983

Lewis, Guy V., Arp, 1996

Lewis, Rashard, Elsik, 2005

Littleton, Jimmy, South S.A., 2010

Lombard, Joe, Canyon, 2007

Loudermilk, Jan, Big Spring, 1974

Lummus-Crabtree, Kim, Cleburne, 2003

Malaise, John "Dub", Odessa, 1980

Mallett, Jerry, Beau. S. Park, 1982

Martin, Slater, Hou. Jeff Davis, 1971

Matthews, Jerry, Coach, 2001

Mattingly, Raymond, Coach, 1991

Mauldin, Tony, Morton, 2010

McCarty, Mickey, Pasadena, 1985

McCleary, Charlie, Museum Administrator, 1995

McDowell, Jewell, Amarillo, 1973

McKinley, Bobby, Bowie, 1997

McNeely, Clifton, Greenwood Slidell, 1980

Meadows, Sandra, Coach, 1991

Metcalf, Shelby, Coach, 1997

Middleton, David, Brazoswood, 2009

Miksch, LeRoy, Coach, 1992

Miller, Bryan, Crozier Tech, 2009

Moers, Bobby, Hou. Reagan, 1972

Mounts, Del Ray, Perryton, 1996

Murphy, Jim, R.L. Turner, 1983

Myers, Gerald, Borger, 1981

Needham, Roy M., Coach, 1984

Newland, Janis Irby, Claude, 1995

Newman, Tommy, Coach, 2001

Nichols, Ruth Cannon, Cotton Center, 1985

Odum, Lometa, Dimmitt, 1984

O'Neal, Richard "Dick", Ft. Worth Polytechnic, 1976

O'Neal, Shaquille, SA Cole, 1992

Ostertag, Greg, Duncanville, 1998

Outlaw, Bo, SA Jay, 2002

Overall, Bill, San Marcos, 2003

Overall, Buck, Cushing, 1986

Overstreet-Bledsoe, Thelma, Bowie, 2003

Owens, Eddie, Hou. Wheatley, 1990

Payton, John, W. Scott & B. Charlton-Pollard, 2004

Phillips, Gene, Hou. Jones, 1976

Pierce, Ricky, Garland, 1994

Porter, Marsha, Coach, 2004

Price, Cedric, I.M. Terrell, 2000

Price, Edwin, Corsicana, 1971

Qualls, Lewis, Hou. Smiley, 1990

Rankin-Schneider, Jill, Phillips, 2003

Redin, Harley, Coach, 2003

Redwine, W.J. "Sleepy", Carey, 1988

Reeves-Brandenburg, Carol, Bryan Adams, 2011

Reid, Jim, Coach, 1996

Reid, Robert, Clemens, 2002

Reynolds, Phil, Waxahachie, 1988

Risinger, W.C. “Curley”, Bula, 2006

Roberts, Bud, Coach, Tulia, 1995

Robinson, M.N. "Cotton", Coach, 1983

Robinson, R.J. "Jackie", Ft. Worth Paschal, 1985

Romines, Leroy, Longview, 2009

Rousseau, Freida Altman, Tulia, 2007

Rote, Kyle, SA Jefferson, 1980

Royal, Lynn, Hughes Springs, 1997

Schlicher, John, Ft. Worth Paschal, 1988

Schneider, Bob, 1997

Sharp, Marsha, Texas Tech, 2008

Shelton, Gayno, 2005

Sherley, Rick, Hastings/TABC, 2008

Showalter, Larry, Dallas Adamson, 1985

Sledge, C.E. "Red", Dallas Tech, 1975

Smith, LaBradford, Bay City, 1995

Smith, M.A. "Catfish", Coach, 1981

Smith, Susan, Spring Westfield, 2010

Spain, Ken, Hou. Austin, 1991

Stallworth, Dave, D. Madison, 1997

Stanley, Don, Buna, 1983

Stanley, Pat, Buna, 2007

Story, Chester, Richland College, 2008

Sumner, W.W. "Doc", Athens, 1973

Swisher, Neil, V. Patti Welder, 1994

Swoopes, Sheryl, Brownfield, 1994

Teagle, Terry, Broaddus 1981

Terrell, Ira, Dallas Roosevelt, 1982

Thomas, Roy, Kirbyville, 2002

Tipton, Sam, Gruver/TGCA, 2008

Tompkins, Bennie, Athens, 1980

Tompkins, Freddie, Athens, 1984

Tompkins, John "Preacher", Athens, 1971

Tucker, Temple L., Bowie, 1971

Tullos, Don, Coach, 2003

Turner, Charlie L., Coach, 1985

Victorick, Donnie, Snook, 2010

Wacker, Mike, Converse-Judson, 2011

Waggoner, Linda Andrews, Comanche, 1999

Walker, Jesse, Coach, 2000

Weatherspoon, Teresa, W. Sabine, 1998

Weaver, O'Neal, Martins Hill, 1975

Webb, Spud, W. Hutchins, 1999

Weese, Dean, Coach, 1996

Wesley, David, Longview, 2003

Whitton, Jack, Coach, 2005

Williams, Fred, Coach, 2005

Williams, J.W., Coach, 1988

Williams, Max, Avoca, 1972

Williams, Milton, Big Sandy, 2005

Whisenhunt, Stanley, Coach, Abilene Wylie, 2006

Womack, Charles, Hawley, 2005

Wright, Shereka, Copperas Cove, 2011

Wrightsil, Clarissa Davis, SA Jay, 1997

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