Basketball Legends to Be Honored by OVC

Editor: This is a press release sent by ovcsports.com

(Nashville, TN) – For the third year in a row the Ohio Valley Conference will recognize men’s and women’s basketball legends from each of its member institutions during the OVC Basketball Tournament.

The legends will be recognized through signage, P.A. announcements and a game program feature story during the event.

With roots dating back to 1948, the OVC and its member institutions have produced many outstanding student-athletes who have earned numerous accolades and led their respective schools to success on the hardwood.

Each OVC member institution identifies both a male and female legend to be honored through signage and announcements at this year’s and next year’s championship. This year the league selected six male student-athletes and six female student-athletes and next year the next group of 12 legends will be honored.

Below is a listing of this year’s male honorees.

Austin Peay: Trenton Hassell
Eastern Illinois: Kyle Hill
Morehead State: Ricky Minard
Murray State: Ronald “Popeye” Jones
SIUE: J.B. Jones
Tennessee State: Robert Covington

Editor: These honorees bring the total number of honored male ‘legends’ to 18, including former Spirits of St. Louis star (Austin Peay) ‘Fly’ Williams, and current NBA performers Kenneth Faried (Morehead State) and Isaiah Canaan (Murray State).

Music City Madness, the OVC conference tournament is played in Nashville, beginning March 1st and running through March 4th.

Cover photo – courtesy TSUTigers.com.

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