Bill Garrett (1984) - Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame

Bill Garrett

Induction:
1984

Basketball 1949-51...first black basketball player in the Big Ten...as a 6'2" center led IU to a 19-3 record and No. 2 national ranking in 1951...IU Most Valuable Player, All-Big Ten and All-American in 1951 season...led IU in scoring and rebounding three years...led Shelbyville to the Indiana state basketball championship in 1947 and coached Indianapolis Crispus Attucks to the state title in 1959.