Former LSU Athletic Director Joe Dean Sr. has been elected to the College Basketball Hall of Fame, LSU announced on Tuesday.
Dean will be inducted as a “contributor” to basketball Nov. 18 at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City, where the hall is located. He will be joined by fellow contributor Jim Host, former players Patrick Ewing, Phil Ford, Kenny Sailors, Clyde Lovellette, Earl Monroe and Willis Reed and former coaches Dave Robbins and Joe B. Hall.
The New Albany, Ind., native was a three-time All-Southeastern Conference player for LSU from 1950 to 1952. He was drafted by the New York Knicks and was an alternate on the 1956 U.S. Olympic team.
Dean was LSU’s athletic director from 1987 to 2001, during which time LSU won 27 national championships and 40 SEC titles.
Dean has already been inducted into the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the Indiana Hall of Fame. He is the third former LSU player to be inducted, joining Bob Pettit and Pete Maravich.
 
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