TicketsCINCINNATI – Former University of Cincinnati men's basketball head coach Bob Huggins and Bearcats greats Kenyon Martin and Kevin Youkilis were announced Monday as part of the inaugural Conference USA Hall of Fame class.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Conference USA's inaugural class is comprised of 20 student-athletes, three coaches and two administrators. The inductees will be honored throughout the 2019-20 academic year at C-USA championships and events.
Cincinnati was a member of Conference USA from 1996-2005.
// Bob Huggins – Cincinnati Men's Basketball Head Coach
Huggins coached the Cincinnati men's basketball program for 16 seasons (1990-2005), including its 10 seasons in Conference USA (1996-2005) … 1997-98 National Coach of the Year … Three-time C-USA Coach of the Year (1999-2000, 1998-99, 1997-98) … C-USA Men's Basketball Coach of the Decade (1995-2004) … Won a share of eight C-USA regular season championships (five outright) and four postseason C-USA Championships (2004, 2002, 1998, 1996) … Led Cincinnati to the NCAA Championship in each of his 10 seasons in C-USA, advancing to the Elite Eight in 1996 … Cincinnati compiled a 123-33 (.788) C-USA record in his 10 seasons and a 259-70 overall record during this period … UC was ranked in the Top 25 for 138 of 184 weekly polls, earning Top 10 rankings 77 times and holding down the No. 1 spot 15 times.
// Kenyon Martin – Men's Basketball (1997-2000)
Martin played men's basketball for four seasons at Cincinnati (1997-2000) … 2000 Consensus National Player of the Year … Only three-time C-USA Defensive Player of the Year … 2000 C-USA Player of the Year … Two-time First Team All-C-USA (2000, 1999) … Second Team All-C-USA in 1998 … C-USA Male Athlete of the Decade (1995-2005) … Led Cincinnati to No.1 ranking majority of 1999-2000 season… Key part of four consecutive NCAA Tournament teams … Ranks as C-USA's only No. 1 overall NBA draft selection and played 14 years in the NBA.
// Kevin Youkilis – Baseball (1998-2001)
Youkilis played baseball for four seasons at Cincinnati (1998-2001) … Two-time Second Team All-American (2001, 2000) … Two-time First Team All-C-USA (2001, 2000) … one-time Third Team All-C-USA (1999) … member of C-USA All-Decade team (1995-2004) … Led Cincinnati to a school-record 35 wins during the 2000 season … Selected as an eighth-round pick in the MLB Draft; played 10 major league seasons, making three All-Star games and winning two World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Conference USA's inaugural class is comprised of 20 student-athletes, three coaches and two administrators. The inductees will be honored throughout the 2019-20 academic year at C-USA championships and events.
Cincinnati was a member of Conference USA from 1996-2005.
// Bob Huggins – Cincinnati Men's Basketball Head Coach
Huggins coached the Cincinnati men's basketball program for 16 seasons (1990-2005), including its 10 seasons in Conference USA (1996-2005) … 1997-98 National Coach of the Year … Three-time C-USA Coach of the Year (1999-2000, 1998-99, 1997-98) … C-USA Men's Basketball Coach of the Decade (1995-2004) … Won a share of eight C-USA regular season championships (five outright) and four postseason C-USA Championships (2004, 2002, 1998, 1996) … Led Cincinnati to the NCAA Championship in each of his 10 seasons in C-USA, advancing to the Elite Eight in 1996 … Cincinnati compiled a 123-33 (.788) C-USA record in his 10 seasons and a 259-70 overall record during this period … UC was ranked in the Top 25 for 138 of 184 weekly polls, earning Top 10 rankings 77 times and holding down the No. 1 spot 15 times.
// Kenyon Martin – Men's Basketball (1997-2000)
Martin played men's basketball for four seasons at Cincinnati (1997-2000) … 2000 Consensus National Player of the Year … Only three-time C-USA Defensive Player of the Year … 2000 C-USA Player of the Year … Two-time First Team All-C-USA (2000, 1999) … Second Team All-C-USA in 1998 … C-USA Male Athlete of the Decade (1995-2005) … Led Cincinnati to No.1 ranking majority of 1999-2000 season… Key part of four consecutive NCAA Tournament teams … Ranks as C-USA's only No. 1 overall NBA draft selection and played 14 years in the NBA.
// Kevin Youkilis – Baseball (1998-2001)
Youkilis played baseball for four seasons at Cincinnati (1998-2001) … Two-time Second Team All-American (2001, 2000) … Two-time First Team All-C-USA (2001, 2000) … one-time Third Team All-C-USA (1999) … member of C-USA All-Decade team (1995-2004) … Led Cincinnati to a school-record 35 wins during the 2000 season … Selected as an eighth-round pick in the MLB Draft; played 10 major league seasons, making three All-Star games and winning two World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox.