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2019 INDUCTEE VIDEO  |  WCC HALL OF HONOR INDUCTEES
 
SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- The West Coast Conference will induct its 11th annual Hall of Honor class on Saturday, March 9 at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. Ten individuals, one from each member institution, will be honored as part of the 2019 University Credit Union West Coast Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships in Las Vegas.
 
The 2019 induction class features one world record holder, one NCAA National Athlete of the Year, two individuals collecting four NCAA Championships, three NCAA annual statistical champions, three coaches compiling a total of 31 WCC regular season championships and 39 NCAA Postseason berths, four Olympians (one gold medalist, one silver medalist) and seven individuals collecting a combined 26 All-American citations.
 
"The West Coast Conference is honored to celebrate the accomplishments of these former student-athletes and coaches as we celebrate the enduring legacy of our 11th induction class during the WCC Basketball Championships in Las Vegas," said West Coast Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. "The 2019 Hall of Honor class represents our 10 schools' long-standing commitment to developing student-athletes by fostering an environment of athletic and academic excellence. This year's inductees excelled in a wide variety of sports while showcasing diverse paths to the top of their chosen athletic pursuits."
 
The 2019 WCC Hall of Honor class includes: BYU's Tiffany Lott-Hogan (Track), Gonzaga's Adam Morrison (Men's Basketball), Loyola Marymount's Tara Welling (Erdmann) (Cross Country/Track), Pacific's Jayne McHugh (Volleyball), Pepperdine's Gualberto Escudero (Tennis), Portland's Stephanie Lopez Cox (Soccer), Saint Mary's Trevor Newquist (Soccer), San Diego's Ali Cox (Rowing), San Francisco's Orlando Smart (Basketball) and Santa Clara's Caren Horstmeyer (Basketball).
 
The Hall of Honor class will be formally inducted at the WCC Hall of Honor Brunch on Saturday, March 9 at 9 a.m. PT at the Mardi Gras Ballroom in the Orleans Hotel and each inductee will be honored throughout the course of the basketball championships.
 
Tickets to the WCC Hall of Honor Brunch & Induction Ceremony are available to the public for $40 and may be purchased by contacting Lindsey Jones in the WCC office via email – Ljones@westcoast.org. Tickets must be purchased by Monday, February 25.
 
Adam Morrison, Gonzaga University
Adam Morrison's name was synonymous with college basketball in 2006. He adorned the front of magazines and had the country talking about his mane, mustache and Gonzaga basketball. He led the Bulldogs to a 29-4 overall record and a No. 5 ranking in the final Associated Press poll. For the eighth-straight year the Zags earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament - this time a third seed, after posting a perfect 14-0 record in the West Coast Conference regular-season and winning the WCC Tournament.
 
Morrison led the nation in scoring in his last year, averaging 28.1 ppg, becoming only the second Gonzaga player ever to do so. Morrison was also Gonzaga's seventh John R. Wooden Award Player of the Year candidate and the fourth player to earn Wooden Award All-America honors. He was named Gonzaga's inaugural Associated Press preseason selection as a junior, and was a consensus Associated Press All-America First Team pick. Morrison also earned National Association of Basketball Coaches Co-Player of the Year and USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy Co-Player of the Year accolades during 2006.
 
A star player nationally, Morrison also dominated the West Coast Conference. He earned back-to-back WCC Tournament Most Valuable Player honors (2005, 2006) and was a two-time WCC First Team honoree. Morrison was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year in 2006 after averaging 28.1 ppg and 5.5 rpg, along with a 49.6 field goal percentage, 77.2 free throw percentage and a 42.8 three-point percentage.
 
Morrison was also a member of 2004 USA World Championship For Young Men Qualifying Team that earned a gold medal at the World Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the summer of 2004. He averaged 8.2 ppg and 1.7 rpg in three games, missing the gold medal game because of a sore knee.
 
Morrison, a childhood diabetic since age 12, has developed into a role model for children with diabetes to show they, too, can live a normal life. His father, John, organized an annual H-O-R-S-E Tournament in Spokane as a benefit for the American Diabetes Association.
 
Morrison finished his career as the third-leading scorer in Gonzaga history with 1,867 points. He also ended his time at GU third in the career rankings for field goals made (659), fourth in free throws made (398) and ninth in three-point field goals made (127). Morrison's name is also scattered throughout the GU single-season rankings. He is first in single-season points (926 in 2006), field goals made (306 in 2006) and free throws made (240 in 2006). Morrison was drafted by the Charlotte Bobcats as the third pick overall in the 2006 draft; the highest selection ever for a Gonzaga player.