KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Former Gonzaga men's basketball Director of Operations Jerry Krause was named to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Wednesday.
 
Nine college basketball icons who collectively impacted the sport as players, coaches and contributors have been selected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022. The class will be enshrined on Nov. 20, in Kansas City as part of National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Weekend, which also features the annual Hall of Fame Classic tournament.
 
Making up the Class of 2022 are players Richard Hamilton of Connecticut, Larry Miller of North Carolina, Frank Selvy of Furman, and the late Jimmy Walker of Providence, along with coaches John Beilein, Krause and Lon Kruger. They are joined by championship-winning coaches Jim Calhoun and Roy Williams, who will be formally honored in the Class of 2022 after initially being recognized as part of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame's Founding Class in 2006.  
 
Krause has been an impactful leader on and off the court throughout his career. He spent 17 seasons as the head coach at Eastern Washington from 1967-85, winning 262 games and overseeing the Eagles' transitions from the NAIA to NCAA Division II and ultimately to Division I.
 
Krause later spent 20 years in operations roles at Gonzaga, helping build the program into a national power. He has been a pioneer in basketball research and coaching education, for which he was honored with the NABC Guardians of the Game Award for Advocacy in 2003. Krause is also a former member of the NABC Board of Directors and the NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committee, and was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2000.