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The Small College Basketball (SCB) and the National Hall of Fame Committee have announced the National Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Among the list of 12 honorees is the late Steve Platt.

This year’s National Hall of Fame Class marks the sixth class inducted into the Small College Basketball National Hall of Fame.

Founded by John McCarthy, Small College Basketball exists to unite all people with a passion for small college basketball and to serve as ambassadors for the game. SCB serves a niche within college basketball to bring together the NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA levels which makes up nearly 1,200 college and university throughout the United States.

Members of the 2022 incoming class includes:

Players
Jim Bond (Pasadena College)
Bo Clark (Central Florida)
Darryl Jones (Benedictine)
Todd Linder (Tampa)
Derrick “Rick” Mahorn (Hampton)
Steve Platt (Huntington)
Glynn Saulters (Northeast Louisiana)
Jerry Shipp (Southeastern Oklahoma State)
Frank “Porky” Viera (Quinnipiac)

Coaches
Jim Phelan (Mount St. Mary’s)
Harry Statham (McKendree)

Contributor/Player
Earl Lloyd (West Virginia State)

“Congratulations to the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022,” founder John McCarthy. “What an outstanding, highly-qualified, highly-impressive Hall of Fame Class!

“I am so happy for each of them and their families, and I am grateful to our Hall of Fame Committee for a tremendous amount of time, research and insight.”

Small College Basketball – Steve Platt bio
The all-time leading scorer in Indiana college basketball, Platt’s career 3,700 points also placed him seventh on the all-time list of collegiate scorers at any level (as of 2016). He twice led the nation in scoring, averaging 36 ppg in 1972-73 and 38 ppg in 1973-74. A four-time NAIA All-American and All-District honoree, Platt is Huntington’s all-time leader in 17 categories, including single-game highs for points (57), field goals (22) and rebounds (33). He also is the single-season leader in points (1,026), scoring average (38.0) rebounds (1,917), rebound average (16.3), field goals (1,463) and free throws (774). He also holds the single-half scoring mark with 30 points.

The Foresters posted an overall record of 78-38 during his four years. Platt was inducted into the Huntington Hall of Fame in 1974 and the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1987. He also was named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996 and the IBHOF’s Silver Anniversary High School Team in 1990. At the conclusion of his collegiate playing career, Platt was drafted by the Washington Bullets in the eighth round of the 1974 NBA Draft.

Platt’s involvement with small college basketball continued in the coaching ranks. As the head coach of his alma mater, he compiled an overall record of 329-143 (.697) in 14 years and led the Foresters to the NAIA Division II National Tournament seven times. Huntington finished second in 2006. His teams won five regular-season Mid-Central Conference titles, five conference tournament championships and posted an overall conference mark of 141-63. The 1999-2000 squad posted an overall record of 34-5, while the 2006-07 Foresters went 14-2 in conference play.