Loaded with basketball talent and tradition, the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame proudly announces their 2014 men's induction class, to be honored at the 53rd annual Mens Awards Banquet on Wednesday, March 26, 2014.
The recipient of this year’s Silver Medal, which includes Hall of Fame induction, is former Taylor University head coach and Hammond Morton High School player Paul Patterson. In 34 seasons at Taylor, his teams won 734 games, making him the winningest coach at an Indiana four-year college or university, and had 28 winning seasons. His teams won 15 conference championships and made 14 appearances in the NAIA National Tournament, including a 1991 Final Four appearance and National Coach of the Year honors. A player at Hammond Morton High School and Hanover College, his 48-year coaching career included stops at Spencer (IN), Somerset (KY), Amelia (OH) and Ashland Paul Blazer (KY) high schools and Northwest Missouri State University. He now resides in Mooresville.