PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Jim Valvano will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the 2023 Class during events on August 11-12.

Valvano is a graduate of Rutgers College in 1967 and was a co-captain with Scarlet Knight 2^nd all-time in scoring, Bob Lloyd. In the 1966-67 season, Jimmy V was part of a team that went 22-7 and was the first Rutgers men's basketball team to appear in a postseason tournament. Valvano was labeled the Rutgers Senior Athlete of the Year, scoring 1,222 points in three seasons which is 31^st all-time.

"I want to congratulate the Valvano family for this unbelievable achievement," Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell said. "Your family, your religion and Rutgers basketball! Jim Valvano was a legend here for Rutgers basketball. It's an unbelievable journey that he took to the Hall of Fame. All of us here is Rutgers Nation are proud to be recognized with Jim Valvano. We are proud of the coach he became and most of all proud of all the great cancer research that has come from his legacy."

Jimmy V's career-high in scoring came against Rice on December 30^th, 1965, where he notched 38 points. Valvano was a recipient of the Rutgers Medal of Honor in 1983 and was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Fame in 1993. Valvano is tied for second all-time in single-game field goal percentage at Rutgers as a player with .909 against Lafayette on January 30^th, 1965.

After his playing career, Jimmy V returned to Piscataway as an assistant coach from 1967-1969. His infectious and charismatic personality attracted Johns Hopkins to hire Valvano as head coach for a season in 1969-70. Valvano's coaching journey continued to Connecticut as an assistant (1970-72), Bucknell (1972-1975), and Iona (1975-80), before his most memorable seasons at North Carolina State (1980-90).

He won the NCAA Championship in 1983 for N.C. State and advanced to a pair of Elite Eights in 1985 and 1986. After his coaching career, Valvano joined ABC and ESPN as a sportscaster, where his national attention grew. His most memorable moment, came at the 1993 ESPY Awards, as the V Foundation was established for Cancer Research and he gave one of the greatest speeches of all-time.

The full Hall of Fame class was announced during the NCAA Final Four on April 1 in Houston, Texas.

The 2023 class will be officially enshrined during festivities in Springfield, Massachusetts, August 11-12.