Mark Aguirre, Doug Collins to be inducted into College Hoops HOF

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Even if Illinois didn't have a team in the NCAA Tournament, it's still a banner year for collegiate basketball in the state.

Illinois State legend Doug Collins and former DePaul star Mark Aguirre will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.

The two are part of a group of eight inductees that will be recognized during the NCAA Final Four April 2 with the actual ceremony coming Nov. 18 in Kansas City.

ISU named its basketball court at Redbird Arena after Collins, who averaged 29.1 points per game in three seasons with Illinois State. He was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1973 NBA Draft (Philadelphia 76ers) after being named a first-team All-American his final year in college.

Collins also played for Team USA in the 1972 Olympics and had a solid career as an NBA player, coach and analyst. He coached the Bulls from 1986-89.

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Aguirre was a two-time All-American and averaged 24 points per game as a Freshman while leading DePaul to the Final Four. He was the Naismith Player of the Year in 1980 and went on to become the No. 1 overall pick in the 1981 NBA Draft (Dallas Mavericks).

Aguirre won two NBA titles with the Detroit Pistons and DePaul retired his No. 24 jersey.

In addition to Collins and Aguirre, the Class of 2016 also includes former Bulls player (1966-69) Bob Boozer (Kansas State), Lionel Simmons (La Salle), Jamaal Wilkes (UCLA), Dominque Wilkins (Georgia) as well as coaches Hugh Durham (Florida State, Georgia, Jacksonville University) and Mike Montgomery (Stanford, California).

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