Basketball Hall of Fame

Beginning an unprecedented string of four consecutive IHSA state basketball championships — all in Class AA, the largest in the two-class system — the 1993-94 Manual Rams rewarded head coach Dick Van Scyoc (GPSHOF class of 1994) with his first state championship trophy in the last of his 45 years of coaching at the high school level. Manual defeated Carbondale 61-60 in the final game.  All-Stater and first-team All-Tournament selection Brandon Hughes led Manual in scoring in all eight tournament games.  Willie Coleman was selected to the second team All-Tournament, and Coleman and Ivan Watson were given All-State honorable mention recognition.  Both were solid contributors at the state finals.   Playing an extremely challenging schedule (18 of the Rams’ opponents were ranked in their six respective states), the Rams finished the season with a record of 27-6.