SECOND BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS SELECTED

| Posted November 22, 2021
The Mineral Point Basketball Hall of Fame will introduce its second class on Saturday, December 4.  Originally the group was to be recognized earlier this year, but due to the pandemic, the group will be recognized when the Pointers host Milwaukee Pius XI.  Pius is coached by Dan Carey who is assisted by his father Ron, a member of the 1974 team that will be the first team to enter the Hall of Fame.
The Pointers will host the Popes in three levels on December 4th.  JV2 game starts at 11:30 am, JV game at 1:00 pm followed by the Varsity at 2:30.  The induction will take place in between the JV and Varsity games at approximately 2:00.

 

CHUCK BENNETT – CLASS OF 1979

*Head Girls Basketball Coach for 26 Years

*Career Record 365-172, Conference Record 236-72

*7 Conference Titles (1989, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004)

*5 Time Conference Coach of the Year

*4 Regional Titles (1989, 1995, 1997, 2003)

* Chuck and his wife Lifka ran the Girls Junior Hoopers for 8 years.

 

MIKE DOUGLAS – CLASS OF 1978

*Two-time First Team All-Conference

*1977-78 Southern 8 MVP

*Played in the first WBCA All-Star game 

*896 Career Points (averaged 19 ppg as a Senior)

*Played collegiately at UW-Platteville where he earned First Team WSUC Honors.

 

JAMIE SPORLE – CLASS OF 2003

*4 Year Varsity Starter

*3 Time First Team All-Conference

*2 Time SWAL II MVP

*WBCA All-Star

*1228 Career Points

*533 Career Rebounds

*320 Career Assists

* First-team Wisconsin State Journal All-Area and Telegraph Herald first-team All-Area.

 

JESSI SPORLE – CLASS OF 2005

*4 Year Varsity Starter

*2004-05 SWAL MVP

*3 Time First Team All-Conference

*1065 Career Points

*557 Career Rebounds

*307 Career Assists

*Played collegiately at UW-Stevens Point (four-year letter winner, served as team captain, earned honorable mention all-conference and earned the Pointer Award for embodying what it means to be a Pointer.)

 

1974 BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM

The team won 25 straight games before losing in the State Finals to McFarland.  It was the third Mineral Point team to reach the state tournament, but the first to bring home hardware winning the Silver Ball.

*Overall Record 25-1

*Southern 8 Conference Champions 14-0

*Class C State Runner-Up

Picture ID: Front (left to right)  Manager Jerry Galle, Ron Carey, Jeff Koehler, Jeff Reynolds, Jim Bennett, John Schmit, Steve Basting, and Manager Chuck Dahl.

Back Row (left to right): Coach Gerry Douglas, Rich Mitchell, Darrell Smith, Tom Poad, Paul Schwartz, Jeff Walsh, and John Ahlgrimm.

This is the second Mineral Point Basketball Hall of Fame class to be inducted  The first group of inductees included:  Jim Bennett, Pat Murphy, Dick Poad, Janet Schubert and Karla Gribble.