c-usa hall of fame
inaugural class 2019
student-athlete inductees
courtney blades
southern miss
Softball (1999-2000)
- 2000 Honda Award (National Softball Player of the Year)
- Two-time First Team All-American
- First D1 player to record 600 strikeouts in a season
- Finished her career as D1 all-time leader in strikeouts
- Guided Southern Miss to the 2000 regular and postseason titles
- Led Southern Miss to back-to back College World Series appearances (1999, 2000)
arnau brugues
tulsa
Men's Tennis (2006-09)
- Four-time C-USA Player of the Year
- Four-time ITA All-American
- Led Tulsa to four straight C-USA Championships and three Top 15 national rankings
- Won 2006 Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Tennis Championship, marking the first national champion won by a C-USA tennis student-athlete
chris douglas-roberts
memphis
Basketball (2005-08)
- Consensus First Team All-American 2008
- Honorable Mention All-American 2007
- 2008 C-USA Player of the Year and two-time First Team All-C-USA selection
- Led Memphis to the national title game in 2008 and NCAA Elite Eight in 2007 and 2006
- Won three regular season and three postseason C-USA Championships
jarett dillard
rice
Football (2005-08)
- 2008 First Team All-American, 2007 Honorable Mention All-American, 2006 Second Team All-American
- Three-time First Team All-Conference USA
- 2005 C-USA All-Freshman Team
- Remains the FBS all-time leader in touchdown catches with 60
- NCAA FBS record holder with a TD catch in 13 consecutive games
- Key part of Rice's first bowl team in 45 years and first bowl victory in 54 years in 2008
jake gautreau
tulane
Baseball (1998-2000)
- First back-to-back C-USA Player of the Year in C-USA baseball history (2001, 2000)
- Two-time First Team All-Conference USA, 1999 C-USA All-Freshman Team
- C-USA Baseball Player of the Decade
- Led Tulane to the 2001 C-USA regular and postseason championships and the league's first College World Series appearance in 2001
- Member of Team USA in the summer of 2000
tyler henderson
tulsa
Volleyball (2009-12)
- Three-time C-USA Player of the Year
- Four-time First Team All-C-USA
- Three-time Second Team All-American
- Led Tulsa to three straight regular season and postseason conference championships including the first 20-0 season in league history
- Led Tulsa to the first three NCAA appearances in school history
- In 2010, Henderson set NCAA records for kills in a season (710) and a match (45)
deanna jackson
uab
Basketball (1998-2002)
- 2001 C-USA Player of the Year
- Two-time All-American
- 1999 C-USA Freshman of the Year and Second Team All-Conference USA
- Two-time First Team All C-USA
- Led UAB to become the first league team to reach the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 2000, defeating two ranked opponents
- First C-USA player to record 2000 points and 1000 rebounds in her career
chandi jones
houston
Basketball (2000-04)
- Three-time C-USA Player of the Year
- 2001 C-USA Freshman of the Year
- C-USA Women's Basketball Player of the Decade and C-USA Female Athlete of the Decade
- First WBB player to be named First Team All-C-USA in four straight seasons
- Still remains leading scorer in C-USA history
- 2003 D1 Scoring Champion and 2004 First Team All-American
- Led Houston to the 2004 regular season and postseason tournament titles, as well as the second round of the NCAA Championship
case keenum
houston
Football (2007-11)
- Two-time Sammy Baugh Award winner (top D1 quarterback 2007 and 2009)
- Two-time C-USA MVP
- 2008 C-USA Offensive Player of the Year and 2007 C-USA Freshman of the Year
- Two-time First Team All-C-USA, 2008 Second Team and 2007 All-Freshman Team
- Led Houston to two C-USA Championship games and four bowl appearances
- Remains the FBS career leader in pass completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns, games with 300+ passing yards, seasons passing for 5000+ yards and total yards
michael kogan
tulane
Tennis (2000-2004)
- Four-time C-USA Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference USA
- Led Tulane to three C-USA titles and four NCAA appearances
- Four-time NCAA qualifier, national runner-up in 2004
- 2004 C-USA Male Athlete of the Year
- C-USA Men's Tennis Player of the Decade
- Four-time ITA All-American
kenyon martin
cincinnati
Basketball (1997-2000)
- 2000 Consensus National Player of the Year
- Only three-time C-USA Defensive Player of the Year
- 2000 C-USA Player of the Year
- Two-time First Team All-Conference USA and 1998 Second Team
- C-USA Male Athlete of the Decade
- Led Cincinnati to No. 1 ranking the majority of the 1999-2000 season
- Key part of four consecutive NCAA teams and the league's only No. 1 overall NBA Draft selection
graeme mcdowell
uab
Golf (1999-2002)
- 2002 Haskins Award winner (most outstanding collegiate golfer)
- Two-time C-USA Golfer of the Year
- 2002 First Team All-American and 2001 Second Team All-American
- Led UAB to three NCAA regionals and two NCAA championship appearances
- Fourth-place finisher in 2002 NCAA Championship
anthony rendon
rice
Baseball (2009-11)
- 2010 Dick Howser Trophy winner (top D1 college player)
- 2009 National Freshman of the Year
- 2010 consensus First Team All-American and 2011 Second Team All-American
- 2010 C-USA Male Athlete of the Year and two-time C-USA Player of the Year
- Three-time First Team All-C-USA and 2009 C-USA Freshman of the Year
- Led Rice to 2011 and 2009 C-USA regular season championships and 2011 and 2009 postseason tournament titles
- Part of Rice's three consecutive NCAA appearances (2009-11)
dwyane wade
marquette
Basketball (2001-03)
- 2003 C-USA Player of the Year
- Two-time First Team All-Conference USA
- Led Marquette to its only C-USA regular season title in 2003 and the league's first Final Four appearance
- Named NCAA Midwest Regional MVP after recording a triple double in defeating No. 1-ranked Kentucky
deangelo williams
memphis
Football (2002-05)
- 2005 First Team All-American
- 2004 Second Team All-American
- Three-time C-USA Offensive Player of the Year
- 2005-06 C-USA co-Male Athlete of the Year
- Three-time First Team All-Conference USA
- C-USA All-Decade Team
- C-USA All-Freshman Team
- Led Memphis to three straight bowl games, including their first bowl in 32 seasons
- Remains C-USA's all-time leader in rushing yards and currently fifth in FBS history
coach inductees
jeff bower
southern miss
Football (1995-2007)
- Led Southern Miss to five first place finishes and three outright championships in 12 seasons in C-USA
- Guided Southern Miss to winning records in all 12 seasons in the league, making 10 bowl appearances including a pair of Liberty Bowl victories
- 14 straight winning seasons
- Three-time C-USA Coach of the Year
- C-USA Football Coach of the Decade
wayne graham
rice
Baseball (2006-18)
- Five-time C-USA Coach of the Year
- Led Rice to the College World Series in its first three seasons in C-USA
- In 12 seasons in C-USA, won the regular and/or postseason tournament championships 11 times, totaling nine regular season titles and seven postseason crowns
- Led Rice to the NCAA Championship in his first 11 seasons in the league
- Inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012
- Won 1173 career games
bob huggins
cincinnati
Men's Basketball (1995-2004)
- 1997-98 National Coach of the Year
- Three-time C-USA Coach of the Year
- C-USA Men's Basketball Coach of the Decade
- Won a share of eight league regular season titles (five outright) and four postseason C-USA championships
- Led Cincinnati to the NCAA Championship in each of his 10 seasons in C-USA, advancing to the Elite Eight in 1996
- UC compiled a 123-33 record in his 10 seasons and a 259-70 overall record; UC was ranked in the Top 25 for 138 of 184 weekly polls, holding down the No. 1 spot 15 times
administrator inductees
gene bartow
uab
Basketball Coach/Athletics Director (1977-2000)
- Founded the UAB Men's Basketball program and served as head coach for 18 seasons
- Served as UAB's Athletics Director from 1977 until his retirement in 2000
- Oversaw growth of UAB football from a club team to the Division I FBS level in 1996 and C-USA member in 1999
- UAB named its basketball arena in his honor
- C-USA Men's Basketball Coach of the Year award is named in his honor
mike slive
conference usa
Commissioner (1995-2002)
- Became the first Commissioner of C-USA when the league formed in 1995
- Under his direction, Conference USA quickly emerged as one of the nation's top conferences
- Played a key role on the NCAA Management Council
- Served as chair of the Board of Directors of NCAA Football USA
- Founded the Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research upon his retirement from college athletics in 2015