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Coro: Majerle joining Arizona Sports Hall of Fame
9/13/2017 11:18:00 AM | Men's Basketball, Paul Coro
Dan Majerle is undoubtedly a Hall of Famer.
His alma mater, his native state, the Mid-American Conference and the Phoenix Suns already had said so with past Hall of Fame inductions, but the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame further affirmed Majerle's legacy Wednesday.
Majerle will become the first Lopes coach to be an Arizona Sports Hall of Fame member and the only member with a GCU affiliation other than Lopes baseball great Tim Salmon. The notice came near his birthday for a humbling gift to be part of a class featuring Arizona Cardinals owner Bill Bidwill, columnist and Arizona State sports journalism professor Paola Boivin, Arizona Coyotes 21-year playing legend Shane Doan and ASU All-American wrestler Anthony Robles.
"It's a great group, so I'm very honored," Majerle said. "I'm now in the Michigan and Arizona hall of fames. So it means I'm getting old. I'm very fortunate to be drafted here and move here, and I fell in love with Phoenix and Arizona. It's a great honor. I love this place and this state."
Majerle was drafted No. 14 overall by the Phoenix Suns in 1988, when he was an Olympian out of Central Michigan. He played eight of his 14 seasons for Phoenix and was part of Dream Team II in 1994. He earned three All-Star Game selections and went on to be a broadcaster and assistant coach for the Suns, who inducted him into their Ring of Honor.
Majerle now has put another significant impact on the Arizona sports scene by leading the men's basketball program's first shot at Division I competition, compiling 81 wins over his first four seasons at the helm.
"I fell in love with the Suns," Majerle said. "The fans took to me. I played for some great teams and was able to be a broadcaster and coach and have restaurants (Majerle's Sports Grills). Then to move 20 minutes away and be a part of this great university as a coach, I'm very fortunate to be able to do the things that I've been able to do and to get the support that I've had from a lot of people in this state."
Majerle and Doan are the pro athlete representatives in the class and share a similar superstar status in Arizona.
"He's a Valley icon for what he's been able to do and a great guy," Majerle said. "To be in the same group as him says a lot because I have a lot of respect for what he's done, what he has meant to Phoenix and Arizona and what type of person he is."
Majerle enters a Sports Hall of Fame, founded in 1957, that also includes Jerry Colangelo, the architect of the Phoenix sports scene who has become a major part of GCU with a special affinity for the Colangelo College of Business and Majerle's program. The Jerry Colangelo Museum will open on campus Sept. 21.
The Arizona Sports Hall of Fame includes several of Majerle's Suns colleagues -- Colangelo, Alvan Adams, Dick Van Arsdale, Charles Barkley, coach Cotton Fitzsimmons and broadcaster Al McCoy.
"You don't think about that stuff," Majerle said. "You just do your job and those kind of honors just come out of nowhere. Once you sit down and think about it or you get a call for something like that, it puts it in perspective. You're very grateful. It doesn't happen unless you're surrounded by great people who helped you. It's just a testament to everyone around you. It's a great honor."
Follow Paul Coro on Twitter: @paulcoro.
His alma mater, his native state, the Mid-American Conference and the Phoenix Suns already had said so with past Hall of Fame inductions, but the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame further affirmed Majerle's legacy Wednesday.
Majerle will become the first Lopes coach to be an Arizona Sports Hall of Fame member and the only member with a GCU affiliation other than Lopes baseball great Tim Salmon. The notice came near his birthday for a humbling gift to be part of a class featuring Arizona Cardinals owner Bill Bidwill, columnist and Arizona State sports journalism professor Paola Boivin, Arizona Coyotes 21-year playing legend Shane Doan and ASU All-American wrestler Anthony Robles.
"It's a great group, so I'm very honored," Majerle said. "I'm now in the Michigan and Arizona hall of fames. So it means I'm getting old. I'm very fortunate to be drafted here and move here, and I fell in love with Phoenix and Arizona. It's a great honor. I love this place and this state."
Majerle was drafted No. 14 overall by the Phoenix Suns in 1988, when he was an Olympian out of Central Michigan. He played eight of his 14 seasons for Phoenix and was part of Dream Team II in 1994. He earned three All-Star Game selections and went on to be a broadcaster and assistant coach for the Suns, who inducted him into their Ring of Honor.
Majerle now has put another significant impact on the Arizona sports scene by leading the men's basketball program's first shot at Division I competition, compiling 81 wins over his first four seasons at the helm.
"I fell in love with the Suns," Majerle said. "The fans took to me. I played for some great teams and was able to be a broadcaster and coach and have restaurants (Majerle's Sports Grills). Then to move 20 minutes away and be a part of this great university as a coach, I'm very fortunate to be able to do the things that I've been able to do and to get the support that I've had from a lot of people in this state."
Majerle and Doan are the pro athlete representatives in the class and share a similar superstar status in Arizona.
"He's a Valley icon for what he's been able to do and a great guy," Majerle said. "To be in the same group as him says a lot because I have a lot of respect for what he's done, what he has meant to Phoenix and Arizona and what type of person he is."
Majerle enters a Sports Hall of Fame, founded in 1957, that also includes Jerry Colangelo, the architect of the Phoenix sports scene who has become a major part of GCU with a special affinity for the Colangelo College of Business and Majerle's program. The Jerry Colangelo Museum will open on campus Sept. 21.
The Arizona Sports Hall of Fame includes several of Majerle's Suns colleagues -- Colangelo, Alvan Adams, Dick Van Arsdale, Charles Barkley, coach Cotton Fitzsimmons and broadcaster Al McCoy.
"You don't think about that stuff," Majerle said. "You just do your job and those kind of honors just come out of nowhere. Once you sit down and think about it or you get a call for something like that, it puts it in perspective. You're very grateful. It doesn't happen unless you're surrounded by great people who helped you. It's just a testament to everyone around you. It's a great honor."
Follow Paul Coro on Twitter: @paulcoro.
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