The board of directors of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 63rd induction class, to be honored in ceremonies on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Eighteen men are in the class, including 1994 VHS graduate and Indiana Mr. Basketball, Bryce Drew. Bryce Drew, the 1994 Indiana Mr. Basketball and IHSAA Trester Award winner from Valparaiso, has succeeded at all levels of basketball as a player and coach. He had high school career totals of 1,577 points (17.9), 303 rebounds (3.4), 386 assists (4.4) and 218 steals (2.5) while leading the Vikings to a 69-26 record over four seasons. That included a 28-1 state runner-up finish as a senior while averaging 24.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.8 steals. Earlier, he tallied 10.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a freshman for an 8-14 squad, 15.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists as a sophomore for a 16-5 team and 17.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists as a junior for a 17-6 unit. He was named 1992 IBCA honorable mention All-State, 1993 AP high honorable mention All-State, 1993 IBCA Underclass All-State, 1994 AP first-team All-State, 1994 IBCA first-team All-State and 1994 Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year. Drew then went to Valparaiso University to play for his father, Homer Drew. At VU, Bryce amassed a school-record 2,142 points (17.2) plus 380 rebounds (3.1) and 626 assists (5.2) in keying the team to an 88-36 record. That included a memorable 1998 NCAA Tournament run where Drew hit “The Shot” that catapulted 13-seed Valparaiso past 4-seed Mississippi before VU upset Florida State in overtime. Drew four-times earned all-Mid-Continent Conference honors, twice was league Player of the Year, was named to the 1998 NCAA all-Midwest Region team and was a third-team All-American. A first-round pick by Houston in the 1998 NBA Draft, Drew played six seasons in the NBA – two with Houston, one with Chicago, one with Charlotte and two with New Orleans. He averaged 4.4 points and 2.2 assists in 243 career regular-season NBA games. He played professionally in 2004-05 in Italy and Spain, then joined his father’s staff as an assistant coach at VU from 2005-11. In 2011, Bryce was promoted to head coach at Valparaiso, going 124-49 over five seasons with four Horizon League regular-season titles, two HL Tournament crowns and two NCAA Tournament berths. He was a three-time HL Coach of the Year and a two-time NABC District 12 Coach of the Year. Drew then went to Vanderbilt with NCAA Tournament appearance, and he currently is in his fifth season at Grand Canyon University in Arizona. His first four seasons at GCU have produced a 94-32 record with two Western Athletic Conference regular-season championships, three WAC Tournament trophies and three NCAA Tournament berths. Entering 2024-25, Drew’s overall college coaching ledger is 258-140 with six NCAA Tournament berths in 12 seasons. The following is from Drew's induction into the VHS Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010: A 1994 GRADUATE OF VHS, BRYCE STARRED IN TENNIS AND BASKETBALL FOR THE VIKINGS. A MEMBER OF THE 1993 VIKING TENNIS TEAM THAT MADE IT TO THE FINAL 8. BEST KNOWN FOR HIS EXPLOITS ON THE BASKETBALL COURT, BRYCE WAS THE LEADING SCORER ON THE GREATEST TEAM IN VIKING HISTORY. THE VIKES WENT 28-1 THAT SEASON, FINISHING AS STATE RUNNER-UP. BRYCE WON THE COVETED ARTHUR TRESTER MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD AND WAS NAMED INDIANA'S MR. BASKETBALL. HE WENT ON TO PLAY FOR HIS FATHER, DR. HOMER DREW, AT VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY WHERE HE LED THE CRUSADERS TO 4 CONFERENCE TITLES AND 3 STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCES. IN THE 1998 NCAA TOURNAMENT, BRYCE BECAME FAMOUS FOR "THE SHOT" A LAST SECOND THREE POINTER THAT SENT THE CRUSADERS TO THE SWEET 16 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY. THOSE HEROICS EARNED BRYCE AND THE CRUSADERS AN ESPY AWARD THAT YEAR. A MEMBER OF THE USA TEAM FOR THE WORLD GAMES IN ITALY IN 1997. THE 16TH PLAYER TAKEN IN THE NBA DRAFT BY THE HOUSTON ROCKETS, BRYCE WENT ON TO PLAY FOR 6 SEASONS IN THE NBA INCLUDING ONE SEASON WITH THE CHICAGO BULLS AND 3 SEASONS WTTH THE NEW ORLEANS HORNETS. A MEMBER OF VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY'S HALL OF FAME AND HOLDER OF NUMEROUS SCORING RECORDS AT VU. To view the full release from the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, visit https://hoopshall.com/indiana-basketball-hall-of-fame-announced-63rd-mens-induction-class/