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Former Creighton Coach Bill Fitch Earns Call To The Basketball Hall

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Bill Fitch, a former Creighton baseball head coach and Creighton basketball assistant coach, was today announced as part of the Class of 2019 that will be enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Fitch is among 12 honorees who will be celebrated September 5-7, 2019 during this year's Enshrinement festivities in Springfield, Mass. The Class Announcement was made in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the site of the 2019 NCAA Men's Final Four and televised live on ESPN2, and presented by Haggar Clothing Company.

Fitch was an assistant coach with the Creighton men's basketball program who also served as the head coach for Creighton baseball from 1956-58.