ST. LOUIS – On Tuesday, the Missouri Valley Conference announced its Class of 2023 and University of Evansville legend Andy Benes is slated to be inducted in March of 2023.
Aside from Benes, the 26th MVC Hall of Fame class features three four-time first-team All-Conference selections in Melanie (Boeglin) White (Indiana State women's basketball); Barb (Gaines) Porter (Missouri State softball), and Rachel Tejada (Illinois State women's soccer); Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Tubby Smith (Tulsa); and a 2007 Master's and 2015 British Open champ in Zach Johnson (Drake).
Including this year's six inductees, the MVC Hall of Fame consists of 145 former student-athletes, administrators, coaches, and contributors.