The board of directors of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame has announced the 62nd induction class, to be honored in ceremonies on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Among them is a Greencastle and DePauw graduate.
Jay Frye, a 1968 Greencastle graduate, was a three-sport standout, playing basketball, football, and baseball. Frye earned All-Conference, All Sectional, All-Regional, All-Semi-State while averaging 13.5 points and 8 assists per game. He was also a 3-year starter in football, and a 4-year starter in baseball, where one highlight was pitching a 16 strikeout, no-hitter as a sophomore.
Frye went to DePauw, where he graduated with a bachelors in zoology. Playing basketball and baseball at DePauw, Frye was named “One of the Outstanding College Athletes of America” in 1972, while being named the shortest starting guard in the nation both junior and senior years.
After DePauw, Frye graduated from Ohio State in Physical Therapy. Frye had a private practice in physical therapy along with being a physical therapist for the US Ski Team in 1998.
Frye is an entrepreneur in various businesses, and has owned the Ft. Wayne Fury since 1991. He serves on many NBA / CBA committees, including head of the Relations Committee.
