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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Motycka Named to Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame
August 14, 2017 | Women's Basketball
Jackie Motycka, one of the finest players in Bowling Green State University women's basketball history, will be inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame. The organization recently announced its 2018 class.
NOTE: The induction ceremony will take place on May 5, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency Columbus
Motycka (now Jackie Motycka Mossing), who played at BGSU from 1985-89, scored the second-most points in the history of basketball (both men's and women's) at Bowling Green. She scored 2,122 career points to become the most prolific scorer in school history, and held the BG scoring record for over two decades.
Motycka, who left BGSU holding 21 school season and career records, remains one of only two players in league history to earn All-MAC First-Team honors four times. A two-time MAC Player of the Year (1986-87 and 1987-88), she led the league with a 20.2 points-per-game average in '87-88.
Motycka led the Falcons to three consecutive MAC regular-season titles and three-straight league tournament crowns to conclude her career. She helped BG become the first MAC women's team to win a NCAA Tournament game, with a 69-59 triumph over Cincinnati in 1989 at Anderson Arena.
She started 115 games during her career, playing in 117 of a possible 119 contests. In those 117 games, Motycka scored in double figures 107 times, and had 20 or more points on 43 occasions.
The Falcons compiled a 96-23 record during her career, including a 78-13 mark her final three seasons. BGSU went 46-2 in MAC play over those last three years. For her career, Motycka averaged 18.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and shot .517 from the floor and .808 from the foul line. She remains first in BGSU history in scoring average along with field goals made (846) and attempted (1,637; T-1st), and still ranks second in career points scored, fourth in free throws made, fifth in games started, sixth in free throws attempted, eighth in both rebounds and field-goal pct. and 10th in free-throw percentage.
Motycka was inducted into the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1994, and was named to the All-Anderson Team in 2011. She still sits in ninth place on the Mid-American Conference scoring list, and is ranked fifth in MAC history in career scoring average.
Former BG men's basketball standout Jimmy Darrow also was part of the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2018. The complete release from the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame follows...
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 Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2018
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   COLUMBUS – Jason Collier, the 7-foot basketball star from Springfield who died at the age of 28 while a member of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association, is among eight players who will be inducted by the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.
  Collier led Springfield Catholic Central High School to a state championship in 1996 before attending Indiana and Georgia Tech universities. He was about to begin his sixth professional season on Oct. 15, 2005, when he died of a "sudden heart rhythm disturbance" caused by an enlarged heart.
  Collier will be honored at the dinner and ceremony in Columbus next May along with 16 other individuals and six outstanding teams.
  "We strive to have a great representation of Ohio basketball, including high school, all divisions of college basketball, and the professional level," said Executive Director Sheila Fox. "We celebrate those who were either born in Ohio or contributed to the game here. We're working with universities, individuals and historians to capture and preserve the legacies of Ohio's greatest players, coaches and contributors."
   The 2018 class includes former collegiate male athletes Jim Holstein of Cincinnati, John Powell of Miami, Jimmy Darrow of Bowling Green and Gary Trent of Ohio University.
   Women players selected were: Jessica Davenport of Ohio State, Jackie Motycka Mossing of Crestview High School and Bowling Green State University and Deb Elwer Lindeman of Delphos St. John's High School.
   Coaches in the class are: Charles "Red" Ash of Canton South High School, Bill Brown of Wittenberg University, Gene Ford of Muskingum University, Sue Ramsey of Ashland University and Mary Jo Huismann of Mother of Mercy High School in Cincinnati.
     Walt Wesley, the 6-foot-11 center, who played in the National Basketball Association for both the Cincinnati Royals and Cleveland Cavaliers, was selected from the professional ranks.
   The University of Dayton men's basketball teams of 1955, 1956 and 1957 will be honored, as will Ashland's 2013 national champion women's team and the back-to-back state championship teams of St. Henry High School in 1990 and 1991.
    Terry Wymer of North Baltimore is the basketball official in the 2018 class and John Joseph of Upper Sandusky is being honored for having developed the Shoot-A-Way and Gun ball-return devices used by thousands of coaches throughout the country and the world.
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About the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame
Founded in 2006, the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame recognizes the achievements of both male and female basketball players in high school, college and professional basketball; successful coaches on all levels; and those who have impacted the game along the way. The induction ceremony is a celebration of basketball, its rich history, and those who have contributed to the game in Ohio. Learn more at www.ohiobasketballhalloffame.com.
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NOTE: The induction ceremony will take place on May 5, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency Columbus
Motycka (now Jackie Motycka Mossing), who played at BGSU from 1985-89, scored the second-most points in the history of basketball (both men's and women's) at Bowling Green. She scored 2,122 career points to become the most prolific scorer in school history, and held the BG scoring record for over two decades.
Motycka, who left BGSU holding 21 school season and career records, remains one of only two players in league history to earn All-MAC First-Team honors four times. A two-time MAC Player of the Year (1986-87 and 1987-88), she led the league with a 20.2 points-per-game average in '87-88.
Motycka led the Falcons to three consecutive MAC regular-season titles and three-straight league tournament crowns to conclude her career. She helped BG become the first MAC women's team to win a NCAA Tournament game, with a 69-59 triumph over Cincinnati in 1989 at Anderson Arena.
She started 115 games during her career, playing in 117 of a possible 119 contests. In those 117 games, Motycka scored in double figures 107 times, and had 20 or more points on 43 occasions.
The Falcons compiled a 96-23 record during her career, including a 78-13 mark her final three seasons. BGSU went 46-2 in MAC play over those last three years. For her career, Motycka averaged 18.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and shot .517 from the floor and .808 from the foul line. She remains first in BGSU history in scoring average along with field goals made (846) and attempted (1,637; T-1st), and still ranks second in career points scored, fourth in free throws made, fifth in games started, sixth in free throws attempted, eighth in both rebounds and field-goal pct. and 10th in free-throw percentage.
Motycka was inducted into the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1994, and was named to the All-Anderson Team in 2011. She still sits in ninth place on the Mid-American Conference scoring list, and is ranked fifth in MAC history in career scoring average.
Former BG men's basketball standout Jimmy Darrow also was part of the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2018. The complete release from the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame follows...
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 Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2018
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   COLUMBUS – Jason Collier, the 7-foot basketball star from Springfield who died at the age of 28 while a member of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association, is among eight players who will be inducted by the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.
  Collier led Springfield Catholic Central High School to a state championship in 1996 before attending Indiana and Georgia Tech universities. He was about to begin his sixth professional season on Oct. 15, 2005, when he died of a "sudden heart rhythm disturbance" caused by an enlarged heart.
  Collier will be honored at the dinner and ceremony in Columbus next May along with 16 other individuals and six outstanding teams.
  "We strive to have a great representation of Ohio basketball, including high school, all divisions of college basketball, and the professional level," said Executive Director Sheila Fox. "We celebrate those who were either born in Ohio or contributed to the game here. We're working with universities, individuals and historians to capture and preserve the legacies of Ohio's greatest players, coaches and contributors."
   The 2018 class includes former collegiate male athletes Jim Holstein of Cincinnati, John Powell of Miami, Jimmy Darrow of Bowling Green and Gary Trent of Ohio University.
   Women players selected were: Jessica Davenport of Ohio State, Jackie Motycka Mossing of Crestview High School and Bowling Green State University and Deb Elwer Lindeman of Delphos St. John's High School.
   Coaches in the class are: Charles "Red" Ash of Canton South High School, Bill Brown of Wittenberg University, Gene Ford of Muskingum University, Sue Ramsey of Ashland University and Mary Jo Huismann of Mother of Mercy High School in Cincinnati.
     Walt Wesley, the 6-foot-11 center, who played in the National Basketball Association for both the Cincinnati Royals and Cleveland Cavaliers, was selected from the professional ranks.
   The University of Dayton men's basketball teams of 1955, 1956 and 1957 will be honored, as will Ashland's 2013 national champion women's team and the back-to-back state championship teams of St. Henry High School in 1990 and 1991.
    Terry Wymer of North Baltimore is the basketball official in the 2018 class and John Joseph of Upper Sandusky is being honored for having developed the Shoot-A-Way and Gun ball-return devices used by thousands of coaches throughout the country and the world.
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About the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame
Founded in 2006, the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame recognizes the achievements of both male and female basketball players in high school, college and professional basketball; successful coaches on all levels; and those who have impacted the game along the way. The induction ceremony is a celebration of basketball, its rich history, and those who have contributed to the game in Ohio. Learn more at www.ohiobasketballhalloffame.com.
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