John Havlicek to Be Inducted Into 2015 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

John Havlicek, the former Boston Celtics legend, will be among 5 new basketball players that will be inducted into the 2015 Basketball Hall of Fame. The event will be taking place next month, November20, 2015 at the Arvest Bank Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Havlicek began his career playing college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and led them to their only NCAA title victory in 1960 with a 25-3 record. Following his college career, Havlicek was drafted by both the Celtics and the NFL's Cleveland Browns in 1962. After briefly completing wide receiver training for the Brown's, Havlicek decided to focus his energies on playing for the Celtics. 

While playing for the Celtics, Havlicek was known for his stamina, and as the "guts of the team". Havlicek is the Celtics' all time leader in points and games played, scoring 26,395 points and playing in 1,270 games throughout his career. Havlicek became the first player to score 1,000 points in 16 consecutive seasons. 

John Havlicek will be inducted into the 2015 College Basketball Hall of Fame this November and will be surrounded by his closest family and friends while doing so. His son, Chris Havlicek has stated "My family and I are incredibly proud of my father and his many basketball accomplishments; we are all very excited to celebrate his induction into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame this November".