MAAC Honor Roll Inductees - Monmouth
MAAC Sports
Edison, N.J.- On November 1, the MAAC will recognize 23 significant men's and women's basketball players at the fourth annual Honor Roll Dinner at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Two former student-athletes from each institution will be enshrined in The MAAC Experience, the league's exhibit at the Hall of Fame. Bios for each honoree will be featured on MAACSports.com as we count down to the private event.
Walter Mischler ‘62 – Monmouth University
Walter Mischler was Monmouth's first NAIA All-American, earning the distinction in 1962, while registering an NAIA national statistical best in rebounding and field goal percentage. Mischler, who was a First Team Central Atlantic Conference honoree in 1961 and 1962, scored 1,259 career points, making him the 11th-highest scorer in the school’s non-Division I history. Mischler holds the school record for points in a single game with 49 (Newark College of Engineering, 1/27/62) and rebounds in a season (625, 1961-62). Mischler was inducted into the Monmouth Athletic Hall of Fame in May 1981, as part of the first-ever class.
Dorothy McCrea ‘73 – Monmouth University
Dorothy McCrea earned 11 letters in four sports during her tenure at Monmouth, competing in basketball, tennis, softball and field hockey. McCrea became the first woman in Monmouth history to score 1,000 career points, and held a single-game basketball scoring record of 39 points. McCrea was inducted into the Monmouth Athletic Hall of Fame in May 1981 as part of the first-ever class.