Southern Miss M-Club Hall of Fame
Robert McInnis
- Induction:
- 2024
Honorary Inductee: Robert McInnis (Men's Basketball Assistant Coach, 1981-96)
A key figure in the legacy of Golden Eagle basketball, Robert McInnis joined M.K. Turk's staff for the 1981-82 season. The Satartia, Miss., native spent the next 15 seasons alongside Turk, helping the Golden Eagle to 226 of Coach Turk's program-best 301 wins. He helped guided Southern Miss to two NCAA Tournament appearances and five NIT berths. McInnis' efforts helped Southern Miss claim its first NCAA Tournament berth in 1990 and the 1987 NIT Championship – the first national basketball title by any Mississippi men's basketball program.
On the court, McInnis recruited and mentored some of the best Golden Eagles in program history. Eleven current M-Club Hall of Fame members were coached at one point or another by McInnis while at Southern Miss. McInnis had a hand in recruiting many Golden Eagle greats, including Clarence Weatherspoon, Bernard Haslett, Derek Hamilton, Darrin Chancellor, Randolph Keys, Casey Fisher, Bernard Haslett, John White, Curtis Green, Glen Whisby, Daron Jenkins, James Williams, Kenny Siler, and Damien Smith.
Considered by his contemporaries as one of the game's great teachers, he helped many players elevate their game to earn all-conference and national honors, including four NBA draft picks and a total of five professional signees.
A key figure in the legacy of Golden Eagle basketball, Robert McInnis joined M.K. Turk's staff for the 1981-82 season. The Satartia, Miss., native spent the next 15 seasons alongside Turk, helping the Golden Eagle to 226 of Coach Turk's program-best 301 wins. He helped guided Southern Miss to two NCAA Tournament appearances and five NIT berths. McInnis' efforts helped Southern Miss claim its first NCAA Tournament berth in 1990 and the 1987 NIT Championship – the first national basketball title by any Mississippi men's basketball program.
On the court, McInnis recruited and mentored some of the best Golden Eagles in program history. Eleven current M-Club Hall of Fame members were coached at one point or another by McInnis while at Southern Miss. McInnis had a hand in recruiting many Golden Eagle greats, including Clarence Weatherspoon, Bernard Haslett, Derek Hamilton, Darrin Chancellor, Randolph Keys, Casey Fisher, Bernard Haslett, John White, Curtis Green, Glen Whisby, Daron Jenkins, James Williams, Kenny Siler, and Damien Smith.
Considered by his contemporaries as one of the game's great teachers, he helped many players elevate their game to earn all-conference and national honors, including four NBA draft picks and a total of five professional signees.
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