Annual Tipoff Tournament Honors Late Hall of Famer
Last November, the men’s basketball annual tipoff tournament was named in memory of the only player whose jersey was ever retired in the program’s history: Mike Scheib ’78.
Scheib forged an unforgettable career that earned him the Dr. James Naismith Award, presented annually to the best college basketball player in the nation under six feet tall across all NCAA divisions — a rare and remarkable honor that recognized not only a player’s basketball ability, but also his character, leadership and heart on the court. He was a three-time All-MAC selection and the leading scorer in both his junior and senior years. In 1983, he was inducted into the SU Athletics Hall of Fame, and he was later inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame’s Capital Area and West Shore Chapters.
His wife, Irene, and son, Kyle, pledged to sponsor the annual tournament, which is now the Mike Scheib ’78 Memorial Tipoff Tournament.
“Naming the tournament to honor Mike Scheib, one of the greatest to ever wear the orange and maroon, is so fitting,” says men’s basketball Head Coach Frank Marcinek. “Each year we will have a chance to keep Mike’s legacy alive, thanks to Irene and Kyle Scheib and to Jim Rowe and Randy Westrol for their stewardship of this event.”
