Kevin Durant, Sam Acho headline 2022 Texas Athletics Hall of Honor class
Former Texas men’s basketball star Kevin Durant and Longhorn football defensive end Sam Acho headline the 11-member class that will be inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor on Sept. 16.
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Acho and Durant are joined by women’s swimming’s B.J. Bedford, men’s basketball’s Ovie Dotson, softball’s Lindsay Gardner, women’s golf’s Kate Golden, women’s track and field’s Robyne Johnson, men’s tennis’ Jonny Levine, baseball’s Dustin Majewski, women’s tennis’ Anne Grousbeck Matta, and men’s swimming and diving’s Kirk Stackle.
Durant, whose No. 35 is retired by the Texas men’s basketball program, is one of the all-time faces of Longhorn basketball. The 2006-07 unanimous player of the year, Durant averaged 25.8 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game with the Longhorns. He was drafted second overall by the Seattle Supersonics in the 2007 NBA Draft.
A current member of the Brooklyn Nets, Durant is a two-time NBA champion, a two-time NBA Finals MVP, the 2014 NBA MVP, a 12-time All-Star, a 10-time All-NBA selection, and a three-time Olympic gold medalist.
Acho, whose career at Texas spanned from 2007 to 2010, was a first-team All-American in 2010, a two-time first-team Academic All-American, and the winner of the 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy, known in college football as the “Academic Heisman.”
Majewski was a member of the 2002 national champion baseball team. Known as “Mr. Clutch,” the junior college transfer was a two-time All-American before being drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the third round of the 2003 MLB Draft.
Levine is one of Texas’ all-time winningest tennis players. He was an All-American in 1983 and 1984 and reached the semifinals of the singles tournament at the 1984 NCAA Championships.
Stackle is described by Texas as “a key member of the early days and one of the most dominant stretches of the Eddie Reese dynasty who won three NCAA individual titles in helping lead Texas to three-straight National Championships from 1988 to 1990.”
Dotson helped the Longhorns to two Southwest Conference titles in the 1970s and was part of the 1978 NIT Championship team. He eventually joined the Harlem Globetrotters.
The women’s class is headlined by Bedford, a 21-time All-American, and a two-time National Champion. Bedford won a gold medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 in the 4×100 medley relay.
Garner was a second-team All-American for the softball program in 2000, as well as a three-time All-Big 12 selection.
Golden, currently the associate head coach for the women’s golf program, was a second team All-American and a three-time first-team All-SWC selection.
Johnson was a member of the 1982 Outdoor Track and Field National Championship team. She is currently the director of track and field and cross country at Cal.
Matta was a three-time All-American who helped the Longhorns to four SWC tennis titles in the late 1980s.
The newest members will be honored during football’s game versus UTSA on Saturday, Sept. 17.
