MONROE - Former Argyle High School shooting star Travis Tuttle and Monticello's Elmer Lemon are among 24 inductees headed for the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame.
Tuttle and Lemon will be inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame during a ceremony at 4:30 p.m., Oct. 5 at Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells. It's the first time the WBCA Hall of Fame ceremony is being held in the Wisconsin Dells because the location of the WBCA Hall of Fame has been located at to JustAGame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells. Tuttle is being inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame as a player and Lemon is being inducted as a friend of basketball.
Tuttle moved from DeKalb to Argyle during his freshman year. He played three years at Argyle and averaged 35.7 points per game, which ranks fifth all-time in the national record book. He led the state in scoring as a junior (40.8 ppg) and as a senior (41.8 ppg). He reached the 70-point mark in two games and scored 60 points in two others. Tuttle once made 17 three-pointers in one game.
Tuttle went on to become a three-time all-conference player at the University of North Dakota. He earned all-American and academic all-American honors as a senior after finishing with a career total of 1,935 points. Tuttle has spent the last 10 years as a teacher at Nicolet High School in the Milwaukee suburb of Glendale.
Lemon, a 1961 Monticello graduate, scored 1,705 points in his high school career. He was one of the top 100 scorers in the Madison area and went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin. He was named Stateline League all-conference three years and was honorable mention all-state two years.
He is the third Monticello grad that will be inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame, joining coach John Ponyiscanyi and Jim Zweifel. He was recently honored by having the Monticello High School gym named after him, "Elmer Lemon Gym" because he purchased the new basketball floor.
Lemon is a longtime supporter of UW basketball and was one of the original organizers of the Wisconsin Basketball Boosters and served as president in 1976. He has served as president of the Monticello Foundation Board and has helped build a foundation that awards thousands of dollars in scholarships to Monticello graduates every year.
Lemon served as a CPA for 35 years, but retired in 2003. He lives on a farm in Monticello and still serves on six boards of directors. Lemon's son, Jim played golf for the Badgers.
Tuttle and Lemon will be inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame during a ceremony at 4:30 p.m., Oct. 5 at Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells. It's the first time the WBCA Hall of Fame ceremony is being held in the Wisconsin Dells because the location of the WBCA Hall of Fame has been located at to JustAGame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells. Tuttle is being inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame as a player and Lemon is being inducted as a friend of basketball.
Tuttle moved from DeKalb to Argyle during his freshman year. He played three years at Argyle and averaged 35.7 points per game, which ranks fifth all-time in the national record book. He led the state in scoring as a junior (40.8 ppg) and as a senior (41.8 ppg). He reached the 70-point mark in two games and scored 60 points in two others. Tuttle once made 17 three-pointers in one game.
Tuttle went on to become a three-time all-conference player at the University of North Dakota. He earned all-American and academic all-American honors as a senior after finishing with a career total of 1,935 points. Tuttle has spent the last 10 years as a teacher at Nicolet High School in the Milwaukee suburb of Glendale.
Lemon, a 1961 Monticello graduate, scored 1,705 points in his high school career. He was one of the top 100 scorers in the Madison area and went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin. He was named Stateline League all-conference three years and was honorable mention all-state two years.
He is the third Monticello grad that will be inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame, joining coach John Ponyiscanyi and Jim Zweifel. He was recently honored by having the Monticello High School gym named after him, "Elmer Lemon Gym" because he purchased the new basketball floor.
Lemon is a longtime supporter of UW basketball and was one of the original organizers of the Wisconsin Basketball Boosters and served as president in 1976. He has served as president of the Monticello Foundation Board and has helped build a foundation that awards thousands of dollars in scholarships to Monticello graduates every year.
Lemon served as a CPA for 35 years, but retired in 2003. He lives on a farm in Monticello and still serves on six boards of directors. Lemon's son, Jim played golf for the Badgers.
