2019 INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME SILVER ANNIVERSARY TEAM

MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Scott Combs, in his first year as an assistant coach on the Morehead State men's basketball team, has been selected to the 2019 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Silver Anniversary Team.

Each year the Hall of Fame selects an elite group who finished their high school careers 25 years prior. Combs, along with the other honorees, will be part of a ceremony on March 20 at the Hall of Fame.

"It is an incredible honor to be named to this team alongside some of the best players in the State of Indiana," Combs said. "I grew up loving the game of basketball and I spent a lot of time not only playing it, but studying those before me. This recognition has allowed me to reminisce on the many memorable moments I had growing up. I am forever thankful for all of the great teachers and coaches I had as a young player in grade school, middle school, and high school. In addition, I am even more appreciative for all of the teammates and friends that I grew up playing alongside. The basketball player I became was a direct result of my dad teaching me how to play, and those before me showing the way. It also didn't hurt that dad had the keys to the gym!"

Combs was a standout at Paoli High School where he was named First-Team All-State by three outlets following the 1994 season and earned all-state honors by four outlets as a junior as well. He was on the 1994 Indiana All-Star Team and was the leading scorer in the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Game series.

Combs set the school record with 1,958 career points, ranking him 31st all­ time in the state.  He was the runner­-up for Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1994. His AAU career resulted in him being named All-American six times, and Combs is one of the select few who has played and coached in both the NCAA and NIT tournaments.

Combs played his final two seasons (1997­-99) at Austin Peay after transferring from Missouri, where he played from 1994-96. At Missouri, Combs tallied a season-high 12 points at Kansas. In addition, he was a member of a Missouri squad that played in the 1995 NCAA tournament, where they defeated Indiana before bowing out on a last-second shot by UCLA.

During his 12 seasons as an assistant coach at Austin Peay assisting OVC Hall of Fame coach Dave Loos, Combs helped lead the Govs to 20-plus win seasons six times and back­-to-­back OVC championships on two occasions.  The 2002-­03 and 2007­-08 teams advanced to the NCAA tournament while the 2003­-04 club finished with a perfect 16-0 league mark and won a game in the NIT. He was also a part of wins over Tennessee and Memphis.  During his time at APSU, Combs accumulated five OVC Championship rings and helped the Govs qualify for a postseason event seven times.

Combs was the head coach for the Martin Methodist (Tenn.) RedHawks for six seasons, winning 62 percent of games (119-72) and advancing to three NAIA national tournaments.

In 2014-15 the RedHawks won 30 games for just the second time in school history, winning the Southern States Conference Tournament and advancing to the NAIA National Tournament final eight. The team finished No. 7 in the national poll and featured two All-Americans, three all-conference performers. MMC finished in the top 10 in the NAIA in eight statistical categories.

Combs guided the RedHawks to a 21­-11 overall record and a near perfect 9­-1 mark in the last year of the TranSouth Athletic Conference in his first season at MMC in 2012-13. Combs also guided the RedHawks to the NAIA National Tournament, where his squad advanced to the round of 16. The RedHawks closed the season with a 12-game winning streak in the regular season. For his efforts, Combs was on a short list for the Tennessee Sportswriters Association's Coach of the Year Award.

"My family, and many lifelong friends, have been right there by my side me every step of the way, and for that, I am forever grateful," he concluded.