Hall of Fame
A dazzling playmaker who led the No. 1-ranked Hilltoppers on a 33-game winning streak that carried WLU all the way to its first NCAA D2 Final Four, Corey Pelle was at his best on the national stage. The scintillating southpaw guard averaged 26.5 points and 8.0 assists in his two Elite Eight games and was the only NCAA men’s player at any level with 200 assists and 100 steals during the 2011 season, posting school record totals of 102 steals and 211 assists.
The 2011 WVIAC and Atlantic Region Player of the Year and Atlantic Region Tournament MVP was the catalyst for a West Liberty attack which averaged a staggering 111.3 ppg., outscoring its opponents by an average of nearly 30 points a night. Pelle set West Liberty career records in steals and assists and ranks among the leading scorers in Hilltopper history with 1,953 points.
Following his Hilltopper career, Pelle played one season of professional basketball in Slovakia before returning to his native Kentucky. At the time of his induction, Pelle was working as a fireman/EMT, operating a small landscaping business and serving as a city councilman for Silver Grove, Ky.
