ANNVILLE, Pa. – Former Lebanon Valley College men's basketball head coach Pat Flannery has been selected for induction to the Middle Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame.

He joins Ann Musser Davis '00, Howie Landa '55, George "Rinso" Marquette '48, Mike Rhoades '95, Lou Sorrentino '54, and Barbara Hall Streeter '72 as LVC inductees in the MAC Hall of Fame. The hall of fame was established to honor the MAC's 100th anniversary in 2012-13.

"We are delighted to announce the 2016 MAC Hall of Fame," said the MAC Executive Director Ken Andrews. "This is an exceptional group that represents the best of the Middle Atlantic Conference. It is an honor to recognize these contributors to the MAC legacy."                  

In his fifth season as head coach at LVC, Flannery led the Flying Dutchmen to the 1993-1994 NCAA Division III National Championship, defeating NYU in overtime in a title game dubbed by NCAA.com as one of the "best final four games you've never heard of."

Flannery, the program's 21st head coach, would eventually depart Lebanon Valley for his alma mater of Bucknell University with an impressive 95-44 record, but not before leading LVC to its first MAC Championship in 21 years thanks to a 79-60 win over Upsala in the 1993-1994 title game. Following that season, Flannery was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III, Molten/D-III News, Kodak Eastman Company Division III, and MAC Commonwealth Coach of the Year.

After leaving LVC, Flannery's Bucknell teams went on to achieve great success, including a memorable first-round upset over national power Kansas in the 2004-2005 NCAA Division I Tournament.

Flannery was inducted into the LVC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. He currently resides in Lewisburg, Pa. where he works for Bucknell in a fundraising capacity.