William Jewell College Athletics

Larry Hall carries the distinction of being the first and only two time First Team All-American (NAIA II) in the history of William Jewell College Men’s Basketball.  Larry is from Keatchie, La., (North DeSoto HS) where he was named Louisiana’s Class 2A ‘Player of the Year’ as a senior.  Hall had averaged 41 points per game and was headed for an NCAA Division I scholarship when tragedy struck.  He was injured in a work-related accident leaving him blind in his right eye.  All of the scholarship offers were withdrawn after the injury except for LSU-Shreveport, an NAIA school where he was selected a third Team NAIA D1 All-American team as a freshman and as a sophomore.  LSU-S dropped their entire sports program after his sophomore year.  He transferred to Jewell in the fall of 1997 and promptly etched his name in Cardinal basketball history.  Some of his honors included:  MVP of two classics, an All-Star in two other tournaments, HAAC Player of the Week three times, HAAC Newcomer of the Year,  2-time HAAC All-Conference (leading vote getter both years), NAIA II National Player of the Week, and he reached Jewell’s 1000 point club quicker than any player in school history (55 games).  He still holds the record for most points scored by a Jewell player in the Mabee Center (42).