Bonzi Wells (2011) - Hall of Fame - Ball State University Athletics

Bonzi Wells

Induction:
2011
Class:
1998

Bonzi Wells, who completed his career as the Mid-American Conference’s all-time leader in points and steals, was a four-year letterwinner for the Cardinals’ basketball team from 1994-98. He completed his career with 2,485 points to surpass Ron Harper of Miami University, who tallied 2,377 career points. Wells’ 347 career steals set the Ball State and MAC records plus was the second highest career total in NCAA history behind only the 376 by Eric Murdock of Providence from 1987-91. Wells also set Ball State career records for most field goals, most three-point field goal attempts, and most free throws. As a senior, Wells was named to the Basketball Weekly All-America First-Team and the Associated Press All-America Third-Team. He was the MAC Player of the Year in 1995-96 and 1997-98 after earning the league’s Freshman of the Year award in 1994-95. After completing his Ball State career, Wells played 11 years in the National Basketball Association. Wells was selected with the 11^th pick in the first round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.