Conference USA is proud to announce the 2020 Hall of Fame Class. As part of the league's 25th anniversary celebration last year, Conference USA established the C-USA Hall of Fame with the induction of 25 inaugural members. C-USA is pleased to introduce the five-person 2020 class comprised of a pioneering administrator, a record-setting head coach and three highly decorated student-athletes.
c-usa hall of fame
CLASS OF 2020
student-athlete inductees
NATALIE beazant
rice
Women's Tennis (2012-2015)
- Two-time ITA All-American
- Two-time C-USA Player of the Year
- Four-time All-C-USA First Team singles and three-time All-C-USA First Team doubles
- Twice named Outstanding Singles Player of the C-USA Championship
- Three NCAA singles appearances and three NCAA doubles qualifications
- Led Rice to three league titles
- ITA Texas Region Rookie of the Year
- C-USA All-Academic and Commissioner's Honor Roll
brad lincoln
houston
Baseball (2004-06)
- 2006 Dick Howser Trophy winner
- 2006 ABCA National Player of the Year
- 2006 consensus First Team All-American
- 2005-06 C-USA co-Male Athlete of the Year
- 2006 First Team All-C-USA
- Led Houston to the 2006 NCAA Championship and the C-USA Championship title game
- Earliest MLB Draft selection in C-USA history (No. 4 overall)
- Pitched five seasons in the majors
dave ragone
louisville
Football (1999-2002)
- First three-time C-USA Offensive Player of the Year in league history
- Three-time Honorable Mention All-American
- Three-time First Team All-C-USA selection
- C-USA Football Player of the Decade
- Led Louisville to back-to-back C-USA Championships
- Went 27-11 as a starting QB, including an 11-1 mark in 2001
- Finished his career as Louisville's second all-time leading passer
- Played three seasons in the NFL and was NFL Europe MVP in 2005
coach inductee
rick jones
tulane
Baseball (1996-2011)
- Led Tulane to four C-USA regular season championships and five postseason tournament titles
- Guided Tulane to C-USA's first College World Series appearance in 2001 and also reached the CWS in 2005 as the No. 1 seed
- Made 11 NCAA appearances as a member of C-USA, with three Super Regional trips
- Three-time C-USA Coach of the Year
- C-USA Baseball Coach of the Decade
- Inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
- Won 1121 career games
administrator inductee
judy rose
charlotte
Athletics Director (1990-2018)
- Served as 49ers Director of Athletics for 28 years
- Helped Charlotte become a founding member of Conference USA in 1995 and oversaw the school's return to the league in 2013
- Spearheaded the university's efforts to begin a football program that led to the return to C-USA
- The Judy W. Rose Football Center was named in her honor by donor Dale Halton
- Helped develop over $100 million of athletic facilities which have enhanced playing venues, academic services, strength and conditioning programs, training and medical support for student-athletes
- First woman to serve on the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee
- Served as President of NACDA and was the NACDA Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year