Billy Packer

Basketball + Journalism
Inducted: 1996
  • Star guard at Wake Forest University from 1960–1962
  • Helped Wake Forest to 1962 Final Four
  • Named first-team all-ACC in 1961; second-team All-ACC in 1960
  • At 5 ft. 10 in., scored 1,316 points for the Demon Deacons, averaging 14.8 points per game
  • Served as assistant coach at Wake Forest from 1965–1969
  • Began broadcasting ACC basketball games in 1972 and started covering national games in 1974
  • Joined CBS in 1981
  • Covered over 20 Final Fours and regarded as expert and outspoken analyst
  • Named to 1987 Silver Anniversary All-America Team by National Association of Basketball Coaches