Hall of Fame Inductees
- Induction:
- 2012
Women’s Volleyball Head Coach, 1982-2007
Jim Stone served as the head coach of the Ohio State women’s volleyball team for 26 years and compiled a 531-294 overall record with the Buckeyes, including a 297-177 record in Big Ten competition. He won the Big Ten championship three times and finished second five times at the helm of the program. Nationally, Stone and Ohio State participated in 15 NCAA tournaments, advancing to the NCAA championship semifinals in 1991 and 1994. Overall, Stone’s teams finished the season ranked nationally 16 times, including a No.4-ranking in 1994.During his time at Ohio State, Stone and his student-athletes compiled an extensive list of both conference and national honors. Stone was named the 1991 Volleyball Monthly National Coach of the Year after guiding the squad to an undefeated record in Big Ten play and an NCAA semifinal appearance. He was also named AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year and Big Ten Coach of the Year that season. In total, Stone earned four AVCA Regional Coach of the Year and Big Ten Coach of the Year honors.
Stone coached 19 AVCA All-Americans, including AVCA Player of the Year winners Laura Davis (1994) and Stacey Gordon (2004). Seventeen of his student-athletes combined for 31 AVCA All-Region honors, while 26 student-athletes totaled 60 All-Big Ten accolades. Academically, Stone coached two Academic All-Americans with student-athletes totaling eight Academic All-District and 81 Academic All-Big Ten honors.
