Mel Nowell (1985) | Hall of Fame Inductees

Mel Nowell

Induction:
1985

Basketball 1960-62

Mel Nowell was a starting guard on the Buckeyes’ great basketball teams of the early 1960s that won three Big Ten titles, one National Championship and two second place NCAA finishes. A starter all three years, Nowell shot nearly 45 percent from the field during his career, an unusually high percentage for a guard of that era. Nowell is remembered in OSU history as a superb all-around player who could rebound and pass as well as score.