Mark Gabriel

Mark Gabriel was a standout basketball player for the Kokomo Wildkats. Gabriel graduated from Kokomo in 1966 averaging 20 points and 16.5 rebounds per game playing for Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame coach Les Ray.

While playing for the Kats, Gabriel earned All-North Central Conference honors and was also named to the all-sectional, all-regional and all-semi-state squads.

Gabriel’s impact was felt the most at the collegiate level when he starred for Hanover College, where he still held 14 school records at the time of his induction. The dual-threat star scored a record 2,368 points and grabbed 1,463 rebounds during his career at Hanover. As a sophomore, he set the school’s single-season scoring mark with 824 points after breaking the freshman scoring record with 565 points. He also holds the season rebound record with 419 and he grabbed an incredible 25 rebounds in a game against St. Leo University.

His efforts have landed Gabriel into both the Hanover College Athletics Hall of Fame and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.