Hall of Fame
Ikie Corbin was lightly recruited after playing just one season of basketball at Dumas High School, but UAM coach Doug Barnes saw something in the soft-spoken 6-7 center and offered him a scholarship. Four years later, Corbin was the leading scorer, third leading rebounder, and the school’s first two-time All-American in men’s basketball.
Nineteen seasons after his final game, Corbin is still fourth in career scoring with 1,770 points, fifth in career rebounding with 825, and along with Danny Reed, one of four players to earn multiple All-America honors. Corbin was an NAIA honorable mention All-American following his sophomore and junior seasons in 1986 and ’87 and a three-time All-AIC selection.
“Ikie’s one of the finest young men I ever had the privilege to coach,” said Gary Sharpe, who coached Corbin his final three seasons at UAM. “I can’t say enough good things about him.”
In Corbin’s sophomore season of 1985-86, he led the Boll Weevils to an improbable run at the NAIA Division I national championship. First Corbin and the Weevils upset Scottie Pippen and UCA in the finals of the District 17 tournament in Conway to advance to the national tournament in Kansas City. Seeded 25th in a 32-team field, UAM reeled off four straight wins to advance to the championship game before losing to David Lipscomb 67-54 in the finals. Along the way, Corbin battled future NBA star Dennis Rodman to a standstill in the Weevils 67-61 win over Southeastern Oklahoma in the semifinals.
