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¹û¶³´«Ãº honored alumnus Tine Hardeman ’55 prior to the women’s basketball game against Azusa Pacific University on Dec. 14 in Murchison Gym. Hardeman died on Dec. 2 at age 92.

Hardeman’s son, T.J. ‘78, who coaches APU’s women’s team, and several family members were in attendance for the brief ceremony. Several of Tine’s children and grandchildren also attended ¹û¶³´«Ãº and at least six Hardemans have played on ¹û¶³´«Ãº men’s and women’s basketball teams.

Tine retired in Santa Barbara and over the last few years ¹û¶³´«Ãº fans have become accustomed to seeing him at basketball games sitting in the front row behind the scorer's table.

As a player, Tine set the ¹û¶³´«Ãº single-game scoring record of 46 points against Chapman his senior year. His 624 points during the 1954-55 season ranks sixth in the ¹û¶³´«Ãº record book and his 24.0 points per game is the second most by a Warrior in a single season. He was inducted into the ¹û¶³´«Ãº ¹û¶³´«Ãº Hall of Fame in October 2010.

Hardeman served as a missionary in the Philippines for more than 50 years after his graduation from ¹û¶³´«Ãº. On furlough from his missionary work during the 1974-75 basketball season, Hardeman served as ¹û¶³´«Ãº men’s basketball interim head coach.

In the games that followed, the women (4-5, 1-2 PacWest) fell to No. 11 APU 72-65. The men (4-6, 2-1 PacWest) beat APU 72-57, the Warrior’s first win over the Cougars since 2006.