(LEXINGTON, Ky.)-A local legend is getting his due.
Pat Doyle, the standout forward from North Marshall High School’s storied 1959 state championship team, is among 12 inductees named to the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. The induction celebration will be held Saturday, August 22, 2026, at the Lexington Opera House.
Doyle was a cornerstone of one of the most successful seasons in western Kentucky prep basketball history. The Jets finished 35-1 and captured the state title that year, with the 6-foot-1 forward earning Mr. Kentucky Basketball honors. He is one of only ten men in state history to win a state championship, claim the Mr. Basketball award, and go on to play for the University of Kentucky — which he did under the legendary Adolph Rupp.
Doyle joins an inductee class that spans generations of Kentucky basketball excellence.
On the coaching side, the class includes father-and-son duo Allen Feldhaus Sr. and Allen Feldhaus Jr. The elder Feldhaus built Mason County into a regional powerhouse, going 512-210 over 27 seasons and earning Kentucky Coach of the Year three times. His son went on to even greater heights at Madison Central, winning the 2013 state championship and surpassing 750 career wins. Also joining them is Rockcastle County’s Chrysti Noble, one of only three female coaches in state history to reach 600 career wins, who led her Lady Rockets to a state title in 2011.
Among the player inductees, Anthony Epps helped Marion County win the 1993 state title before starring on Kentucky’s 1996 NCAA championship squad. His daughter, Makayla Epps, earned Miss Basketball honors and led Marion County to an undefeated 2013 state title before being drafted by the WNBA. Other inductees include Tony Kimbro, Mr. Basketball in 1985 and a member of Louisville’s 1986 NCAA champions; Hart County’s Tick Rogers, the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,648 points; Herbie Stamper of Knott County, who averaged 27 points per game as a senior; Maytown’s Bob Tallent, who averaged 40 points per game his senior season; Logan County’s Fred Tisdale, MVP of the 1984 state tournament; and Owensboro Catholic’s Rebecca Greenwell Wathen, who broke a national record with 17 three-pointers in a single game.
The 2026 class brings the Hall of Fame’s total membership to 203 inductees since its founding in 2012. Ticket information will be available at khsbhf.com.
