NEWARK, Del. -- Nate Cloud, one of the top rebounders and scorers in University of Delaware men’s basketball history, and Sue Manelski Kampert, who enjoyed an outstanding high school and college basketball career before becoming an assistant with the UD women’s program, were recently inducted into the state of Delaware Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame.

Cloud and Manelski Kampert (at left in photo) were among seven honored in a ceremony March 21 at the Bob Carpenter Center as part of the annual Blue-Gold High School All-Star Game.

Cloud, who was chosen from the veteran’s category, was also inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the University of Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his standout career. An All-State player at Conrad High School in Wilmington, Cloud moved on to Delaware and established himself as one of the greatest players in UD history.

He dominated the inside for the Blue Hen men's basketball team in 1960-63 and became the University of Delaware's first All-American basketball player. A 6-6 center, Cloud led the team in scoring and rebounding all three varsity seasons and was Delaware's No. 1 all-time leading rebounder (882, 14.2 rpg) and No. 2 scorer (1,167, 18.8 ppg) when he graduated in 1964.

He earned All-East honors twice and was an honorable mention All-American in 1962-63 when he averaged 21.2 points and 14.5 rebounds per game as team captain under head coach Irv Wisniewski. He led the Blue Hens to a school record 18 wins as a junior in 1961-62. He also played baseball and was named the UD Outstanding Senior Male Athlete of the Year in 1963. He earned his degree in mechanical engineering from Delaware in 1964 and later added his master's degre from UD.

One of the greatest girl’s basketball players in Delaware history, Manelski Kampert was the state Player of the Year in 1981 and earned All-American honors as a senior at Padua Academy, leading the team to two state titles and becoming the state’s all-time leading career scorer. She went on to an outstanding college career at James Madison University where she set a school record for assists in a career. She later became head coach at Ursuline Academy, leading the team to the state finals, and later as head coach at Concord High School.

She served as an assistant coach at the University of Delaware, serving under head coach Joyce Perry from 1991 until 1996 and leading the Blue Hens to 65 wins over five seasons.

Cloud and Manelski Kampert were inducted along with Dexter Boney, Delino DeShields, Terence Stansbury, coach Lou Bender, and contributor Al Cartwright.

Boney was an All-State pick at Brandywine High School who went on to star at Nevada-Las Vegas and played one season in the NBA in 1996-97. DeShields was a three-sport All-State standout at Seaford High School who gave up a basketball scholarship to Villanova to pursue a baseball career that saw him star for 13 years in the major leagues. Stansbury was the 1980 state Player of the Year at Newark High School who later became the all-time leading scorer in Temple University history and became the first Delawarean to play in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers. Bender is the winningest coach in Delaware high school history with 509 wins and 13 league titles at several different schools. Cartwright served as sports editor of the Wilmington News Journal from 1947 until 1970 and crusaded successfully for conference alignment and All-State teams.