PRINCETON, N.J. -- For the third consecutive year, the Ivy League Legends of Basketball will recognize a distinguished class of 16 individuals who embraced the pursuit of excellence in academics and athletics to make a lasting impact on their respective basketball programs, schools, communities and professions.
 
Among the class are Cornell greats Louis Dale '10 and Karen Walker '91.
 
A four-time All-Ivy League pick, including a three-time first team selection, Dale was exceptional throughout his career in helping lead Cornell to three conference titles and NCAA appearances. The two-time Bob Cousy Award nominee as the nation's top point guard, he set the school's career assist record with 470 and became one of five Ivy League players to post 1,300 points, 400 rebounds, 400 assists and 100 steals in their career. He was selected Ivy League Player of the Year and Associated Press honorable mention All-American as a sophomore in 2008. Dale graduated ranked among the school's top 10 all-time in scoring (third, 1,452), assists (first, 470), three-pointers (fifth, 164), three-point percentage (fifth, .401), free throws made (third, 332) and free-throw percentage (third, .838), among other categories.
 
The first Cornell women's basketball player to score 1,000 points while still a junior, Walker went on to set the Big Red's all-time scoring record at 1,650 career points, a mark that stood for 26 years before being broken by Nia Marshall in 2017. A Cornell Hall of Fame honoree, Walker was a three-time All-Ivy selection, earning first-team in 1991, after a second-team pick in 1990 and honorable mention selection in 1989. During her time on East Hill, she set Cornell single-game records for points (38 vs. Penn, 1990), field goals made (15 vs. Yale) and three-point field goals made (six). Walker also set season marks for three-point field goals made (37 in 1990), three-point field goal percentage (.439 in 1987-88) and 20-point games (10). In addition to the Cornell scoring record, she also set career standards for three-point field goals made (93), free throw percentage (.757), points per game average (16.3), and 20-point games (32).
 
"The members of the 2019 Legends of Ivy League Basketball highlight the unrivaled experience that our student-athletes receive," said Executive Director Robin Harris. "These incredible individuals accomplished so much, not only on the court and in the classroom, but also in life, and we are proud to honor them at Ivy Madness."
 
Each Ivy League institution is represented by one male and one female honoree, as selected by their university athletic department. They will all be honored during the semifinals of the 2019 Ivy League Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments, Saturday, March 16, in New Haven, Conn. Click here for tickets and more information on Ivy Madness.
 
The full list of honorees, along with biographical information, can be found on the Ivy League website at: https://ivylg.co/Legends19. Q&As, featuring the Legends of Ivy League Basketball in their own words, will be published on IvyLeague.com throughout the 2019 conference season and included in the Ivy League Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments program.
 
Cornell's previous inductees were:
2018: Rhonda Anderson '83; Ryan Wittman '10
2017: Jeomi Maduka '09; Garry Munson '66
 
To read about the class of 2017 Legends of Ivy League Basketball, click here. To read about the class 2018 of Legends of Ivy League Basketball, click here.