WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Monmouth Athletics Hall of Famers John Giraldo '96 and Cindy Hook Chandler '83 are the latest inductees into the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's latest class to be inducted in the MAAC Honor Roll, in which honorees are enshrined in “The MAAC Experience” exhibit at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Each member institution of the MAAC honors one male and one female from its basketball “family” as part of the 2015-16 induction class. A dinner event will be on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Court of Dreams to recognize the Honor Roll inductees.

Each honoree will be profiled in the game program for the 2016 MAAC Basketball Championships, and will also be featured in a video display at “The MAAC Experience.”

John Giraldo (1992-96):
John Giraldo '96, a two-time First-Team All-Northeast Conference Selection, holds numerous Monmouth University records. Giraldo, who is tied for first on the school's Division I all-time scoring list with 1,749 career points, also ranks first in steals with 260, and second with 492 career assists. He ended his four-year career with the Hawks by leading Monmouth to its first ever NEC Tournament Championship, and NCAA Tournament appearance in 1996. In a game against George Mason on December 10, 1992, Giraldo had eight steals, the highest single game total in program history. Following a stellar collegiate career, Giraldo played from overseas from 1996 to 2005. The guard played in Colombia (Piratas of Bogota and Paisas of Medelllin) where he was a three-time MVP, Venezuela (Trotamundos of Valencia), Portugal (Ginasio of Figuera de Foz), Germany (Poco Izerlohn) and Argentina (Obras Sanitaria). Giraldo was inducted into the Monmouth University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

Cindy Hook Chandler (1979-83):
Cindy Hook Chandler '83 played for the women's basketball team and finished her career with 1,473 points and 1,051 rebounds - the second women's player to reach the 1,000 point / 1,000 rebound plateau in Monmouth history. Chandler was named the 1983 Monmouth Female Athlete of the Year and won the Kelsey Award, which is given to the senior student-athlete with the highest GPA. Additionally, Hook Chandler was named a 1983 CoSIDA Academic All-American, and was a member of the New Jersey Collegiate Coaches Association All Star Team, as well as the Cosmopolitan Conference Most Valuable Player. Cindy graduated Cum Laude in 1983 with a degree in business administration. Hook Chandler was inducted into the Monmouth University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

Giraldo and Hook Chandler join Ron Kornegay '69, Joan Martin, Walter Mischler '62 and Dorothy McCrea '73 as Monmouth inductees.

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