University of Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari is one of nine individuals who will be inducted into the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Sheraton Inn North.

Calipari, a graduate of Moon Area High School and Clarion University, has become one of the most successful coaches in NCAA basketball history. He began his career with assistant coaching stints at Kansas and Pitt, then took over as head coach at the University of Massachusetts, where he posted a 193-71 record and made five NCAA tournament appearances.

Calipari spent three years coaching in the NBA, before returning to the collegiate ranks at Memphis State University. He had a 252-67 record at Memphis State and made six NCAA appearances.

The other inductees are:

• Joe Daniels, who played football and baseball at Bethel Park and was a three-year starter on the football team at Slippery Rock University. Daniels made his mark as an assistant coach with the reputation of developing superior offensive players. A current coach at Ohio State, he has been credited for developing such stars as Dan Marino, Ken O'Brien, Oliver Luck, Ozzie Newsome, Andre Reed, and current Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor.

• Bill Koman was the first graduate of Hopewell High School to play in the NFL. A graduate of North Carolina State, Koman played for Baltimore, Chicago, St. Louis and Philadelphia in his NFL career. He played center in college, switched to linebacker in the NFL and earned All-Pro honors in 1962 and '64. He overcame a freak injury that almost cost him a leg when he 9.

• John Kowalski is best known for his stint as head coach of the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League where he compiled a 106-82 record. He also coached the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and at Robert Morris University, where he led the Colonials men's soccer team to five consecutive Northeast Conference titles. Kowalski is in his seventh season as Robert Morris' women's coach.

• Margretta Lutz began her running career at age 50. In the 10-kilometer race of the City of Pittsburgh Great Race she has placed first in her age group every year but one since 1980 and that year she was second. She started in the 50-59 age group and is now competing in the 79-98 age group. She ran the Pittsburgh Marathon in 1985 and '95, and in the Boston Marathon in 1995 and '96.

• Dr. Joseph Maroon has been a neurosurgeon for the Steelers for more than 20 years. He became a distance runner as a senior and has competed in more than 60 triathlons, including six Ironman Triathlons in Hawaii. He placed sixth in the Senior Olympics in 2005. Maroon has made significant contributions to the sports world through his neurosurgical work in sports related head injuries and was appointed to the NFL's mild traumatic brain injury committee in 2007.

• Bryant Salter is a South Hills High School graduate who ran track and played football at Pitt. He spent six seasons in the NFL as a defensive back with San Diego, Washington and Miami. Bryant has been a U.S. Diplomat for Sports in Africa, South America and the Caribbean. He became a member of Pitt's board of trustees in 2007.

• Keith Starr led Quaker Valley High School to its first undefeated section season in basketball and set a school record by scoring 39 points in a game. Starr was a 6-foot-7 guard at Pitt and helped the Panthers to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament. Although injuries interrupted his senior season, Starr was still drafted by the Chicago Bulls of the NBA and played from 1976-78. Starr was an assistant coach at UNLV from 1984-92. He is currently a high school coach in Nevada.

• John Woffington is a graduate of Tarentum High School and Westminster College. He has become one of the best high school tennis coaches in PIAA history. Since taking over the boys program at North Allegheny in 1971, Woffington has a career record of 605-131 and has led the Tigers to 21 section titles, three WPIAL crowns and a PIAA team title. His squads have qualified for the WPIAL playoffs 27 of the past 28 years and produced 11 WPIAL individual champions and two PIAA champions.