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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Every class from the first, in 1959. An inductee links to his page here when he is on file.

All · Players 209 · Coaches 107 · Contributors 80 · Referees 19 · Teams 10

Class	Inductee	As	Notes
2026	Amar'e Stoudemire	Player	6× NBA All-Star (2005, 2007–2011) All-NBA First Team (2007) 4× All-NBA Second Team (2005, 2008, 2010, 2011) NBA Rookie of the Year (2003) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2003) No. 32 retired by Phoenix Suns Summer Olympics Bronze (2004) FIBA Americas Championship Gold (2007)
2026	Doc Rivers	Coach	1x NBA champion (2008), 1x NBA Cup champion (2024), 1x NBA Coach of the Year (1999), 4x NBA All-Star Game head coach (2008, 2011, 2021, 2024), Top 15 Coaches in NBA History
2026	Joey Crawford	Referee	Referee for 39 seasons (1977-2016), Officiated 2,561 regular-season (second all time), 374 playoff (first), 50 NBA Finals games (first)
2026	Mark Few	Coach	Gonzaga head coach since 1999, Guided Bulldogs to NCAA title game appearances in 2017 and 2021, Assistant coach on gold-medal-winning 2024 U.S. men's Olympic team
2026	Mike D'Antoni	Contributor	2X NBA Coach of the Year (2005, 2017), Coach of "Seven Seconds or Less" Phoenix Suns that redefined NBA offenses, Assistant coach on gold-medal-winning 2012 Olympic team
2025	2008 United States Olympic Team ("Redeem Team")	Team	"Redeem Team" because the US got back-to-back bronze medals during the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 FIBA World Championship; won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics with an 8–0 record and an average victory margin of nearly 28 points; roster (Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, K
2025	Billy Donovan	Coach	2x NCAA championships (2006–2007), 4x NCAA Final Four appearances (2000, 2006, 2007, 2014)
2025	Carmelo Anthony	Player	10× NBA All-Star (2007, 2008, 2010–2017) 2× All-NBA Second Team (2010, 2013) 4× All-NBA Third Team (2006, 2007, 2009, 2012) NBA scoring champion (2013) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2004) NBA 75th Anniversary Team NCAA champion (2003) NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2003) Consensus second-team
2025	Danny Crawford	Referee	Officiated in the NBA for 32 years from 1985 to 2017, including more than 2,000 regular season games, more than 300 playoff games, and in 23 consecutive NBA Finals games.
2025	Dwight Howard	Player	NBA champion (2020) 8× NBA All-Star (2007–2014) 5× All-NBA First Team (2008–2012) All-NBA Second Team (2014) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2007, 2013) 3× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2009–2011) 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009–2012) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008) NBA All-Rookie First Team (
2025	Micky Arison	Contributor	Owner of the Miami Heat, who led the franchise to three NBA championships (2006, 2012, 2013) and seven Eastern Conference titles.
2024	Bo Ryan	Coach	4x DIII national championships, 2x NCAA Final Four appearances (2014, 2015), 6x WIAC coach of the year
2024	Charles Smith	Coach	1,152 career wins, 9X state championships with Peabody High School, winningest coach in the state of Louisiana
2024	Chauncey Billups	Player	NBA champion (2004) NBA Finals MVP (2004) 5× NBA All-Star (2006–2010) All-NBA Second Team (2006) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2007, 2009) 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2005, 2006) NBA Sportsmanship Award (2009) FIBA Basketball World Cup Gold: 2010 No. 1 retired by Detroit Pistons
2024	Dick Barnett	Player	2× NBA champion (1970, 1973) 1× NBA All-Star (1968) 1x ABL champion (1962) 1x All-ABL First Team (1962) No. 12 retired by New York Knicks 3x NAIA champion (1957-1959) 3x AP Little College All-American (1957-1959) 2x UPI (1958, 1959) 2x NAIA tournament MVP (1958, 1959)
2024	Doug Collins	Contributor	4X NBA All-Star, 1972 Olympic silver medalist, 1973 first team All-American. Long time NBA coach and TV analyst
2024	Harley Redin	Coach	6x AAU national championships, 76 game winning streak from 1955-1958, 2018 John Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award
2024	Herb Simon	Contributor	Owner of the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever. Longest tenured NBA and WNBA owner. 2 NBA Finals appearances (2000, 2025), 3 WNBA Finals appearances (2009, 2012, 2015), and 1 WNBA championship (2012).
2024	Jerry West	Contributor	2X NBA Executive of the Year, 6X NBA championships as executive with the Los Angeles Lakers, 2X NBA championships as executive with the Golden State Warriors.
2024	Michael Cooper	Player	5x NBA champion (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1987) 5x NBA All-Defensive First Team (1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988) 3x NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1981, 1983, 1986) 1x First-team All-American – USBWA (1978) 2× First-team All-WAC (1977, 1978) No. 21 retired by Los
2024	Vince Carter	Player	8× NBA All-Star (2000–2007) All-NBA Second Team (2001) All-NBA Third Team (2000) NBA Rookie of the Year (1999) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1999) NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2000) NBA Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award (2016) NBA Sportsmanship Award (2020) Consensus second-team All-American
2024	Walter Davis	Player	6× NBA All-Star (1978–1981, 1984, 1987) 2x All-NBA Second Team (1978, 1979) NBA Rookie of the Year (1978) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1978) No. 6 retired by Phoenix Suns First-team All-ACC (1977) Second-team All-ACC (1976) Summer Olympics Gold: 1976
2023	David Hixon	Coach	2x NCAA DIII National Championships, 7x NCAA DIII Final Four Appearances, 2x NABC DIII Coach of the Year
2023	Dirk Nowitzki	Player	NBA champion (2011) NBA Finals MVP (2011) NBA Most Valuable Player (2007) 14× NBA All-Star (2002–2012, 2014, 2015, 2019) 4× All-NBA First Team (2005–2007, 2009) 5× All-NBA Second Team (2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011) 3× All-NBA Third Team (2001, 2004, 2012) NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2006) NBA
2023	Dwyane Wade	Player	3× NBA champion (2006, 2012, 2013) NBA Finals MVP (2006) 13× NBA All-Star (2005–2016, 2019) NBA All-Star Game MVP (2010) 2× All-NBA First Team (2009, 2010) 3× All-NBA Second Team (2005, 2006, 2011) 3× All-NBA Third Team (2007, 2012, 2013) 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2005, 2009, 2010) NBA scori
2023	Gene Bess	Coach	1,300 wins, 2X NJCAA National Championships, 2X NJCAA National Coach of the Year
2023	Gene Keady	Coach	7x Big Ten Coach of the Year, 6X Big Ten championships, 4X National Coach of the Year
2023	Gregg Popovich	Coach	5x NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014), 3x Coach of the Year, Winningest coach in NBA history
2023	Jim Valvano	Contributor	1983 NCAA championship with North Carolina State, 1989 ACC Coach of the Year, 1993 Arthur Ashe Award for Courage.
2023	Pau Gasol	Player	2× NBA champion (2009, 2010) 6× NBA All-Star (2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016) 2× All-NBA Second Team (2012, 2016) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2010, 2011) NBA Rookie of the Year (2003) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2003) 3× Liga ACB champion (1999, 2001, 2021) Spanish King's Cup winner (2001) Spanish Kin
2023	Tony Parker	Player	4× NBA champion (2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) NBA Finals MVP (2007) 6× NBA All-Star (2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014) 3× All-NBA Second Team (2011, 2012, 2013–14) All-NBA Third Team (2008–09) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2002) FIBA EuroBasket MVP (2013) 2× FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer (2011, 2013) 2× FIBA
2022	Albert Pullins	Player	Member of the first Harlem Globetrotters Created the Harlem Clowns
2022	Bob Huggins	Coach	2x NCAA Final Fours (Cincinnati 1992, West Virginia 2010), 11x Conference Regular Season Titles (1x OVC, 2x Great Midwest, 8x C-USA), 10x Conference Tournament Titles (1x OVC, 4x Great Midwest, 4x C-USA, 1x Big East)
2022	Delmer "Del" Harris	Contributor	Coach or assistant coach at the collegiate, professional and international levels from 1965 to 2012, including six NBA teams. Named 1995 Coach of the Year with the Los Angeles Lakers. John Bunn Award (2019).
2022	George Karl	Coach	2013 NBA Coach of the Year; reached the NBA Playoffs 22 times with 5 different teams
2022	Hubert "Hugh" Evans	Referee	Officiated in the NBA for 28 years from 1973 to 2001, including 1,969 regular season games, 35 NBA Finals games, over 170 playoff games and four All-Star Games. Served as the NBA Assistant Supervisor of Officials
2022	Inman Jackson	Player	World Professional Basketball Tournament winner
2022	Lawrence "Larry" Costello	Contributor	Player and coach. Played for the Philadelphia Warriors, Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers and Wilkes-Barre Barons (1954–1968). Coached the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Does and Utica College (1968–1987). NBA champion as a player with the 76ers in 1967. NBA champion as a coach with t
2022	Lou Hudson	Player	6x NBA All-Star (1969-74)
2022	Manu Ginóbili	Player	4× NBA champion (2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) 2× NBA All-Star (2005, 2011) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2008, 2011) NBA Sixth Man of the Year (2008) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2003) EuroLeague champion (2001) EuroLeague Finals MVP (2001) All-EuroLeague First Team (2002) Italian League champion (2001) 2× Itali
2022	Radivoj Korać	Player	Summer Olympics Silver: 1968 2x FIBA World Cup medalist Silver: 1963, 1967
2022	Sonny Boswell	Player	World Professional Basketball Tournament winner
2022	Tim Hardaway	Player	5× NBA All-Star (1991–1993, 1997, 1998) All-NBA First Team (1997) 3× All-NBA Second Team (1992, 1998, 1999) All-NBA Third Team (1993) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1990) Summer Olympics Gold: 2000
2021	Ben Wallace	Player	NBA champion (2004) 4x NBA All-Star (2003-2006) 4x NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) 3x All-NBA Second Team (2003, 2004, 2006) 2x All-NBA Third Team (2002, 2005) 5x NBA All-Defensive First Team (2002-2006) 1x NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2007) 2x NBA rebounding leader (2002
2021	Bill Russell	Coach	First black head coach in NBA history, and the first to win an NBA title. 2 NBA Championships with the Boston Celtics (1968, 1969).
2021	Bob Dandridge	Player	2x NBA Champion (1971, 1978) 4x NBA All-Star (1973, 1975, 1976, 1979) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1970) 1x All-NBA Second Team (1979) 1x NBA All-Defensive First Team (1979)
2021	Chris Bosh	Player	2x NBA champion (2012 & 2013) 11x NBA All-Star (2006-2016) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2004) 1x All-NBA Second Team (2007) Summer Olympics Gold: 2008
2021	Chris Webber	Player	5x NBA All-Star (1997, 2000-2003) 1x All-NBA First Team (2001) 3x All-NBA Second Team (1999, 2002, 2003) 1x All-NBA Third Team (2000) NBA Rookie Of The Year (1994) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1994) 1x NBA rebounding leader (1999)
2021	Cotton Fitzsimmons	Coach	2x NBA Coach of the Year, 2x NJCAA National Championships
2021	Fats Jenkins	Player	A Two-Sport professional Athlete in both baseball and basketball in the 1920s and 1930s when both sports were racially segregated. Played basketball for the St. Christopher's Club youth team and then for the first teams that were named "Colored Basketball World's Champions" in 1917, 1918 and 1919. W
2021	Howard Garfinkel	Contributor	Co-founder and longtime director of Five-Star Basketball Camp, which revolutionized scouting, recruiting, and coaching development. Five-Star's drill-station style became the standard for basketball camps and countless participants went on to play in the NBA. Prior to Five-Star, he started High Scho
2021	Jay Wright	Coach	2 NCAA Championships (2016, 2018), 3x NCAA Final Fours, 2x Naismith National Coach of the Year (2006, 2016), 6x Big East Conference Coach of the Year (2006, 2009, 2014–16, 2019)
2021	Paul Pierce	Player	NBA champion (2008) NBA Finals MVP (2008) 10x NBA All-Star (2002-2006, 2008-2012) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1999) 1x All-NBA Second Team (2009) 3x All-NBA Third Team (2002, 2003, 2008)
2021	Rick Adelman	Coach	1 of 9 NBA Head Coaches with over 1000 wins.
2021	Toni Kukoč	Player	3× NBA champion (1996–1998) NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1996) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1994) FIBA World Championship MVP (1990) FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1991) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) 5× Euroscar Player of the Year (1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998) 4× Mister Europa Player of the Year (1990–1992,
2020	Eddie Sutton	Coach	Over 800 wins, 3x NCAA Final Fours (Arkansas 1978, Oklahoma State 1995 & 2004).
2020	Kevin Garnett	Player	NBA champion (2008) NBA Most Valuable Player (2004) 15× NBA All-Star (1997, 1998, 2000–2011, 2013) NBA All-Star Game MVP (2003) 4× All-NBA First Team (2000, 2003, 2004, 2008) 3× All-NBA Second Team (2001, 2002, 2005) 2× All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2007) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2008) 9× NBA A
2020	Kobe Bryant	Player	5× NBA champion (2000–2002, 2009, 2010) 2× NBA Finals MVP (2009, 2010) NBA Most Valuable Player (2008) 18× NBA All-Star (1998, 2000–2016) 4× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011) 11× All-NBA First Team (2002–2004, 2006–2013) 2× All-NBA Second Team (2000, 2001) 2× All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2
2020	Patrick Baumann	Contributor	Secretary General of the FIBA (2003–2018). Primarily focused on the youth sector and the expansion of 3x3 basketball as a global game, while developing programs and events to grow basketball worldwide.
2020	Rudy Tomjanovich	Coach	2 NBA Championships with the Houston Rockets (1994 & 1995), 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist.
2020	Tim Duncan	Player	5× NBA champion (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) 3× NBA Finals MVP (1999, 2003, 2005) 2× NBA Most Valuable Player (2002, 2003) 15× NBA All-Star (1998, 2000–2011, 2013, 2015) NBA All-Star Game co-MVP (2000) 10× All-NBA First Team (1998–2005, 2007, 2013) 3× All-NBA Second Team (2006, 2008, 2009) 2× All-
2019	Al Attles	Contributor	1975 NBA champion as a coach for the Warriors. No. 16 retired by the Golden State Warriors. No. 22 retired by North Carolina A&T. John Bunn Award (2014).
2019	Bill Fitch	Coach	Over 900 NBA wins, 1981 NBA champion, 2x NBA Coach of the Year, took 5 different teams to the NBA Playoffs, one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996), Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award (2013)
2019	Bobby Jones	Player	NBA champion (1983) 4× NBA All-Star (1977, 1978, 1981, 1982) 8× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1977–1984) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1985) NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1983) ABA All-Star (1976) All-ABA Second Team (1976) 2× ABA All-Defensive First Team (1975, 1976) ABA All-Rookie First Team (1975)
2019	Carl Braun	Player	NBA champion (1962) 5× NBA All-Star (1953–1957) All-BAA Second Team (1948) All-NBA Second Team (1954)
2019	Chuck Cooper	Player	First African-American drafted into the NBA No. 15 retired by Duquesne Consensus second-team All-American (1950)
2019	Jack Sikma	Player	NBA champion (1979) 7× NBA All-Star (1979–1985) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1978) No. 43 retired by the Seattle SuperSonics 2x First-Team NAIA All-American (1976, 1977) Third-Team NAIA All-American (1975) 3x CCIW Player of the Year (1975–1977)
2019	Paul Westphal	Player	NBA champion (1974) 5× NBA All-Star (1977–1981) 3x All-NBA First Team (1977, 1979, 1980) All-NBA Second Team (1978) Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor No. 44 retired by the Phoenix Suns No. 25 retired by USC College Basketball Hall of Fame (2018)
2019	Sidney Moncrief	Player	5x NBA All-Star (1982–1986) All-NBA First Team (1983) 4x All-NBA Second Team (1982, 1984–1986) 2x NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1983, 1984) 4x NBA All-Defensive First Team (1983–1986) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982) No. 4 retired by the Milwaukee Bucks Consensus first-team All-American (197
2019	Tennessee A&I State Teams of 1957, 1958, 1959	Team	First African-American college team to win a major national championship and first college program to win three consecutive basketball national championships, led by Hall of Fame coach John McLendon (1979 & 2016) and players Dick Barnett and John "Rabbit" Barnhill.
2019	Vlade Divac	Player	NBA All-Star (2001) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1990) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2000) No. 21 retired by the Sacramento Kings Mister Europa Player of the Year (1989) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) 2× Summer Olympics Silver: 1988, 1996 FIBA World
2018	Charlie Scott	Player	NBA champion (1976) 3× NBA All-Star (1973–1975) 2× ABA All-Star (1971, 1972) All-ABA First Team (1971) All-ABA Second Team (1972) ABA Rookie of the Year (1971) ABA All-Rookie First Team (1971) ABA All-Time Team 2× Consensus second-team All-American (1969, 1970) ACC Athlete of the Year (1970) College
2018	Dino Rađa	Player	2× EuroLeague champion (1989, 1990) FIBA European Selection (1991) FIBA Korać Cup champion (1992) 3× Yugoslav League champion (1988–1990) 2× Greek League champion (1998, 1999) Greek League Finals MVP (1998) 2× Croatian League champion (2002, 2003) Yugoslav Cup winner (1990) Croatian Cup winner (2000
2018	Grant Hill	Player	7× NBA All-Star (1995–1998, (2000–2001, 2005) All-NBA First Team (1997) 4× All-NBA Second Team (1996, 1998–2000) NBA Co-Rookie of the Year (1995) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1995) 3× NBA Sportsmanship Award (2005, 2008, 2010) 2× NCAA champion (1991, 1992) Consensus first-team All-American (1994) Cons
2018	Jason Kidd	Player	NBA champion (2011) 10× NBA All-Star (1996, 1998, 2000–2004, 2007, 2008, 2010) 5× All-NBA First Team (1999–2002, 2004) All-NBA Second Team (2003) 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1999, 2001, 2002, 2006) 5× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2000, 2003–2005, 2007) NBA Co-Rookie of the Year (1995) 5× NBA
2018	Lefty Driesell	Coach	Won nearly 800 games, 1972 NIT Championship, 16 Conference Championships (2 ACC, 5 SoCon, 5 CAA, 4 Atlantic Sun), & 6 Conference Tournament Championships (1 ACC, 3 SoCon, 1 CAA, 1 Atlantic Sun). Inventor of “Midnight Madness”, first coach to win 100 games at four different schools (Davidson, Marylan
2018	Maurice Cheeks	Player	NBA champion (1983) 4× NBA All-Star (1983, 1986–1988) 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1983–1986) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1987) No. 10 retired by the Philadelphia 76ers
2018	Ray Allen	Player	Former All-Time Leader three-point field goals (2,973) 2× NBA champion (2008, 2013) 10× NBA All-Star (2000–2002, 2004–2009, 2011) All-NBA Second Team (2005) All-NBA Third Team (2001) NBA Sportsmanship Award (2003) NBA Three-Point Shootout champion (2001) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997) Consensus f
2018	Rick Welts	Contributor	President and chief executive officer of the Phoenix Suns (2002–2011), and the Golden State Warriors (2011–2021) Won 3 NBA championships as Warriors' President (2015, 2017, 2018) in a 5-year span (2015–2019).
2018	Rod Thorn	Contributor	Player, coach, general manager and league executive. 2002 NBA Executive of the Year. John Bunn Award (2015).
2018	Steve Nash	Player	2× NBA Most Valuable Player (2005, 2006) 8× NBA All-Star (2002, 2003, 2005–2008, 2010, 2012) 3× All-NBA First Team (2005–2007) 2× All-NBA Second Team (2008, 2010) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2002, 2003) 5× NBA assists leader (2005–2007, 2010, 2011) 4× 50–40–90 club (2006, 2008–2010) J. Walter Kennedy Cit
2017	Bill Self	Coach	Over 700 college career wins, 2 NCAA Championships (2008, 2022), 4x NCAA Final Fours (2008, 2012, 2018 (vacated), 2022), 2x AP National Coach of the Year (2009, 2016), 6x Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018), 1x Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2000)
2017	George McGinnis	Player	ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player (1973) ABA Most Valuable Player (1975) 3× NBA All-Star (1976, 1977, 1979) All-NBA First Team (1976) All-NBA Second Team (1977) 3× ABA All-Star (1973–1975) 2× All-ABA First Team (1974, 1975) All-ABA Second Team (1973) ABA All-Rookie First Team (1972) ABA All-Time Tea
2017	Jerry Krause	Contributor	Was Executive Vice President & general manager of the Chicago Bulls during their Michael Jordan-led dynasty years. Won 6 NBA championships as Bulls' GM (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998), and also won the NBA Executive of the Year Award twice (1988 & 1996).
2017	Mannie Jackson	Contributor	A Harlem Globetrotters star, He saved the team from extinction by buying it and becoming its CEO from 1993 to 2007. Mannie Jackson is the First African-American to own a major International sports and entertainment organization. He was also the Chairman of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fa
2017	Nikos Galis	Player	2× EuroBasket medalist Gold: 1987, Silver: 1989 EuroBasket MVP (1987) 4× EuroBasket Top Scorer (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991) FIBA World Cup Top Scorer (1986) 5× EuroLeague Top Scorer (1988–1990, 1992, 1994) EuroLeague assists leader (1994) 5× Greek League MVP (1988–1992) 4× Greek League Finals MVP (1988–
2017	Robert Hughes	Coach	Winningest coach in High School Boys Basketball History, 5x Texas State Championships, 1x National High School Coach of the Year (2003), Recipient of the Morgan Wootten Lifetime Achievement Award (2010)
2017	Tom Jernstedt	Contributor	An NCAA administrator with a career of 38 years. He formerly played for Oregon Ducks as a quarterback. He helped in increasing the revenue of NCAA Basketball television contract from $1.2 billion when he arrived to $10.8 billion when he left in 2010. John Bunn Award (2001).
2017	Tracy McGrady	Player	7× NBA All-Star (2001–2007) 2× NBA scoring champion (2003, 2004) 2× All-NBA First Team (2002, 2003) 3× All-NBA Second Team (2001, 2004, 2007) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2005, 2008) NBA Most Improved Player (2001) Mr. Basketball USA (1997) FIBA Americas Championship Gold (2003)
2017	Zack Clayton	Player	2x World Professional Basketball Tournament winner
2016	Allen Iverson	Player	NBA Most Valuable Player (2001) 11× NBA All-Star (2000–2010) 3× All-NBA First Team (1999, 2001, 2005) NBA Rookie of the Year (1997) 4× NBA scoring champion (1999, 2001, 2002, 2005) 3× NBA steals leader (2001–2003) Summer Olympics Bronze: 2004 FIBA Americas Championship Gold (2003)
2016	Cumberland Posey	Player	Known as the "best basketball player" of the 1900s-1920s. Formed, operated, and played for the Loendi Big Five, which became the most dominant basketball team of the Black Fives Era through the mid-1920s, winning four straight Colored Basketball World Championship titles.
2016	Darell Garretson	Referee	Officiated in the NBA for 27 years from 1967 to 1994, and later served as NBA Supervisor of Officials for 17 years from 1981 to 1998. Credited for creating and heading the first union for NBA referees, known as the National Association of Basketball Referees, a predecessor to the present day NBRA.
2016	Jerry Reinsdorf	Contributor	Owner and chairman of the Chicago Bulls since 1985, turning the franchise into a lucrative business that won six NBA Championships in the 1990s (1991–1993 and 1996–1998)
2016	John McLendon	Coach	Over 400 college career wins, 3x NAIA Coach of the Year award, 3x NAIA championships with Tennessee State A&I University, 8 CIAA Championships (1941, 1943–44, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1952) with North Carolina College for Negroes Previously inducted in 1979 as a contributor
2016	Shaquille O'Neal	Player	4× NBA champion (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006) 3× NBA Finals MVP (2000–2002) NBA Most Valuable Player (2000) FIBA Basketball World Cup MVP (1994) 15× NBA All-Star (1993–1998, 2000–2007, 2009) 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2000, 2004, 2009) 8× All-NBA First Team (1998, 2000–2006) NBA Rookie of the Year (1993)
2016	Tom Izzo	Coach	Over 600 college career wins, 1 NCAA Championship (2000), 8x NCAA Final Fours, AP College Coach of the Year (1998), 9x Big Ten Regular Season Championships, 6x Big Ten Tournament Championships, 3x Big Ten Coach of the Year
2016	Yao Ming	Player	8× NBA All-Star 2× All-NBA Second Team 3× All-NBA Third Team NBA All-Rookie First Team (2003) CBA champion (2002) CBA MVP (2001) CBA Finals MVP (2002) 3× FIBA Asia Cup MVP (2001, 2003, 2005) FIBA World Cup Top Scorer (2006)
2016	Zelmo Beaty	Player	2× NBA All-Star NBA All-Rookie First Team (1963) 3× ABA All-Star ABA All-Time Team
2015	Dikembe Mutombo	Player	8× NBA All-Star (1992, 1995–1998, 2000–2002) All-NBA Second Team (2001) 2× All-NBA Third Team (1998, 2002) 4× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001) 3× All-NBA Defensive First Team (1997–1998, 2001) 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1995, 1999, 2002) NBA All-Rookie First Team (199
2015	George Raveling	Contributor	Longtime college coach and broadcaster who served on the boards of many major basketball organizations, among them the NABC, NCAA, USA Basketball, and Nike, also serving as Nike's director of grassroots and international basketball. John Bunn Award (2013).
2015	Jo Jo White	Player	Summer Olympics Gold: 1968 2× NBA Champion (1974, 1976) 7× NBA All Star NBA Finals MVP (1976) 2× All-NBA Second Team NBA All-Rookie First Team (1970) 2× Consensus Second Team All-American (1968, 1969) The Sporting News First Team All-America (1968, 1969)
2015	John Calipari	Coach	The only coach to coach a men's college basketball team to 38 wins in a season. He has done it three times – in 2008 (Memphis Tigers – vacated), 2012 (Kentucky Wildcats), 2015 (Kentucky Wildcats). He has won one National Championship (2012), two runner-up finishes (2008 – vacated), (2014), and three
2015	John Isaacs	Player	World Professional Basketball Tournament Championships (1939, 1943) World Professional Basketball Tournament Second Team (1943) Utica Pics MVP (1947) New York City Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee (1992)
2015	Lindsay Gaze	Coach	Coached Australian national team in four Olympic Games (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984) 3x NBL Coach of the Year Author, Better Basketball and Winning Basketball Enshrinee, FIBA Hall of Fame, 2010
2015	Louie Dampier	Player	ABA All-Time Team (1997) ABA All-Rookie First Team (1968) 7× ABA All-Star 4× All-ABA Second Team ABA Champion(Kentucky Colonels, 1975) AP First Team All-America, 1966 2× Consensus Second Team All-American (1966, 1967)
2015	Richard "Dick" Bavetta	Referee	Officiated in the NBA for 39 years, never missing a game in his entire career (2,635 games), including 27 NBA Finals games, over 250 playoff games, and three All-Star Games; first NBA official to call an Olympic game (1992)
2015	Spencer Haywood	Player	Summer Olympics Gold: 1968 ABA All-Time Team (1997) ABA All-Rookie First Team (1970) ABA Rookie of the Year (1970) ABA MVP (1970) ABA All-Star Game MVP (1970) ABA All-Star All-ABA First Team NBA Champion (Los Angeles Lakers, 1980) 4× NBA All-Star (1972–1975) 2× All-NBA First Team 2× All-NBA Second T
2015	Tom Heinsohn	Coach	NBA Coach of the Year, 1973 2 NBA Championships with the Boston Celtics (1974, 1976) Led Boston Celtics to five consecutive first-place finishes in the Atlantic Division, 1972–77 Led Boston Celtics to franchise record 68 wins, 1973
2014	Alonzo Mourning	Player	Summer Olympics Gold: 2000 2× FIBA Basketball World Cup medalist Gold: 1994 Bronze: 1990 Consensus First Team All-American (Georgetown, 1992) Consensus Second Team All-American (1990) Third-team All-American – NABC (1991) 7× NBA All-Star (1994–1997, 2000–2002) All-NBA First Team (1999) All-NBA Secon
2014	Bobby "Slick" Leonard	Coach	Three ABA championships (Indiana Pacers, 1970, 1972, 1973); winningest coach in Pacers history (529 wins), winningest coach in ABA history (387 wins), and winningest playoff coach in ABA history (69 wins)
2014	David Stern	Contributor	NBA commissioner from 1984 to 2014, during which time the league expanded by seven teams and signed several lucrative TV deals. Also responsible for the creation of the WNBA, the draft lottery, and several league outreach organizations. FIBA Hall of Fame (2016).
2014	Gary Williams	Coach	Over 600 career college coaching wins (American, Boston College, Ohio State, Maryland); one national championship (2002), one other Final Four (2001), and three ACC regular-season titles (1995, 2002, 2010) at Maryland; twice ACC Coach of the Year (2002, 2010)
2014	Guy Rodgers	Player	3× MVP in the Philadelphia Big 5 Consensus First Team All-American (Temple, 1958) Consensus Second Team All-American (1957) NCAA All-Tournament Team (1958) 4× NBA All-Star 2× NBA assists leader
2014	Mitch Richmond	Player	6× NBA All-Star NBA Rookie of the Year (1988) 3× All-NBA second team NBA Champion (Los Angeles Lakers, 2002) 2× Olympic medalist with Team USA ( Bronze in 1988, Gold in 1996)
2014	Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton	Player	First African American player to sign an NBA contract who caught on with a team; one-time NBA All-Star (1957); also played with two Hall of Fame teams in the New York Renaissance and Harlem Globetrotters; 1978 inductee in the Black Athletes Hall of Fame
2014	Nolan Richardson	Coach	Only coach to win NJCAA, NIT, and NCAA Division I titles (respectively Western Texas, 1980; Tulsa, 1981; and Arkansas, 1994); two other Final Fours at Arkansas (1990 & 1995); nine conference championships at Arkansas (both SWC and SEC); Naismith Coach of the Year, 1994; also coached Panama and Mexic
2014	Šarūnas Marčiulionis	Player	3× Summer Olympics medalist ( Gold with the Soviet Union in 1988, Bronze with Lithuania in 1992 and 1996) 3× EuroBasket medalist Silver: 1987, 1995, Bronze: 1989 EuroBasket MVP (1995) Mr. Europa (1988) 4× Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) Pio
2013	Bernard King	Player	4× NBA All Star 2× All-NBA First Team NBA scoring champion (1985) NBA All-Rookie Team
2013	Edwin Bancroft Henderson	Contributor	Dubbed the "Father of Black Basketball"; introduced the sport to the black community in Washington, D.C., in the early 20th century and formed many organizations to govern and promote the sport among African Americans
2013	Gary Payton	Player	NBA champion (Miami Heat, 2006) 9× NBA All-Star 2× All-NBA First Team NBA Defensive Player of the Year 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team NBA steals leader 2× Summer Olympics Gold: 1996, 2000 2× FIBA Americas Championship Gold (1999), Silver (1989)
2013	Guy Lewis	Coach	Won nearly 600 games in a 30-year career at the University of Houston; responsible for the integration of the Houston program; five Final Four appearances, including the Phi Slama Jama teams (1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1984); twice AP Coach of the Year (1968, 1983); architect of the 1968 "Game of the C
2013	Jerry Tarkanian	Coach	Took three different programs to the NCAA men's tournament (Long Beach State, UNLV, Fresno State); one national championship (1990) and three other Final Fours at UNLV (1977, 1987, 1991); four-time national Coach of the Year (1977, 1983, 1984, 1990)
2013	Oscar Schmidt	Player	All-time Top Scorer in FIBA World Cup basketball history All-time Top Scorer in Summer Olympic Games history 3× Summer Olympic Games Top Scorer (1988, 1992, 1996) 1× FIBA World Cup Top Scorer (1990) 16× Top Scorer in national domestic leagues (8× in Brazil, 7× in Italy, 1× in Spain) Gold Medalist at
2013	Richie Guerin	Player	6× NBA All-Star 3× All-NBA Second Team
2013	Rick Pitino	Coach	Only NCAA Division I men's coach to win national championships at two different schools (Kentucky, 1996; Louisville, 2013 - vacated); first coach to take three different schools to the men's Final Four (Providence, Kentucky, Louisville); four-time conference Coach of the Year (Southeastern Conferenc
2013	Roger Brown	Player	ABA Playoffs MVP (1970) 4× ABA All-Star All-ABA First Team (1971) 3× ABA champion (Indiana Pacers, 1970, 1972, 1973)
2013	Russ Granik	Contributor	NBA executive from 1976 to 2006, "involved in every major negotiation including television contracts, collective bargaining, and league expansion" during his tenure; also president of USA Basketball who helped oversee the inclusion of NBA players in the 1992 Olympic "Dream Team"
2012	Chet Walker	Player	Consensus first-team All-America (Bradley, 1962) NBA All-Rookie Team (1963) 7× NBA All-Star NBA champion (Philadelphia 76ers, 1967)
2012	Don Nelson	Coach	Winningest coach in NBA history (1,335 wins) at time of induction; three-time NBA Coach of the Year (1983, 1985, 1992); 18 consecutive postseason appearances; one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996); also coached USA men to World Championship gold in 1994
2012	Donald "Don" Barksdale	Contributor	First African American to be named to a major college All-America team (Helms Foundation, 1947, with UCLA); first African American to play for and win Olympic gold with Team USA (1948); first African American to play in the NBA All-Star Game (1953)
2012	Hank Nichols	Referee	Officiated six NCAA men's Division I championship games, including 1975 (the final game of John Wooden) and 1979 (the start of the rivalry between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson), and 10 Final Fours; only official to work the NCAA and NIT championship games in the same year; first NCAA Coordinator of
2012	Jamaal Wilkes	Player	3× Academic All-America (UCLA, 1972, 1973, 1974) Consensus first-team All-American (1974) NBA Rookie of the Year (1975) 3× NBA All-Star No. 52 retired by Los Angeles Lakers 4× NBA champion (Golden State Warriors, 1975; Los Angeles Lakers, 1980, 1982, 1985)
2012	Mel Daniels	Player	ABA Rookie of the Year (1968) 2× ABA Most Valuable Player (1969, 1971) 3× ABA champion (Indiana Pacers, 1970, 1972, 1973) 7× ABA All-Star
2012	Phil Knight	Contributor	Co-founder of Nike, "credited with expanding the game of basketball around the world through its innovative products and influential marketing" and "the first sports brand to incorporate top athletes to connect with consumers emotionally"
2012	Ralph Sampson	Player	3× Naismith Award (Virginia, 1981, 1982, 1983) 2× Wooden Award (1982, 1983) 3× consensus first-team All-American (1981–1983) 4× NBA All-Star NBA All-Star Game MVP (1985)
2012	Reggie Miller	Player	Retired with the most three-point field goals in NBA history (2,560) 5× NBA All-Star 3× All-NBA Third Team J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2004) FIBA Basketball World Cup Gold: 1994 Summer Olympics Gold: 1996 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2002)
2011	Artis Gilmore	Player	ABA All-Time Team (1997) ABA MVP (1972) ABA Rookie of the Year (1972) 5× ABA All-Star (1972–76) 5× All-ABA First Team (1972–76) 5× ABA All-Defensive First Team (1972–76) ABA All-Star Game MVP (1974) ABA Playoff MVP (1975) 6× NBA All-Star (1978, 1979, 1981–83, 1986) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (197
2011	Arvydas Sabonis	Player	3× Summer Olympic Medalist ( Gold, USSR, 1988; Bronze, Lithuania, 1992 and 1996) 2× FIBA Basketball World Cup medalist Gold: 1982 Silver: 1986 4× EuroBasket medalist Gold: 1985 Silver: 1995, Bronze: 1983, 1989 EuroBasket MVP (1985) 2× Spanish ACB League MVP (1994, 1995) 2× Spanish ACB League Finals
2011	Chris Mullin	Player	5× NBA All-Star (1989–1993) All-NBA First Team (1992) 2× All-NBA Second Team (1989, 1991) All-NBA Third Team (1990) 2× Summer Olympics Gold: 1984, 1992 Pan American Games Gold: 1983 Member of the "Dream Team" inducted as a unit in 2010 1× USBWA College Player of the Year (1985) John R. Wooden Award
2011	Dennis Rodman	Player	5× NBA Champion (1989–1990, 1996–1998) 2× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1990–1991) 2× NBA All-Star (1990, 1992) 2× All-NBA Third Team (1992, 1995) 7× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1989–1993, 1995–1996) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1994) 7× NBA Rebounding Champion (1991–98)
2011	Goose Tatum	Player	Member of the Harlem Globetrotters inducted as a unit in 2002
2011	Herb Magee	Coach	Head coach at Philadelphia University (1967–present); most wins by an NCAA men's head coach in any division; NCAA College Division (now Division II) championship (1970); Division II Coach of the Year (1976); NABC Guardians of the Game award (2005); Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame (2008); also a ren
2011	Tex Winter	Contributor	Architect of the triangle offense; two NCAA Final Fours at Kansas State University (1958, 1964); UPI National Coach of the Year (1958); NABC president, 1982–83; nine NBA titles as an assistant (Chicago Bulls, 1991–1993, 1996–1998; Los Angeles Lakers, 2000–2002); John Bunn Award (1998)
2011	Tom "Satch" Sanders	Contributor	Player with the Boston Celtics (1960–73); 8 NBA championships (1961–66, 1968, 1969); later coach of the Celtics and Harvard University; key developer of the NBA's Rookie Transition Program and founder of many of the league's player programs; John Bunn Award (2007)
2010	1960 United States Olympic Team	Team	Widely considered the greatest collegiate team ever assembled; won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics with an 8–0 record and an average victory margin of over 40 points; roster (Jay Arnette, Walt Bellamy, Bob Boozer, Terry Dischinger, Burdette Haldorson, Darrall Imhoff, Allen Kelley, Lester
2010	1992 United States Olympic Team ("Dream Team")	Team	Called by the Hall of Fame "the greatest collection of basketball talent on the planet"; won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics with an 8–0 record and an average victory margin of nearly 44 points; roster (Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jord
2010	Bob Hurley	Coach	Three USA Today national high school championships (1989, 1996, 2008); three-time USA Today National Coach of the Year (1989, 1996, 2008); 25 New Jersey state parochial school championships; five undefeated seasons (1974, 1989, 1996, 2003, 2008)
2010	Dennis Johnson	Player	5× NBA All-Star (1979–82, 1985) All-NBA First Team (1979), NBA Finals MVP (1979) 6× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1979–83, 1987) 3× NBA Champion (Seattle SuperSonics, 1979; Boston Celtics, 1984, 1986)
2010	Gus Johnson	Player	5× NBA All-Star (1965, 1968–71) 4× All-NBA Second Team (1965–66, 1970–71) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1970–71) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1964) ABA Champion (Indiana Pacers, 1973)
2010	Jerry Buss	Contributor	Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers (1979–2013) and Los Angeles Sparks (1997–2006); 10 NBA championships (Lakers, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987–88, 2000–02, 2009–10); 2 WNBA championships (Sparks, 2001–02)
2010	Karl Malone	Player	14× NBA All-Star (1988–1998, 2000–2002) 2× NBA MVP (1997, 1999) 11× All-NBA First Team Selection (1989–1999) 2× All-NBA Second Team Selection (1988, 2000) 1× All-NBA Third Team Selection (2001) 3× NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection (1997–1999) 1× NBA All-Defensive Second Team Selection (1988) NB
2010	Scottie Pippen	Player	6× NBA Champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998) 7× NBA All-Star (1990, 1992–1997) 1× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1994) 3× All-NBA First Team Selection (1994–1996) 2× All-NBA Second Team Selection (1992, 1997) 2× All-NBA Third Team Selection (1993, 1998) 8× NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection (1992–1999) 2× NBA
2010	Ubiratan Pereira Maciel	Player	Known as O Rei (The King) in his homeland of Brazil; represented Brazil in four Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 1964; gold medalist at 1963 FIBA World Championship and 1971 Pan American Games; 5-time gold medalist at the FIBA South American Championship (1963, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1977); 5×
2009	David Robinson	Player	2× NBA Champion (1999, 2003) 1× NBA MVP (1995) 10× NBA All-Star (1990–96, 1998, 2000–01) 4× All-NBA First Team Selection (1991–92, 1995–96) 2× All-NBA Second Team Selection (1994, 1998) 4× All-NBA Third Team Selection (1990, 1993, 2000–01) 1× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1992) 4× NBA All-Defens
2009	Jerry Sloan	Coach	First NBA coach to win 1,000 games with a single franchise (Utah Jazz); Sporting News NBA Coach of the Year (2004); two NBA Finals appearances (1997–98); nine-time NBA Coach of the Month; tied for third for winningest coach in NBA history
2009	John Stockton	Player	10× NBA All-Star (1989–1997, 2000) 2× All-NBA First Team Selection 6× All-NBA Second Team Selection 3× All-NBA Third Team Selection 5× NBA All-Defensive Second Team Selection 9× NBA assists leader 2× NBA steals leader NBA All-Star MVP (1993) 2× Summer Olympics Gold: 1992, 1996 Member of the "Dream T
2009	Michael Jordan	Player	6× NBA Champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998) 5× NBA MVP (1988, 1991–92, 1996, 1998) 14× NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002–2003) 6× NBA Finals MVP (all-time record)(1991–93, 1996–98) 10× All-NBA First Team Selection (1987–1993, 1996–1998) 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection (1988–1993, 1996–19
2008	Adrian Dantley	Player	6× NBA All-Star (1980–1982, 1984–1986) 2× All-NBA Second Team (1981,1984) NBA Rookie of the Year (1977) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1977)
2008	Hakeem Olajuwon	Player	2× NBA Champion (1994, 1995) Summer Olympics Gold: 1996 NBA MVP (1994) 12× NBA All-Star (1985–1990, 1992–1997) 2× NBA Finals MVP (1994, 1995) 2× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1993–1994) 6× All-NBA First Team Selection (1987–1989, 1993–1994, 1997) 3× All-NBA Second Team Selection (1986, 1990, 199
2008	Pat Riley	Coach	NBA Coach of the Year (Los Angeles Lakers, 1990; New York Knicks, 1993; Miami Heat, 1997); five NBA championships (1982, 1985, 1987–1988 with the Lakers, 2006 with the Heat); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996); a record 11-time NBA Coach of the Month
2008	Patrick Ewing	Player	2× Summer Olympics Gold: 1984, 1992 FIBA Americas Championship Gold: 1992 11× NBA All-Star (1986, 1988–1997) All-NBA First Team (1990) 6× All-NBA Second Team (1988–1989, 1991–1993, 1997) 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1988–1989, 1992) NBA Rookie of the Year (1986) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1986)
2008	Richard "Dick" Vitale	Contributor	ESPN Broadcaster; Sports Personality of the Year by the American Sportscasters Association (1989); Curt Gowdy Media Award (1998); NABC Cliff Wells Appreciation Award (2000); Books include Time Out Baby!, Campus Chaos, Living a Dream and Holding Court
2008	William Davidson	Contributor	Principal owner, Detroit Pistons (1974–2009); NBA championships (Detroit Pistons, 1989–90, 2004); Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) championships (Detroit Shock, 2003, 2006, 2008); first owner in North American sports history to win championships in three different major professional le
2007	Marvin "Mendy" Rudolph	Referee	Officiated 2,112 NBA games, a record at the time of his retirement; first referee to officiate more than 2,000 NBA games; referee of 8 NBA All-Star Games and at least 1 game of the NBA Finals for 22 consecutive seasons; NBA Head of Officials
2007	Mirko Novosel	Coach	Olympics silver medal (1976), bronze medal (1984) with Yugoslavia; FIBA World Cup silver medal with Yugoslavia (1974); seven Yugoslav Cups (KK Cibona; 1969, 1980–83, 1985, 1988), FIBA Hall of Fame (2010)
2007	Pedro Ferrándiz	Coach	4 EuroLeague championships (Real Madrid; 1965, 1967, 1968, 1974); co-founder of the World Association of Basketball Coaches (1976); Olympic Order from International Olympic Committee; FIBA Order of Merit (2000); one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in EuroLeague History (2008), FIBA Hall of Fame (2009)
2007	Phil Jackson	Coach	First coach in NBA history to lead a team to three consecutive championships in three separate stretches (Chicago Bulls, 1991–93, 1996–98; Los Angeles Lakers, 2000–02, and also led Lakers to championships in 2009 and 2010); coached the Chicago Bulls to NBA-record 72–10 season (1995–96); led his team
2007	Roy Williams	Coach	3 NCAA Titles (2005, 2009, 2017); 9 NCAA Final Four (Kansas, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003; North Carolina, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017); took less time than any other men's basketball coach to win 500 games; six-time National Coach of the Year
2007	Texas Western	Team	Won the 1966 NCAA National Championship, started 5 African-American players (Bobby Joe Hill, David Lattin, Orsten Artis, Willie Worsley, & Harry Flournoy); finished the season with a 28–1 record; coached by Hall of Famer Don Haskins
2006	Charles Barkley	Player	2× Summer Olympics Gold: 1992, 1996 NBA Most Valuable Player (1993) FIBA Americas Championship Gold: 1992 11× NBA All-Star (1987–1997) 5× All-NBA First Team (1988–1991, 1993) 5× All-NBA Second Team (1986–1987, 1992, 1994–1995) All-NBA Third Team (1996) NBA All-Rookie Team (1985) NBA All-Star Game MV
2006	Dave Gavitt	Contributor	Coach, 1980 United States Olympic Team; five-time New England Coach of the Year; founder of the Big East Conference; John Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award (1987); Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball Award winner (1993)
2006	Dominique Wilkins	Player	EuroLeague Champion (1996) 9× NBA All Star (1986–1994) NBA scoring champion (1986) All-NBA First Team (1986) 4× All-NBA Second Team (1987–1988, 1991, 1993) 2× All-NBA Third Team (1989, 1994) Greek Cup Winner (1996) Greek Cup MVP (1996) EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1996) NBA All-Rookie Team (1983) FIBA
2006	Joe Dumars	Player	2× NBA Champion (1989–1990) NBA Finals MVP (1989) 6× NBA All-Star (1990–1993, 1995, 1997) All-NBA Second Team (1993) 2× All-NBA Third Team (1990–1991) 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1989–1990, 1992–1993) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1991) NBA All-Rookie Team (1986) FIBA Basketball World Cup Gold
2006	Sandro Gamba	Coach	Olympics silver medal (Moscow, 1980); EuroBasket gold medal (1983); EuroBasket silver medal (1991); EuroBasaket bronze medal (1985)
2005	Hubert "Hubie" Brown	Contributor	Coach of the Atlanta Hawks; New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies; Two-time NBA Coach of the Year (1978, 2004); ABA Championship (Kentucky Colonels, 1975); Curt Gowdy Media Award (2000); nominated for a Sports Emmy (1994, 1999)
2005	Jim Boeheim	Coach	National championship (Syracuse, 2003); Big East Conference Coach of the Year (Syracuse, 1984, 1991, 2000, 2010); four NCAA Final Fours (Syracuse, 1987, 1996, 2003, 2013, 2016); USA Basketball National Coach of the Year (2001); AP National Coach of the Year (2010).
2005	Jim Calhoun	Coach	National championships (Connecticut; 1999, 2004, 2011); NIT Championship (Connecticut, 1988); National Coach of the Year (1990); Big East Conference Coach of the Year (1990, 1994, 1996, 1998)
2004	Bill Sharman	Coach	Only coach to win professional championships and Coach of the Year honors the same season in three different leagues (American Basketball League, Cleveland Pipers, 1962; ABA, Utah Stars, 1971; NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, 1972); coached the Los Angeles Lakers to an NBA-record 33 consecutive victories (1
2004	Clyde Drexler	Player	1× NBA Champion (Houston Rockets, 1995) Summer Olympics Gold: 1992 10× NBA All-Star (1986, 1988–1993, 1994, 1996, 1997) 1× All-NBA First Team Selection (1992) 2× All-NBA Second Team Selection (1988, 1991) 2× All-NBA Third Team Selection (1990, 1995) member of the "Dream Team" inducted as a unit in 2
2004	Dražen Dalipagić	Player	FIBA World Championship Gold: 1978 3× EuroBasket Gold: 1973, 1975, 1977 Summer Olympics Gold: 1980 FIBA Korać Cup Winner (1978) FIBA World Cup MVP (1978) EuroBasket MVP (1977) 2× Mr. Europa (1977, 1978) The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia (1978) Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year (1978) Euroscar (1980) FIBA'
2004	Jerry Colangelo	Contributor	Owner and GM of the Phoenix Suns; The Sporting News NBA Executive of the Year (1976, 1981, 1989, 1993); youngest general manager in professional sports (1968); enshrined in Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame (1995); former chairman and CEO of the Arizona Diamondbacks; GM of the U.S. Men's National Bas
2004	Maurice Stokes	Player	3× NBA All-Star(1956–58) 3× All-NBA Second Team Selection (1956–58) NBA Rookie of the Year (1956)
2003	Dino Meneghin	Player	EuroBasket Gold: 1983 Summer Olympics Silver: 1980 7× EuroLeague champion (1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1988) 2× European Cup Winners' Cup Winner (1967, 1980) Korać Cup Winner (1985) Euroscar (1983) 2× Mr. Europa (1980, 1983) 12× Italian League Champion (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 19
2003	Earl F. Lloyd	Contributor	CIAA "Player of the Decade" for the 1940s; NAIA Silver and Golden Anniversary Teams; first African American to play in an NBA game (1950); NBA Championship Team (1955); first African American bench coach (1968)
2003	Francis D. "Chick" Hearn	Contributor	Los Angeles Lakers broadcaster; Three-time National Sportscaster of the Year (1959, 1965, 1987); Curt Gowdy Media Award (1992); Emmy Award for Excellence in Basketball Coverage (1965); Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (1986)
2003	James Worthy	Player	3× NBA Champion (1985, 1987–1988) 7× NBA All-Star (1986–1992) NBA Finals MVP (1988) 2× All-NBA Third Team (1990–1991) NBA All-Rookie Team (1983) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
2003	Meadowlark Lemon	Contributor	Longtime player for the Harlem Globetrotters; John Bunn Award (1998); played in more than 16,000 games; known as the "Clown Prince of Basketball"
2003	Robert Parish	Player	4× NBA Champion (1981, 1984, 1986, 1997) 9× NBA All-Star (1981–1987, 1990–1991) All-NBA Second Team (1982) All-NBA Third Team (1987) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
2002	Dražen Petrović	Player	FIBA World Championship Gold: 1990 EuroBasket Gold: 1989 3× Olympic Medalist ( Silver silver, SFR Yugoslavia, 1988, Croatia, 1992; Bronze bronze, SFR Yugoslavia, 1984) 2× EuroLeague champion (1985, 1986) 2× European Cup Winners' Cup Winner (1987, 1989) FIBA World Championship MVP (1986) EuroBasket M
2002	Harlem Globetrotters	Team	Played more than 20,000 games in more than 100 countries; the 25th anniversary tour was highlighted by a game before 75,000 fans in Berlin's Olympic Stadium (1951); won John Bunn Award (1999)
2002	Larry Brown	Coach	NCAA championship (Kansas, 1988); USA Basketball National Coach of the Year (1999); NBA Coach of the Year (2001); later won the NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons (2004)
2002	Lute Olson	Coach	NCAA championship (Arizona, 1997); National Coach of the Year (1988, 1990); gold medal coach at Jones Cup (1984) and World Championships (1986)
2002	Magic Johnson	Player	Summer Olympics Gold: 1992 NCAA Champion (Michigan State, 1979) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player 12× NBA All-Star (1979) 5× NBA Champion (1980,1982,1985,1987,1988) 3× NBA Finals MVP (1980, 1982, 1987) 3× NBA MVP (1987,1989,1990) 9× All-NBA First Team All-NBA Second Team 4× NBA assists leader
2001	John Chaney	Coach	NCAA Division II championship (Cheyney State, 1978); Division II National Coach of the Year (1978); USBWA National Coach of the Year (Temple, 1987–88); Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year (Temple, 1984–85, 1987–88, 2000)
2001	Mike Krzyzewski	Coach	At time of induction: Three national championships (Duke; 1991–92, 2001) Nine NCAA Final Fours (Duke; 1986, 1988–92, 1994, 1999, 2001) Since induction: Two National Championships (Duke, 2010, 2015) Four NCAA Final Fours (Duke; 2004, 2010, 2015, 2022) Winningest coach in the NCAA tournament Winninges
2001	Moses Malone	Player	NBA Champion (1983) 3× NBA Most Valuable Player (1979, 1982–1983) 13× NBA All-Star (1975, 1978–1989) NBA Finals MVP (1983) 4× All-NBA First Team (1979, 1982–1983, 1985) 4× All-NBA Second Team (1980–1981, 1984, 1987) NBA All-Defensive First Team (1983) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1979) 50 Greatest
2000	Bob McAdoo	Player	2× NBA Champion (1982, 1985) NBA Most Valuable Player (1975) 2× FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) champion (1987, 1988) EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1988) 5× NBA All-Star (1974–1978) All-NBA First Team (1975) All-NBA Second Team (1974) NBA Rookie of the Year (1973) NBA All-Rookie Team (1973)
2000	Charles Martin Newton	Contributor	NCAA Championship (Kentucky, 1951); Southeastern Conference (SEC) Coach of the Year (1972 and 1976 with Alabama, 1988 and 1989 with Vanderbilt); President, USA Basketball (1992–96); John Bunn Award (1997)
2000	Daniel "Danny" Biasone	Contributor	President and founder (Syracuse Nationals, 1946–63); inventor of 24-second shot clock (1954); NBA championship (Syracuse Nationals, 1955); John Bunn Award (1982)
2000	Isiah Thomas	Player	2× NBA Champion (1989–1990) 12× NBA All-Star (1982–1993) NBA Finals MVP (1990) 3× All-NBA First Team (1984–1986) 2× All-NBA Second Team (1983, 1987) 3× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1986–1988) NBA All-Rookie Team (1982) USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1980) Pan American Games Gold: 1979 50
2000	Morgan Wootten	Coach	Five high school national championships (DeMatha High School; 1962, 1965, 1968, 1978, 1984); USA Today National Coach of the Year (1984); Walt Disney Award (1991); Naismith Scholastic Coach of the Century (2000)
1999	Fred Zollner	Contributor	Owner of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons/Detroit Pistons (1941–1974); NBL championship (Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, 1944–45); key figure in the merger of the BAA and NBL to form the NBA; NBA Finals appearance (Fort Wayne Pistons, 1955–56); named "Mr. Pro Basketball" at the 1975 Silver Anniversary All
1999	John Thompson	Coach	NCAA championship (Georgetown, 1984); NCAA Final Fours (1982, 1984–85); National Coach of the Year (1984, 1985–87); Big East Coach of the Year (1980, 1987, 1992)
1999	Kevin McHale	Player	3× NBA Champion (1981, 1984, 1986) 7× NBA All-Star (1984, 1986–1991) 2× NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1984–1985) All-NBA First Team (1987) 3× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1986–1988) 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1983, 1990–1991) NBA All-Rookie Team (1981) Pan American Games Gold: 1979 50 Greatest
1999	Wayne R. Embry	Contributor	Five-time NBA All-Star (1961–65); NBA championship (Boston Celtics, 1968); first African American NBA general manager (Milwaukee Bucks, 1971–79); later GM of the Cleveland Cavaliers; The Sporting News NBA Executive of the Year (1992, 1998)
1998	Aleksandar Nikolić	Coach	European Coach of the Year (1966, 1976); EuroBasket gold medal (1977 EuroBasket); FIBA World Cup gold medal (1978); FIBA Hall of Fame (2007), one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in EuroLeague History (2008)
1998	Alex Hannum	Coach	2X NBA championships (1958 St. Louis Hawks and 1967 Philadelphia 76ers); AAU championship (Wichita Vickers, 1959); NBA Coach of the Year (1964); American Basketball Association (ABA) Coach of the Year (1969); ABA championship with 1969 Oakland Oaks
1998	Arnie Risen	Player	2× NBA Champion (1951, 1957) 4× NBA All-Star (1952–55) 9× All-BAA Second Team (1949)
1998	Larry Bird	Player	Summer Olympics Gold: 1992 3× NBA Champion (1981, 1984, 1986) 3× NBA Most Valuable Player (1984–1986) 12× NBA All-Star (1980–1988, 1990–1992) 2× NBA Finals MVP (1984, 1986) 9× All-NBA First Team (1980–1988) All-NBA Second Team (1990) 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982–1984) NBA Rookie of the Yea
1998	Lenny Wilkens	Coach	NBA championship (Seattle SuperSonics, 1979); assistant coach of U.S. gold medal basketball team (Barcelona, 1992); NBA Coach of the Year (1994); Olympic gold medal (Atlanta, 1996); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)
1998	Marques Haynes	Player	Harlem Globetrotters' premiere ball handler
1997	Alex English	Player	8× NBA All-Star (1982–1989) 3× All-NBA Second Team (1982–1983, 1986) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1988) NBA Scoring Champion (1983)
1997	Antonio Díaz-Miguel	Coach	EuroBasket silver medal (1973, 1983); Spain's Coach of the Year (1980–81, 1982–83); Olympics silver medal (Los Angeles, 1984); Spanish national team Coach from 1965 to 1992, FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)
1997	Bailey Howell	Player	2× NBA Champion (1968–1969) 6× NBA All-Star (1961–1964, 1966–1967) All-NBA Second Team (1963)
1997	Don Haskins	Coach	NCAA championship (Texas Western, 1966); had the fourth-most wins in NCAA history (1999)
1997	Pete Carril	Coach	13 Ivy League championships (Princeton); NIT championship (Princeton, 1975); 13 postseason tournaments (Princeton; 11 NCAA, 2 NIT); led nation in defensive points allowed (14 times)
1996	David Thompson	Player	4× NBA All-Star (1977–1979, 1983) ABA All-Star (1976) 2× All-NBA First Team (1977, 1978) NBA All-Star Game MVP (1979) ABA All-Star Game MVP (1976) All-ABA Second Team (1976) ABA Rookie of the Year (1976) ABA All-Rookie First Team (1976) Naismith College Player of the Year (1975) Adolph Rupp Trophy (
1996	Gail Goodrich	Player	NBA Champion (1972) 5× NBA All-Star (1969, 1972–1975)
1996	George Gervin	Player	9× NBA All-Star (1977–1985) NBA All-Star Game MVP (1980) 5× All-NBA First Team (1978–1982) 2× All-NBA Second Team (1977, 1983) 3× ABA All-Star (1974–1976) 2× All-ABA Second Team (1975–1976) ABA All-Rookie Team (1973) ABA All-Time Team 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
1996	George Yardley	Player	' Jumping George ', high-leaping star scoring forward at Stanford as collegian, then for the Fort Wayne – Detroit Pistons in the 1950s.
1996	Krešimir Ćosić	Player	2× EuroBasket MVP: 1971, 1975 2× FIBA World Championship Gold: 1970, 1978 3× EuroBasket Gold: 1973, 1975, 1977 Summer Olympics Gold: 1980 Croatian Sportsman of the Year 1980 FIBA's 50 Greatest Players 1991 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame 2006 FIBA Hall of Fame 2007 50 Greatest EuroLeague
1995	Alexander Gomelsky	Coach	Six EuroBasket Championships (1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1979, 1981); 2 World Cups (1967, 1982); Olympics gold medal (Seoul, 1988); three-time European Coach of the Year; Olympic Order from International Olympic Committee; FIBA Hall of Fame (2007), one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in EuroLeague History (
1995	Earl Strom	Referee	Officiated in 7 NBA All-Star Games, in 29 NBA and ABA Finals; officiated in 2,400 regular season and 295 playoff games; NBA crew chief (1967–68)
1995	John Kundla	Coach	NBL championship (Minneapolis Lakers, 1948); BAA championship (Minneapolis Lakers, 1949); NBA championship (Minneapolis Lakers, 1950, 1952–54); coached 4 NBA All-Star Games (1951–54); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)
1995	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Player	6× NBA Champion (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987–1988) 6× NBA Most Valuable Player (1971–1972, 1974, 1976–1977, 1980) 19× NBA All-Star (1970–1977, 1979–1989) 2× NBA Finals MVP (1971, 1985) 10× All-NBA First Team (1971–1974, 1976–1977, 1980–1981, 1984, 1986) 5× All-NBA Second Team (1970, 1978–1979, 1983
1995	Vern Mikkelsen	Player	NAIA national championship at Hamline, 1949 All-America, 1949 Six-time NBA All-Star, 1951–53, 1955–57 NBA championships with Minneapolis Lakers, 1951–53, 1955
1994	Buddy Jeannette	Player	World Professional Tournament Championship with Detroit Eagles, 1941 World Professional Tournament MVP, 1941, 1945 All-NBL First-Team, 1941, 1944–46 All-BAA Second-Team, 1942
1994	Cesare Rubini	Coach	Olympics silver medal (Moscow, 1980); EuroBasket gold medal (1983); EuroBasket 1985 bronze medal; 9 Italian League championships (1958–60, 1962–63, 1965–67, 1972), FIBA Hall of Fame (2013)
1994	Chuck Daly	Coach	Ivy League championship (Pennsylvania; 1972–75); NBA championships (Detroit Pistons, 1989–90); three Eastern and Central Division titles (Detroit Pistons; 1988–90); Olympic gold medal (Barcelona, 1992); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)
1994	Denny Crum	Coach	USA World University Games gold medal (1977); two NCAA Championships (Louisville; 1980, 1986); National Coach of the Year (Louisville; 1980, 1983, 1986); three NIT tournaments and the 1985 NIT Semifinals (all Louisville); 3 Missouri Valley Conference titles, 12 regular season Metro Conference titles
1993	Bill Walton	Player	2× NBA Champion (1977, 1986) NBA Most Valuable Player (1978) 2× NBA All-Star (1977–1978) NBA Finals MVP (1977) All-NBA First Team (1978) All-NBA Second Team (1977) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1977–1978) NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1986) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
1993	Calvin Murphy	Player	NBA All-Star (1979) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1971) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1979) 2× Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1969–1970) Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1968)
1993	Dan Issel	Player	Odds-defying star big man at Kentucky, then for ABA Kentucky Colonels, then for ABA/NBA Denver Nuggets in lengthy playing career. Later also coached Denver. Netted over 25,000 pro points.
1993	Dick McGuire	Player	NIT championship at St. John's, 1944 Helms Foundation All-America at St. John's, 1944 NCAA Final Four at Dartmouth, 1944 NBA All-Star, 1951, 1952, 1954–56, 1958–59
1993	Julius Erving	Player	NBA Champion (1983) 2× ABA Champion (1974, 1976) NBA MVP (1981) 3× ABA MVP (1974–1976) 11× NBA All-Star (1977–1987) 5× ABA All-Star (1972–1976) 5× All-NBA First Team (1978, 1980–1983) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
1993	Walt Bellamy	Player	Summer Olympics Gold: 1960 4× NBA-All Star (1962–1965) NBA Rookie of the Year (1962)
1992	Al McGuire	Coach	NIT championship (Marquette, 1970); National Coach of the Year (1971); NABC Coach of the Year (1974); NCAA championship (1977)
1992	Bob Lanier	Player	All-America at St. Bonaventure University, 1968, 1969, 1970 NCAA Final Four, 1970 Eight-time NBA All-Star, 1972–75, 1977–79, 1982 NBA's Walter J. Kennedy Citizenship Award, 1978
1992	Connie Hawkins	Player	' The Hawk ' playground legend, high-gliding star big man from Brooklyn. Career marred by alleged point-shaving scandal. Nonetheless starred for Harlem Globetrotters, ABL-ABA Pittsburgh Pipers, which he led to the first ABA title in 1968.
1992	Jack Ramsay	Coach	NCAA Final Four (St. Joseph's College, 1965); NBA championship (Portland Trail Blazers, 1977); led Portland to playoffs 9 times in 10 seasons; retired as the NBA's second-winningest coach; one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)
1992	Lou Carnesecca	Coach	Big East Conference Coach of the Year (St. John's, 1983, 1985–86); National Coach of the Year by USBWA (1983, 1985) and NABC (1985); NCAA Final Four (St. John's, 1985); NIT championship (St. John's, 1989)
1992	Phil Woolpert	Coach	NCAA championship (San Francisco; 1955–56); Coach of the Year (1955–56); NCAA third-place finish (San Francisco, 1957); Pacific Coach of the Year (1957–58)
1992	Sergei Belov	Player	First international player to be inducted With the Soviet national team; 4× EuroBasket Gold: 1967, 1969, 1971, 1979 EuroBasket MVP 1969 2× FIBA World Championship Gold: 1967, 1974 FIBA World Championship MVP 1970 Summer Olympics Gold: 1972 With CSKA Moscow; 11× USSR League champion: 1969, 1970, 1971
1991	Bob Knight	Coach	Four NCAA championships (Ohio State as a player, 1960 and Indiana as a coach; 1976, 1981, 1987); Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year (1973, 1975–76, 1980–81); National Coach of the Year (1975–87, 1989); Olympic gold medal (Los Angeles, 1984)
1991	Borislav "Boris" Stankovic	Contributor	Italian national championship (Oransoda team, 1968); oversaw the introduction of the three-point line in international competition; overseen reorganization of FIBA into zonal administration system; member of International Olympic Committee, FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)
1991	Dave Cowens	Player	high intensity big man / center for the Boston Celtics, helped lead team to two NBA titles.
1991	Harry Gallatin	Player	NBA All-Star, 1951–57 All-NBA First-Team, 1954 All-NBA Second-Team, 1955 NBA Coach of the Year with St. Louis, 1963
1991	Lawrence "Larry" Fleisher	Contributor	NBA Players Association general counsel (1963–87); developed free-agent system (1976); established antidrug agreement; involved in ABA–NBA merger
1991	Lawrence F. "Larry" O'Brien	Contributor	NBA Commissioner (1975–84); The Sporting News Sportsman of the Year (1976); created NBA college scholarship program (1980); developed antidrug program (1984); President, Basketball Hall of Fame (1985–87). John Bunn Award (1984).
1991	Nate Archibald	Player	NBA Champion (1981) 6× NBA All-Star (1973, 1975–1976, 1980–1982) 3× All-NBA First Team (1973, 1975–1976) 2× All-NBA Second Team (1972, 1981) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
1990	Dave Bing	Player	All-America at Syracuse University, 1966 NBA All-Star, 1968–69, 1971–76 All-NBA First-Team, 1968, 1971 NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, 1996
1990	Earl Monroe	Player	' Earl The Pearl ', playground legend from Philadelphia, then crowd pleasing / scoring star for Baltimore Bullets and New York Knickerbockers.
1990	Elvin Hayes	Player	' The Big E ', high leaping, scoring big man at U. Of Houston, then for San Diego-Houston Rockets. Later also starred for title-winning Washington Bullets in lengthy NBA career.
1990	Neil Johnston	Player	high scoring center at Ohio State as collegian, then for Philadelphia Warriors in the 1950s. Led the Warriors to 1956 NBA title.
1989	K.C. Jones	Player	NCAA championship with USF, 1955, 1956 U.S. Olympic Gold Medal, 1956 AAU All-America, 1957–58 NBA championships with Boston Celtics, 1959–66
1989	Lenny Wilkens	Player	Called ' Lefty ' as star passing /scoring guard player for St. Louis Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics and Cleveland Cavaliers. Then became outstanding pro coach for two of those teams. Had two Hall Of Fame careers, one as player, one as coach.
1989	William Gates	Player	Two-time World Professional Tournament championship with New York Rens (1939) and Washington Bears (1943) Played under Hall of Fame coach Bob Douglas Only player to have appeared in all ten World Professional Tournaments. First African-American player-coach in major leagues with the 1948–49 Dayton R
1988	Bobby McDermott	Player	Star scoring guard and player coach for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons during The Wars Years of the 1940s.
1988	Clyde Lovellette	Player	Star big man of the 1950s, for Kansas as collegian, Phillips 66ers in the NIBL, then for four NBA teams.
1988	Ralph Miller	Coach	Associated Press National Coach of the Year (Oregon State, 1981–82); conference championships (Wichita, 1964; Iowa, 1968, 1970; Oregon State, 1980–82); Pac-10 Coach of the Year (Oregon State, 1975, 1981)
1988	Wes Unseld	Player	NBA MVP (1969) NBA Champion (1978) NBA Finals MVP (1978) 5x NBA All-Star
1987	Bob Houbregs	Player	Helms Foundation Player of the Year, 1953 All-America, 1953 All-Pacific Coast Conference, 1951–1953 Led Washington to PCC titles, 1951–1953
1987	Bobby Wanzer	Player	NBA championship with Rochester Royals, 1951 Led the league in free-throw percentage, 90.4 in 1952 NBA All-Star, 1952–56 NBA Most Valuable Player, 1953
1987	Pete Maravich	Player	NCAA Division I All-Time Leading Scorer 5x NBA All-Star (1973, 1974, 1977-1979) 2x All-NBA First Team (1976, 1977) 2x All-NBA Second Team (1973, 1978) NBA Scoring Champion (1977) 2x National College Player Of The Year (1969, 1970) 3x Consensus NCAA First Team All-American (1968-1970)
1987	Rick Barry	Player	NBA Champion (1975) 8× NBA All-Star (1966–1967, 1973–1978) 5× All-NBA First Team (1966–1967, 1974–1976) NBA Rookie of the Year (1966) NBA steals leader 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
1987	Walt Frazier	Player	' Clyde ', legendary quick-handed star guard for the New York Knickerbockers in the 1970s.
1986	Billy Cunningham	Player	Star forward for the Philadelphia 76s, NBA All-Star (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972) ABA All-Star (1973) NBA Champion (1967, 1983) ABA MVP (1973)
1986	Fred Taylor	Coach	NCAA championship (Ohio State, 1960); NCAA Final Four (1960–62, 1968); won or shared seven Big Ten Conference titles (1960–62, 1963–64, 1968, 1971); Coach of the Year by USBWA and United Press International (1961–62)
1986	Red Holzman	Coach	National Basketball League (NBL) All-Star First-Team (1946, 1948); NBA Coach of the Year (1970); three NBA championships (Rochester Royals, 1951; New York Knicks, 1970, 1973); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)
1986	Stan Watts	Coach	Two NIT championships (BYU; 1951, 1966); eight conference titles: Mountain State Athletic Conference (1950–51), Skyline Conference (1957), Western Athletic Conference (1965, 1967, 1969, 1971–72); 11 postseason tournaments (4 NITs, seven NCAAs)
1986	Tom Heinsohn	Player	8x NBA Champion (1957, 1959–65) 6x NBA All-Star (1957, 1961-1965) 4x All-NBA Second Team (1961-1964) 1957 NBA Rookie Of The Year Consensus First Team NCAA All-American (1956)
1986	Zigmund J. "Red" Mihalik	Referee	Officiated 6 NCAA championship finals; refereed 3 NAIA Finals and 3 NIT Finals; officiated in the Olympics (Tokyo, 1964, Mexico City, 1968); best referee by Dell Publications
1985	Al Cervi	Player	tough star guard for the Rochester Royals in the 1940s, then player / coach of Syracuse Nationals. Won championships with both teams.
1985	Harold Anderson	Coach	NIT third-place finish (Toledo, 1942); six NIT and three NCAA tournament berths (Bowling Green); first coach to take two different schools to the NIT; President of NABC (1962–63)
1985	Marv Harshman	Coach	National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship game (Pacific Lutheran, 1959); coached U.S. Pan American gold medal (1975); seven-time NAIA District I Coach of the Year; NABC Coach of the Year NCAA Division I (Washington, 1984)
1985	Nate Thurmond	Player	' Great Nate ' star center for the San Francisco Warriors in the 1960s, known for his defensive intensity. Finished career with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
1984	Clifford B. "Cliff" Fagan	Contributor	Executive Secretary of Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (1947–57); Secretary of National Basketball Rules Committee (1958–77); executive director of the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations (1958–77); member of U.S. Olympic Committee Board of Directors (1961–7
1984	Edward S. "Ed" Steitz	Contributor	Instrumental in the reinstatement of the dunk (1976); eliminated jump ball with the exception of the start of the game and overtime (1981); advocate of the 45-second shot clock and three-point shot (1985); NIT Selection Committee (1962–68), FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)
1984	Jack Gardner	Coach	National Coach of the Year (1970); three Big Seven titles (Kansas State); five Skyline Conference titles (Utah); coached NABC East-West All-Star (1953, 1960, 1964)
1984	John Havlicek	Player	' Hondo ', legendary basketball athlete, ' Sixth Man ' star for the title-winning Boston Celtics, then star forward as starter. Played 17 years, scored over 25,000 NBA points.
1984	Sam Jones	Player	Star shooting guard from small college in North Carolina 10× NBA champion (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969).
1983	Bill Bradley	Player	Three-time All-American at Princeton (1963–65); Olympic gold medal (1964); USBWA College Player of the Year (1965); NCAA Tournament MOP (1965); Sullivan Award as top amateur athlete in the U.S. (1965); Rhodes Scholar; European Champions Cup (now EuroLeague) title with Simmenthal Milan (1966); two NB
1983	Dave DeBusschere	Player	' Defensive Dave ', All-American for U. Of Detroit, then an NBA star for the Detroit Pistons and New York Knickerbockers. The youngest player / coach in NBA history for Detroit, age 24. Later, also commissioner of the ABA.
1983	Dean Smith	Coach	NIT championship (North Carolina, 1971); 3 NCAA championships (As player with Kansas; 1952 and as coach of North Carolina; 1982, 1993); Olympic gold medal (Montreal, 1976); Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1997), FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)
1983	Jack Twyman	Player	All-America at Cincinnati (1955); six-time NBA All-Star (1957–60, 1962–63); twice Second Team All-NBA (1960, 1962); among the NBA's top 15 scorers for eight seasons. Also known for serving as guardian of former teammate Maurice Stokes from his crippling head injury in 1958 until his death in 1970.
1983	Lloyd R. Leith	Referee	Officiated NCAA championship game between Kentucky and Kansas State (1951); officiated in the NCAA tournament for 16 years; became the tenth referee enshrined into the Hall; supervisor of officials of the Pacific Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1955–62)
1983	Louis G. Wilke	Contributor	Chairman, AAU Basketball Committee, seven terms; chairman and team manager, Olympic Basketball Committee (1948); Executive board member, U.S. Olympic Committee (1956, 1960); Vice-chairman, Pan American Federation and FIBA Rules Committee (1962)
1982	Alva O. Duer	Contributor	NAIB Finals appearance (Pepperdine; 1945); Director and founder of NAIB/NAIA National Basketball Championship Tournament (1949–75); member of U.S. Basketball Association Ethics Committee (1960–64); Board of Directors, U.S. Olympic Committee
1982	Clarence Gaines	Coach	12 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) championships; CIAA Coach of the Year (1961, 1963, 1970, 1975, 1980); NCAA College Division championship (Winston-Salem State, 1967); NCAA College Division Coach of the Year (1967)
1982	Everett Case	Coach	4 state championships (Frankfort High School; 1925, 1929, 1936, 1939); six Southern Conference titles (NC State; 1947–52); 4 Atlantic Coast Conference titles (NC State; 1954–56, 1959); ACC Coach of the Year (NC State; 1954–55, 1958)
1982	Frank Ramsey	Player	Star forward at Kentucky then for the Boston Celtics in the 1950s and 1960s; the first of Red Auerbach's "Sixth Man" stars.
1982	Hal Greer	Player	Star guard for Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers with ten NBA All-Star selections, seven All-NBA Second Team selections and 21,586 points; 1967 NBA champion
1982	Slater Martin	Player	Star ball handler for the title-winning Minneapolis Lakers of the 1950s, then also the 1958 St. Louis Hawks.
1982	Willis Reed	Player	star big man who starred at Grambling, then for the New York Knickerbockers. Led Knicks to 1970 NBA title. Later also a pro coach.
1981	Arad McCutchan	Coach	Five NCAA College Division championships (Evansville; 1959–60, 1964–65, 1971); NCAA College Division Coach of the Year (1964–65); coached the Olympic Trials teams (1960, 1968)
1981	Ferenc Hepp	Contributor	Member of FIBA Technical Commission (1948–56); President of Hungarian Basketball Federation (1954); member of FIBA Central Board (1956); member of FIBA Commission of Finances and Amateurism (1960–80), FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)
1981	James Walter Kennedy	Contributor	Public Relations Director (BAA/NBA; 1946–51); Public Relations Director (Harlem Globetrotters, 1950s); NBA Commissioner (1963–75); John Bunn Award (1975); NBA named their citizenship award in his honor
1981	Tom Barlow	Player	Defeated Original Celtics and New York Rens as a member of Philadelphia SPHAS, 1926 Played in first professional game at the old Madison Square Garden Played under Hall of Fame coach Eddie Gottlieb with Philadelphia SPHAS and Warriors Known as basketball's first enforcer
1980	Everett Shelton	Coach	Developed five-man weave offense; AAU national championship (Denver Safeways, 1937); NCAA championship (Wyoming, 1943)
1980	J. Dallas Shirley	Referee	Officiated in the Olympics (Rome, 1960); chief official of Pan American Games (1959); Chairman of U.S. Olympic Basketball Officials Committee (1976); conducted clinics in the U.S. and 13 foreign countries
1980	Jerry Lucas	Player	high school Ohio phenom, then led Ohio State to three NCAA Finals, star of 1960s USA Olympic team, all-pro big man for the Cincinnati Royals.
1980	Jerry West	Player	Star guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996); NBA Champion (1972); NBA Finals MVP (1969), the only player in history to receive the honor while playing on the losing team; 14-time NBA All-Star (1961–'74); NBA scoring champion (1970); selected an All-Sta
1980	Lester "Les" Harrison	Contributor	Organized Rochester Seagrams, Ebers, and Pros (1920s–40s); Owner of Rochester Royals (1945–1958); NBA championship (Rochester Royals, 1951); instrumental in formation of NBA (1949); organized Kodak Classic Collegiate Tournament (now Rochester Basketball Classic)
1980	Oscar Robertson	Player	NBA Champion (1971) NBA Most Valuable Player (1964) 12× NBA All-Star (1961–1972) 9× All-NBA First Team (1961–1969) 2× All-NBA Second Team (1970–1971) NBA Rookie of the Year(1961) NBA 35th Anniversary Team (1980) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996) FIBA Hall of Fame (2009) First NBA player to a
1979	Eddie Hickey	Coach	4 Missouri Valley Conference championships (Creighton); NIT championship (St. Louis, 1948); Cotton Bowl (1949) and Sugar Bowl (1950, 1952) championships (St. Louis); United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Coach of the Year (1959)
1979	James E. "Jim" Enright	Referee	Officiated in Olympic playoffs (London, 1948, Helsinki, 1952), in NCAA Final Four (1954), in NCAA regional tournaments (1952, 1953); officiated two Major League Baseball All-Star Games (1950, 1962)
1979	John B. McLendon	Contributor	3 NAIA championship (Tennessee State; 1957–59); NAIA Coach of the Year (1958); 8 CIAA championships (1941, 1943–44, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1952); first African-American coach with Cleveland Pipers of the American Basketball League, later coach of the Denver Rockets (ABA)
1979	Peter F. "Pete" Newell	Contributor	NCAA Championship (California; 1959); NIT Championship (San Francisco, 1949); Olympic Gold Medal (Rome, 1960) with the 1960 United States Olympic Team inducted as a unit in 2010; National Coach of the Year (1960), FIBA Hall of Fame (2009)
1979	Ray Meyer	Coach	NCAA Final Four (DePaul, 1943, 1979); NIT championship (DePaul, 1945); USBWA Coach of the Year (DePaul, 1978); NABC Coach of the Year (DePaul, 1979)
1979	Sam Barry	Coach	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships (Knox College; 1919–20); Big Ten Conference championship (Iowa, 1923); Pacific Coast Conference championships (USC; 1930, 1935, 1940); NCAA third-place finish (USC, 1940)
1979	Wilt Chamberlain	Player	4× NBA Most Valuable Player (1960, 1966–1968) 2× NBA champion (1967, 1972) NBA Finals MVP (1972) 13× NBA All-Star (1960–1969, 1971–1973) NBA All-Star Game MVP (1960) 7× All-NBA First Team (1960–1962, 1964, 1965–1968) 3× All-NBA Second Team (1963, 1966, 1972) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1972–197
1978	Cliff Hagan	Player	' Lil Abner ', remarkably tough 6' 5 forward, played college ball at Kentucky, star for the St. Louis Hawks, helped them win 1958 NBA title. Remarkable athlete, was player /coach for years, later played in the ABA in the late 1960s as well.
1978	Jim Pollard	Player	'Jumping Jim', college star at Stanford, high-leaping star forward for the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1950s. Five-time NBA champion (1949, 1950, 1952–1954); four-time NBA All-Star (1951, 1952, 1954, 1955); NCAA champion (Stanford, 1942).
1978	Joe Fulks	Player	The first Philadelphia Warriors NBA star, high scoring 6' 5 forward of the 1940s, the first major star of The Basketball Association Of America, the league that became the NBA in 1949.
1978	John P. Nucatola	Referee	Officiated in 18 NCAA tournaments, in 18 National Invitation Tournaments; original referee in the BAA and NBA (1946–54); officiated in the Olympics (Helsinki, 1952, Melbourne, 1956)
1978	Paul Arizin	Player	Line drive shooter, scoring star at Villanova, then for the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1950s, 'Pitchin Paul'.
1977	Elgin Baylor	Player	Gravity-defying star forward for the Minneapolis-Los Angeles Lakers in the 1960s. NBA Rookie of the Year (1959); eleven-time NBA All-Star (1959–1965, 1967–1970); member, NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.
1977	Frank McGuire	Coach	NCAA runner-up (St. John's, 1952); NCAA championship (North Carolina, 1957); National Coach of the Year (St. Johns, 1952; North Carolina, 1957; South Carolina, 1970); ACC Coach of the Year (North Carolina, 1957; South Carolina, 1971)
1977	Lauren Gale	Player	All Pacific Coast Conference First-Team, 1938, 1939 Led Pacific Coast Conference in scoring, 1938, 1939 Helms Athletic Foundation All-America, 1939 NCAA Championship with Oregon, 1939
1977	Tarzan Cooper	Player	2x World Professional Basketball Tournament winner
1977	William Johnson	Player	First Team Big Six Conference at Kansas, 1932, 1933 Second Team Big Six Conference, 1931 College Humor All-America, 1933 Second Team AAU All-America, 1934
1976	Bill Sharman	Player	Star shooting guard for the Boston Celtics. Four-time NBA champion (1957, 1959–1961); eight-time NBA All-Star (1953–1960); member, NBA 50th Anniversary Team.
1976	Ed Krause	Player	Helms Foundation All-America at Notre Dame, 1932 Consensus Collegiate All-America, 1932, 1933, 1934 All-Western Conference, 1932, 1933, 1934 One of the first college players in history to average over ten points a game in a season, 1932–33
1976	Harry Litwack	Coach	NCAA Final Four (Temple; 1956, 1958)
1976	Tom Gola	Player	major college basketball star at LaSalle in the 1950s, then star 6' 6 guard -forward for the Philadelphia Warriors in late 1950s, early 1960s.
1975	Bill Russell	Player	Summer Olympics Gold: 1956 11× NBA Champion (1957, 1959–1966, 1968, 1969) 12× NBA All-Star(1958–1969) 5× NBA MVP (1958, '61, '62, '63, '65) 3× All-NBA First Team Selection (1959, 1963, 1965) 8× All-NBA Second Team Selection (1958, 1960–1962, 1964, 1966–1968) 1× NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection
1975	Emil S. Liston	Contributor	2 Kansas Conference Championship (Baker University; 1930, 1937); President of Kansas Conference Coaches Association (1936–38); created National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB)/National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) tournament (1937); served as NAIA executive secret
1975	Joe Brennan	Player	Metropolitan Basketball League championship with Brooklyn, 1922, 1924, 1925 National League championship with Brooklyn Visitations, 1927 Led Metropolitan Basketball League in scoring, 1922, 1927 Played in Eastern, New York State, Pennsylvania State, Interstate, Metropolitan, and American Basketball
1975	Robert Vandivier	Player	State championships with Franklin High School, 1920–22 All-State at Franklin High School, 1920, 1921, 1922 Captain of The Wonder Five, Indiana's legendary high school team All Mid-West at Franklin College, 1926
1974	Ernest Schmidt	Player	Central Conference leading scorer, 1931, 1932, 1933 All-America by College Humor Magazine,1932 AAU star with Reno Creameries and the Denver Piggly Wiggly team Second-Team AAU All-America, 1932
1974	Harry A. Fisher	Contributor	2 Helms Athletic Foundation Championship (Columbia; 1904–05); Helms Athletic Foundation All-America (Columbia; 1904–05); Eastern Intercollegiate League championship (Columbia; 1911–12, 1914); editor of Collegiate Guide (1905–15)
1974	Maurice Podoloff	Contributor	Served as NBA's first commissioner (1949–63); negotiated NBA's first TV contract (1954); arranged for construction and use of the first 24-second clock (1954); NBA's MVP Award was named in his honor until 2021.
1973	Bruce Drake	Coach	Three NCAA tournament appearances and six conference championships (Oklahoma; 1939, 1943, 1947); Chairman of NCAA Rules Committee (1951–55); co-coached U.S. Olympic team (Melbourne, 1956)
1973	Dolph Schayes	Player	1950s NBA star for the Syracuse Nationals, led them to 1955 NBA title.
1973	Dutch Lonborg	Coach	AAU championship (Washburn, 1925); Big Ten Conference championship (Northwestern, 1931); chaired the NCAA Tournament Committee (1947–60); manager of U.S. Olympic team (Rome, 1960)
1973	Elmer H. Ripley	Contributor	2 NCAA Tournament (Georgetown; 1941, 1943); Eastern Championship (Georgetown, 1943); Israeli Olympic team coach (Melbourne, 1956); Canadian Olympic team coach (Rome, 1960)
1973	John Beckman	Player	"Iron Man" and "Babe Ruth" of basketball in the 1920s. Member of the Original Celtics. Won Interstate League championships with Patterson, Bridgeport Blue Ribbons and Nanticoke Nans
1973	John Wooden	Coach	Ten NCAA championships in 12 years (UCLA; 1964–65, 1967–73, 1975); NCAA College Basketball Coach of the Year (UCLA; 1964, 1967, 1969–70, 1972–73); NCAA Division I record winning streak of 88 games; The Sporting News Sportsman of the Year (1970); Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1973); compi
1972	Eddie Gottlieb	Contributor	BAA Championship (Philadelphia Warriors, 1947); NBA Championship (Philadelphia Warriors, 1956); Coach and Owner of Warriors (1946–55 and 1946–62); Chairman of NBA Rules Committee for 25 years; served as NBA schedule maker for 30 years. John Bunn Award (1979).
1972	Edgar Diddle	Coach	First coach in NCAA history to coach 1,000 games at one school; three NCAA and eight NIT tournament appearances (Western Kentucky); won 32 conference titles in 3 conferences; pioneer of fast break basketball
1972	Marty Friedman	Player	Hudson River Valley League championship with Newburgh Tenths, 1911–12 World Championship with Utica Utes, 1914 Pennsylvania Inter-County championship with Carbondale, 1915 New York State League championship with Albany Senators, 1919
1972	Paul Endacott	Player	Helms Athletic Foundation Championship with Kansas, 1923 Helms Athletic Foundation Player of the Year, 1923 All-Missouri Valley Conference First-Team, 1922, 1923 All-Missouri Valley Conference Second-Team, 1921
1972	Robert L. "Bob" Douglas	Contributor	Owned and coached New York Renaissance (1922–49); World Professional Championship with Renaissance (1939); known as "The Father of Black Professional Basketball"
1972	W.R. Clifford "Cliff" Wells	Contributor	50 district, regional, and invitational tournaments, including two championships (Indiana state; 1919, 1934); first President, Indiana High School Coaching Association; member of National Rules Committee (1952–56); first full-time executive secretary and director of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall
1971	Abraham M. "Abe" Saperstein	Contributor	Owner of the Harlem Globetrotters. Saperstein's Globetrotters played before 55 million fans in 87 countries; the Globetrotters were part of the first basketball sellout ever at Madison Square Garden; led the Globetrotters to the World Professional Title (1940); won the International Cup with the Glo
1971	Bob Cousy	Player	Star point guard for the Boston Celtics, known for passing and ballhandling. Six-time NBA champion as player (1957, 1959–1963); NBA Most Valuable Player (1957); 13-time NBA All-Star (1951–1963); eight-time NBA assists leader (1953–1960); member, NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; NCAA champion (H
1971	Bob Pettit	Player	Star NBA big man of the late 1950s and early 1960s, NBA Most Valuable Player, led 1958 Hawks to NBA title. The first NBA player to net 20,000 career points.
1970	Ben Carnevale	Coach	Southern Conference championship (North Carolina, 1945); NCAA championship (North Carolina, 1946); College Coach of the Year, 1947; five NCAA and two NIT tournament appearances (Navy)
1970	Bob Davies	Player	'The Harrisburg Houdini ', star ballhandling guard of the late 1940s and early 1950s. NBA All-Star for the Rochester Royals multiple times.
1969	Adolph Rupp	Coach	NIT championship (Kentucky, 1946); four NCAA championships (Kentucky; 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958); four-time National and Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year; co-coached U.S. Olympic team (London, 1948); 27 Southeastern Conference championships (Kentucky)
1969	Charles H. "Chuck" Taylor	Contributor	Shoe salesman; Organized first basketball clinic at North Carolina State University (1922); developed the popular Converse Basketball Yearbook (1922); selected All-America teams (1932); The Chuck Taylor "All-Star" was the official shoe of the Olympics (1936–68)
1969	Dutch Dehnert	Player	Famed member of the Original Celtics of New York in the 1920s, also a successful pro coach.
1969	Henry Iba	Coach	Two-time National Coach of the Year (Oklahoma A&M; 1945–46); 14 Missouri Valley Conference championships (Oklahoma A&M); Big Eight championship (Oklahoma State, 1965); first of only two coaches in history to win two Olympic gold medals, FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)
1969	Red Auerbach	Coach	Nine National Basketball Association (NBA) championships (Boston Celtics; 1957, 1959–66); coached NBA All-Star Game (1957–67); NBA Coach of the Year (1965); NBA Executive of the Year (1980); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)
1968	Clair F. Bee	Contributor	Influential in the development of 3-second rule; developed the 1-3-1 zone defense; National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship (Long Island University, 1939, 1941); Author, Chip Hilton's Sports Stories for Young People'; Coach of the Baltimore Bullets (1952–54)
1968	Doggie Julian	Coach	NCAA championship (Holy Cross, 1947); three Ivy League championships (Dartmouth; 1956, 1958–59)
1968	Howard Cann	Coach	National Coach of the Year (1947); NIT championship (NYU, 1948)
1968	Slats Gill	Coach	Five Pacific Coast Conference championships (Oregon State; 1933, 1947, 1949, 1955, 1958); eight Far West Conference championships; coached 1964 NABC All-Star Game
1966	Everett Dean	Coach	Three Big Ten Conference championships (Indiana; 1926, 1928, 1936); NCAA championship (Stanford, 1942)
1966	Joe Lapchick	Player	Interstate League championship (Holyoke Reds, 1922); ABL championships (Original Celtics, 1927–28); American Basketball League titles (Cleveland Rosenblums, 1929–30); NIT championships as coach (St. John's, 1943–44, 1959, 1965)
1965	Howard Hobson	Coach	NCAA championship (Oregon, 1939); member and treasurer of National Basketball Rules Committee; member of U.S. Olympic Basketball Olympic Committee
1965	Paul D. "Tony" Hinkle	Contributor	Helms Athletic Foundation Championship (Butler, 1924, 1929); President, NABC (1954–55); chairman, Rules Committee of the National Basketball Committee of U.S. and Canada; coached the Great Lakes Navy teams during World War II
1965	Walter A. Brown	Contributor	President of the Boston Garden (1937–64); founded the Boston Celtics (1946); Celtics owner (1946–64); spearheaded the formation of the NBA (1949); President of the International Ice Hockey Federation
1965	William G. "Bill" Mokray	Contributor	Started concept of college basketball doubleheaders at the Boston Garden (1944–45); first Chairman of the Hall of Fame Honors Committee (1959–64); owned the world's largest basketball library; considered the number-one authority on the game's history
1964	Bud Foster	Player	All-America (1930); Big Ten Conference titles (1935, 1941, 1947); NCAA Championship (Wisconsin, 1941)
1964	Edward S. "Ned" Irish	Contributor	Basketball director, Madison Square Garden (1934); integral in formation of BAA (1946); founded the New York Knicks (1946); President, New York Knicks (1946–74)
1964	John Russell	Player	ABL championship as a player-coach (Cleveland Rosenblums, 1926); Eastern League championship (Trenton Moose, 1933); ABL championship (New York Jewels, 1939); played in the Interstate, New York State, Pennsylvania State, Metropolitan, and American Basketball Leagues
1964	John W. Bunn	Contributor	Coached Stanford to Pacific Coast Conference championships (1936–38); Helms Athletic Foundation Championship (Stanford, 1937); chairman, Basketball Hall of Fame (1949–63); Editor, College Guide and Official Rules Interpreter (1959–60). John Bunn Award (1973).
1964	Ken Loeffler	Coach	Basketball Association of America (BAA) Western Division championship (St. Louis, 1948); National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship (La Salle, 1952); NCAA championship (La Salle, 1954); East All-Star coach in College All-Star Game (1955)
1964	Nat Holman	Player	Eastern League championships (1921–22); player-coach of the Original Celtics (1926–29); American Basketball League titles (Original Celtics, 1927–28); NCAA and NIT championships as coach of City College of New York (CCNY) (1950)
1964	R. William Jones	Contributor	Co-founded the International Amateur Basketball Federation (FIBA) (1932); organized men's and women's European Championships (1935–63); organized men's and women's World Championships (1950–63); organized Olympic Basketball Tournament (1936–60), FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)
1963	New York Renaissance	Team	Pioneering all-black team, compiled record of 2588–539 in the 1920s, 30s and 40s, Founded and owned by Hall of Famer Robert L. Douglas; World Professional Tournament (1939)
1963	Robert Gruenig	Player	AAU All-America First-Team (1937–40, 1942–46, 1948); AAU championship (Denver Safeway, 1937; Denver Nuggets, 1939; Denver American Legion, 1942)
1963	William A. Reid	Contributor	Director of athletics, University of Detroit (1919); Director of athletics, Colgate University (1936–55); President, Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) (1944–45); Director ECAC Executive Council (1945–49)
1962	Barney Sedran	Player	Shortest player to be inducted in the Hall of Fame; 1 Hudson Valley League championship (Newburgh, 1912); Pennsylvania League championship and 35 straight wins with Carbondale (1917); 1 New York State League championship (Albany, 1921)
1962	David H. Walsh	Referee	New Jersey State championship at Hoboken High School (1924); associate director of Collegiate Basketball Officials Bureau (1941–56); co-author of first Manual of Basketball Officiating; officiated in the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball Conference and the Eastern Conference
1962	Jack McCracken	Player	Second place in National High School Tournament in Chicago (Classen High School, 1929); 8-time AAU All-America (1932, 1935, 1937–39, 1940, 1942, 1945); 3 AAU national titles (1937, 1939, 1942)
1962	John Thompson	Player	All-America (Montana State, 1928–30); All-Rocky Mountain Conference (1928–30); led Montana State to Helms National Championship with 35–2 record (1929); Helms Foundation National Player of the Year (1930)
1962	Lynn W. St. John	Contributor	Lobbied for formal national and international rules for amateur basketball for three decades; served on NCAA Rules Committee with James Naismith (1912–37); chairman, Rules Committee (1919–37); Member, Olympic Basketball Committee (1936)
1962	Pat Page	Player	1 National AAU title (University of Chicago, 1907); 3 National championships (1908, 1909, 1910); Helms Foundation All-America (1908–10); Helms Foundation National Player of the Year (1910)
1962	Pop Morgenweck	Contributor	Operated and coached professional teams in 14 cities in the National, New England, Western Massachusetts, Hudson River, Central, New York State, Inter-State, Metropolitan, Eastern States, and American leagues (1901–32); National League championship (Camden, 1904); Metropolitan League championships (
1961	Andy Phillip	Player	Consensus two-time All-America (1943, 1947); National College Player of the Year (Illinois, 1943); 5 championship finals (1947, 1955–58); 5-time BAA/NBA All-Star (1951–55)
1961	Arthur A. Schabinger	Contributor	Officiated in the Missouri Valley Conference, Big Eight, Kansas and Missouri Conferences, and the national AAU championships; one of the founders of the NABC; author of the NABC's Constitution and By-Laws, and designer of its emblem; promoted the adoption of molded basketball by colleges
1961	Arthur L. Trester	Contributor	Commissioner of Indiana High School Athletic Association (1922–44); coach and referee in Indiana; known as the "Czar" of Indiana high school athletics
1961	Bennie Borgmann	Player	#1 scorer in the 1920s; earned fifteen scoring titles with various leagues (1922–35); led the Patterson Legionnaires and Kingston Colonials to league titles (1923); played in nearly 3,000 basketball games
1961	Bob Kurland	Player	All-America (1944–46); NCAA Championships (Oklahoma A&M, 1945–46); Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1946); first 2-time Olympic Gold Medal winner (1948, 1952)
1961	Buffalo Germans	Team	Pan American Championship (1901); Olympic exhibition title (St. Louis, 1904); went undefeated in 5 of first 18 seasons; won 111 straight games (1908–10)
1961	Chris Steinmetz	Player	Led Wisconsin National Championship Game (1905); Western championship (1905); charter member of Helms Foundation Hall of Fame; enshrined in Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame
1961	David "Dave" Tobey	Referee	Officiated in the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference, the Eastern Conference, the Ivy League, and in the National Invitation Tournament; Executive Committee of the New York City High School Coaches Association; honorary member of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO)
1961	Ed Wachter	Player	Played 8 different leagues and with independent teams (1899–1924); Member Troy championship team in Hudson River (1910–11) and New York State Leagues (1912–13, 1915); credited by many with inventing the bounce pass; chosen All-America basketball center by leading basketball authorities of the era
1961	Ernest C. Quigley	Referee	Supervisor of NCAA tournament officials (1940–42); member of NCAA Football Rules Committee (1946–54); officiated more than 1,500 games in 40-year career; was Major League Baseball umpire for 25 years
1961	Forrest DeBernardi	Player	AAU championships (Kansas City Athletic Club, 1921, Hillyard Shine Alls, 1926–27, Cook Paint Company, 1928–29); 7-time AAU All-America
1961	George H. Hoyt	Referee	Founded Eastern Massachusetts Board of Approved Basketball Officials; founded New England Interscholastic Basketball Tournament; chief of officials for the Eastern Massachusetts High School Tournament; refereed high school and college games
1961	George Keogan	Coach	Two Helms Foundation championships (Notre Dame; 1927, 1936)
1961	John J. O'Brien	Contributor	President, Metropolitan Basketball League (1922–28, 1931–33); President and chairman of the board, American Basketball League (1928–31, 1933–53); dedicated to the advancement of professional basketball in the East; supporter of referees and one of the first league administrators to begin fining play
1961	John Roosma	Player	3-time All-American selection at Army; 3-time All-Eastern selection at Army; led the Cadets to a 73–13 record and 33 consecutive wins; led Passaic High School to New Jersey State championships (1919–21)
1961	Lenny Sachs	Coach	Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championship (Illinois Athletic Club, 1917)
1960	Branch McCracken	Player	Led Indiana in scoring (1928–30); All-Big Ten First Team (1928–30); set the Big Ten record for points (147) as a senior (1930); Helms Foundation All-America (1930); Coach of the Year (1940, 1953)
1960	Charles Murphy	Player	Big Ten co-championships (Purdue, 1928–29); Helms Foundation All-America (1929–30); set Big Ten scoring record of 143 points (1929); Big Ten Championship (1930)
1960	Ed Macauley	Player	All-America (Saint Louis, 1948–49); Associated Press College Player of the Year (1949); MVP, NIT championship team (1949); All-NBA First-Team (1951–53); NBA Champion (1958)
1960	Ernest Blood	Coach	Coached Passaic High School to a high school record 159-game winning streak and seven high school state championships; five prep-school state championships (St. Benedict's)
1960	Frank Keaney	Coach	Led University of Rhode Island to four National Invitation Tournament (NIT) berths; University of Rhode Island Gymnasium dedicated in his honor in 1953; first coach to be signed by the Boston Celtics
1960	George T. Hepbron	Referee	Conducted first national rules seminar; editor of AAU Basketball Guide (1901–14); secretary of the Olympic Basketball Committee (1903)
1960	Henry V. Porter	Contributor	First representative for high schools on the National Basketball Rules Committee; pioneered use of motion pictures to study proper playing techniques; edited the first high school rule book (1936); edited the first state high school association publication, the Illinois High School Athlete
1960	John Wooden	Player	Helms Foundation All-America (Purdue, 1930–32); Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1932); National championship (Purdue, 1932); All-NBL First Team (1938)
1960	Vic Hanson	Player	Helms Foundation Championship (Syracuse, 1926); Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1927); Grantland Rice's All-Time, All-America Team (1952); played with ABL's Cleveland Rosenblums (1927–30)
1960	Ward Lambert	Coach	11 Big Ten Conference championships (Purdue); Helms Foundation championship (Purdue, 1932); inducted into Helms Foundation Hall of Fame; Most Outstanding Coach by Esquire (1945)
1959	Amos Alonzo Stagg	Contributor	Played in the first public basketball game at Springfield and scored the team's only basket in a 5–1 loss; 7 Big Ten titles during late 19th century and early 20th century (Chicago)
1959	Chuck Hyatt	Player	National championship (Pittsburgh, 1928, 1930); College All-America (1929, 1930); Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1930)
1959	Doc Carlson	Coach	Created Figure 8 offense in 1922; Helms Foundation championship (Pittsburgh; 1928, 1930)
1959	Edward J. "Ed" Hickox	Contributor	Represented New England in Olympic Trials (Springfield College, 1936); five New England championships (Springfield College); Board of Directors of Basketball Hall of Fame (1959–66); National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) historian (1944–66)
1959	First Team	Team	Founded during a class at the Springfield YMCA; first game of basketball played on December 21, 1891, and consisted of 18 players, 9 to a side; score of first game was 1–0; toured U.S. and helped popularize basketball in the months following its invention
1959	George Mikan	Player	All-America (DePaul, 1944–45); All-NBA First-Team (1950–54); 4-time NBA All-Star (1951–54); NBL/NBA Championships (Chicago Gears, 1947; Minneapolis Lakers, 1948–50, 1952–54)
1959	Hank Luisetti	Player	3 Pacific Coast Conference championships (Stanford, 1936–38); National championship (Stanford, 1937); Helm's Foundation Player of the Year (1937–38); 2-time All-America (1937–38)
1959	Harold G. Olsen	Contributor	Big Ten Championships (Ohio State; 1925, 1933, 1939, 1944, 1946); helped found NCAA tournament (1939); Chairman of NCAA Rules Committee; first Coach of Basketball Association of America's (BAA) Chicago Stags (1946–49)
1959	James Naismith	Contributor	Physical education instructor (Springfield College, 1890–95); invented the game of "basket ball", (now called basketball); developed basketball's original 13 rules; physical education professor (Kansas, 1917–37), FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)
1959	John Schommer	Player	Big Ten Championships (Chicago, 1907–09); All-America (1907–09); Mythical U.S. championship (Chicago, 1908); officiated Big Ten games (1911–40)
1959	Luther H. Gulick	Contributor	Head of Physical Education at School for Christian Workers (1887–1900); Chairman of Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Basketball Committee (1895–1905)
1959	Matthew P. "Pat" Kennedy	Referee	Officiated high school, college, and professional games (1924–56); officiated in NCAA and NIT tournaments; BAA/NBA supervisor of referees (1946–50); officiated for the Harlem Globetrotters (1950–56)
1959	Original Celtics	Team	First professional team to sign exclusive player contracts; 2 American Basketball League (ABL) championships (1926–27); introduced post play, zone defenses, and switching man-to-man defense
1959	Oswald Tower	Contributor	Member of Basketball Rules Committee (1910–60); Editor of Official Basketball Guide (1915–60); official rules interpreter (1915–60); coach of Wilbraham (MA) Academy (1907–10)
1959	Phog Allen	Coach	Two Helms Foundation championships (Kansas, 1922, 1923); Founder of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship. National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) National Coach of the Year (1950); NCAA Tournament Champio
1959	Ralph Morgan	Contributor	Founded Collegiate Basketball Rules Committee (1905); Secretary and Treasurer of Rules Committee (1905–31); Founded Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (now the Ivy League) (1910); Secretary and Treasurer of Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (1910–31)
1959	Walter Meanwell	Coach	Three Helms Foundation championships (Wisconsin, 1912, 1914, 1916); Eight Big Ten Conference championships (Wisconsin; 1912–14, 1916, 1921, 1923–24, 1929); charter member of National Basketball Coaches Association

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