The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the sport. It is named after Dr. James Naismith, who conceived the sport in 1891; he was inducted into the Hall as a contributor in 1959.^[1] The Player category has existed since the beginning of the Hall of Fame. For a person to be eligible on the ballot for Hall of Fame honors as a player, he or she must be fully retired for three years.^[2] If a player retired for a short period, then "his/her case and eligibility is reviewed on an individual basis".

As part of the inaugural class of 1959, four players were inducted; over 150 more individuals have been inducted as players since then. Four players have also been inducted as coaches: John Wooden in 1973, Lenny Wilkens in 1998, Bill Sharman in 2004, and Tom Heinsohn in 2015.

Of the inducted players, 25 were also members of teams that have been inducted into the Hall as units.

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  Henry "Dutch" Dehnert, Nat Holman, and Joe Lapchick were members of the Original Celtics.


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  William "Pop" Gates and John Isaacs were members of the New York Renaissance. The induction category of another former player for the team, Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton, is subject to dispute; he was originally announced as a contributor, but is now listed with player inductees by the Hall.


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  Marques Haynes and Reece "Goose" Tatum were two of the most famous players of the Harlem Globetrotters. Three other players who made their greatest contributions with other teams—Wilt Chamberlain, Connie Hawkins, and Lynette Woodard—were members of the Globetrotters at some point in their professional careers. Furthermore, longtime member Meadowlark Lemon has been inducted as a contributor, and the aforementioned Clifton, who briefly played for the team, is (depending on definitions) a member as either a player or contributor.


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  Walt Bellamy, Jerry Lucas, Oscar Robertson, and Jerry West were members of the 1960 United States Olympic Team.


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  Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson, and John Stockton were members of the 1992 United States Olympic Team, better known as the "Dream Team". In fact, all but one of the players on the "Dream Team" roster (Christian Laettner) have been inducted in the Hall of Fame as individuals.

Players[edit]

George Mikan, inducted in 1959

John Wooden, inducted as player in 1960; as coach in 1973

Bob Cousy, inducted in 1971

Bill Russell, inducted in 1975

Wilt Chamberlain, inducted in 1979

Jerry West, inducted in 1980

Tom Heinsohn, inducted in 1986

Bob Lanier, inducted in 1992

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, inducted in 1995

Larry Bird, inducted in 1998

Magic Johnson, inducted in 2002

James Worthy, inducted in 2003

Clyde Drexler, inducted in 2004

Hakeem Olajuwon, inducted in 2008

Patrick Ewing, inducted in 2008

Michael Jordan, inducted in 2009

Scottie Pippen, inducted in 2010

Arvydas Sabonis, inducted in 2011

Šarūnas Marčiulionis, inducted in 2014

Dikembe Mutombo, inducted in 2015

Yao Ming, inducted in 2016

Year	Inductees	Pos.	Achievements	Ref.
1959	Chuck Hyatt	G	National championship (Pittsburgh, 1928, 1930); College All-America (1929, 1930); Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1930)	[3]
1959	Hank Luisetti	F	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)	[4]
1959	George Mikan	C	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)	[5]
1959	John Schommer	G	Big Ten Championships (Chicago, 1907–09); All-America (1907–09); Mythical U.S. championship (Chicago, 1908); officiated Big Ten games (1911–40)	[6]
1960	Vic Hanson	G	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)	[7]
1960	Ed Macauley	C-F	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)	[8]
1960	Branch McCracken	F	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)	[9]
1960	Charles Murphy	C	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)	[10]
1960	John Wooden	G	Helms Foundation All-America (Purdue, 1930–32); Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1932); National championship (Purdue, 1932); All-NBL First Team (1938)	[11]
1961	Bennie Borgmann	G	#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	[12]
1961	Forrest DeBernardi	C	AAU championships (Kansas City Athletic Club, 1921, Hillyard Shine Alls, 1926–27, Cook Paint Company, 1928–29); 7-time AAU All-America	[13]
1961	Bob Kurland	C	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)	[14]
1961	Andy Phillip	G-F	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)	[15]
1961	John Roosma	G	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)	[16]
1961	Chris Steinmetz	G	Led Wisconsin National Championship Game (1905); Western championship (1905); charter member of Helms Foundation Hall of Fame; enshrined in Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame	[17]
1961	Ed Wachter	C	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	[18]
1962	Jack McCracken	F	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)	[19]
1962	Pat Page	G	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)	[20]
1962	Barney Sedran	G	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)	[21]
1962	John Thompson	F	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)	[22]
1963	Robert Gruenig	C	AAU All-America First-Team (1937–40, 1942–46, 1948); AAU championship (Denver Safeway, 1937; Denver Nuggets, 1939; Denver American Legion, 1942)	[23]
1964	Bud Foster	F	All-America (1930); Big Ten Conference titles (1935, 1941, 1947); NCAA Championship (Wisconsin, 1941)	[24]
1964	Nat Holman	G	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)	[25]
1964	John Russell	G	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	[26]
1966	Joe Lapchick	C	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)	[27]
1969	Dutch Dehnert	F	Famed member of the Original Celtics of New York in the 1920s, also a successful pro coach.	[28]
1970	Bob Davies	G-F	'The Harrisburg Houdini ', star ballhandling guard of the late 1940s and early 1950s. NBA All-Star for the Rochester Royals multiple times.	[29]
1971	Bob Cousy	G	Major NBA star in the 1950s, ballhandling and passing wiz. Leader of the fast-breaking Boston Celtics, NBA champions multiple times. Later also a coach.	[30]
1971	Bob Pettit	F	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.	[31]
1972	Paul Endacott	F	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	[32]
1972	Marty Friedman	G	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	[33]
1973	John Beckman	G	"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	[34]
1973	Dolph Schayes	F-C	1950s NBA star for the Syracuse Nationals, led them to 1955 NBA title.	[35]
1974	Ernest Schmidt	F	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	[36]
1975	Joe Brennan	G	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 Leagues	[37]
1975	Bill Russell	C	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 (1969) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996) NBA 35th Anniversary Team (1980) NBA 25th Anniversary Team (1971) FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)	[38]
1975	Robert Vandivier	G	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	[39]
1976	Tom Gola	G-F	major college basketball star at LaSalle in the 1950s, then star 6' 6 guard -forward for the Philadelphia Warriors in late 1950s, early 1960s.	[40]
1976	Ed Krause	C	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	[41]
1976	Bill Sharman	G	Star 6' 2 shooter / scorer, played in California pro leagues, then for Boston Celtics in the 1950s. Later a successful coach, led Cleveland Pipers ( ABL ), and 1972 Los Angeles Lakers ( NBA ) to pro championships.	[42]
1977	Elgin Baylor	F	Gravity-defying star for the Minneapolis-Los Angeles Lakers in the 1960s. Singlehandedly carried the U. of Seattle to NCAA title game in 1958. Overcame racism in the playgrounds of Washington, D.C.	[43]
1977	Lauren Gale	F	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	[44]
1977	William Johnson	C	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	[45]
1978	Paul Arizin	F	Line drive shooter, scoring star at Villanova, then for the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1950s, 'Pitchin Paul'.	[46]
1978	Joe Fulks	F	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.	[47]
1978	Cliff Hagan	F	' 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.	[48]
1978	Jim Pollard	F	' Jumping Jim ', college star at Stanford, high leaping star forward for the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1950s, helped them win multiple championships.	[49]
1979	Wilt Chamberlain	C	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 (1972–1973) 7× NBA scoring champion (1960–1966) 11× NBA rebounding champion (1960–1963, 1966–1969, 1971–1973) NBA assists leader (1968)	[50]
1980	Jerry Lucas	F-C	high school Ohio phenom, then led Ohio State to three NCAA Finals, star of 1960's USA Olympic team, all-pro big man for the Cincinnati Royals.	[51]
1980	Oscar Robertson	PG	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 and one of two NBA players to average a triple double in one full season (1962)	[52]
1980	Jerry West	G	College: Holder of 12 West Virginia University basketball all-time records; 2-time NCAA All-American; 1959 NCAA Championship appearance; 1959 NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player. NBA: 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; 10-times selected to the All-NBA First Team (1962–'67, '70–'73); Twice voted to the All-NBA Second Team (1968, '69); 4-times voted to the NBA All-Defensive Team (1970–73); 14-time NBA All-Star (1961–'74); Selected an All-Star every year of his career; NBA All-Star MVP (1972); NBA 35th Anniversary Team (1980); Appeared in the NBA Finals nine times; Played his entire NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers; 3rd player in history to reach 25,000 points; 29.1 points per game career playoffs scoring average is second best behind Michael Jordan. Coaching: Never missed the playoffs as the coach of the Lakers; as general manager he is credited with creating the 1980s-era Lakers dynasty that won 4 NBA Championships and compiling the team that won 3 NBA Championships from 2000 to 2002; recipient of 1995 and 2004 NBA Executive of the Year Awards. Other: Olympic gold medalist (1960); The NBA league logo is modeled after West's silhouette.	[53]
1981	Tom Barlow	C	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	[54]
1982	Hal Greer	G	consistent star scorer for the Philadelphia 76ers, NBA all-star	[55]
1982	Slater Martin	G	star ball handler for the title-winning Minneapolis Lakers of the 1950s, then also the 1958 St. Louis Hawks.	[56]
1982	Frank Ramsey	F-G	star forward at Kentucky then for the Boston Celtics in the 1950s and 1960s.The first of Red Auerbach's ' Sixth Man ' stars.	[57]
1982	Willis Reed	C	star big man who starred at Grambling, then for the New York Knickerbockers. Led Knicks to 1970 NBA title. Later also a pro coach.	[58]
1983	Bill Bradley	F-G	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 NBA titles (New York Knicks, 1970, 1973); first player ever to win Olympic gold medal, EuroLeague title, and NBA title	[59]
1983	Dave DeBusschere	F	' Defensive Dave ', All-American for U. Of Detroit, then a 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.	[60]
1983	Jack Twyman	F	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.	[61]
1984	John Havlicek	F	' 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.	[62]
1984	Sam Jones	G	Star shooting guard from small college in North Carolina 10× NBA champion (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969).	[63]
1985	Al Cervi	G-F	tough star guard for the Rochester Royals in the 1940s, then player / coach of Syracuse Nationals. Won championships with both teams.	[64]
1985	Nate Thurmond	C-F	' Great Nate ' star center for the San Francisco Warriors in the 1960s, known for his defensive intensity. Finished career with the Cleveland Cavaliers.	[65]
1986	Billy Cunningham	F	Star forward for the Philadelphia 76s, NBA All-Star (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972) ABA All-Star (1973) NBA Champion (1967, 1983) ABA MVP (1973)	[66]
1986	Tom Heinsohn	F	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)	[67]
1987	Rick Barry	F	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) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)	[68]
1987	Walt Frazier	G	' Clyde ', legendary quick-handed star guard for the New York Knickerbockers in the 1970s.	[69]
1987	Bob Houbregs	C-F	Helms Foundation Player of the Year, 1953 All-America, 1953 All-Pacific Coast Conference, 1951–1953 Led Washington to PCC titles, 1951–1953	[70]
1987	Pete Maravich	G	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)	[71]
1987	Bobby Wanzer	G	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	[72]
1988	Clyde Lovellette	C-F	Star big man of the 1950s, for Kansas as collegian, Phillips 66ers in the NIBL, then for four NBA teams.	[73]
1988	Bobby McDermott	G	star scoring guard and player coach for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons during The Wars Years of the 1940s.	[74]
1988	Wes Unseld	C-F	NBA MVP (1969) NBA Champion (1978) NBA Finals MVP (1978) 5x NBA All-Star	[75]
1989	William Gates	F	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 Rens of the NBL	[76]
1989	K.C. Jones	G	NCAA championship with USF, 1955, 1956 U.S. Olympic Gold Medal, 1956 AAU All-America, 1957–58 NBA championships with Boston Celtics, 1959–66	[77]
1989	Lenny Wilkens	G	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.	[78]
1990	Dave Bing	G	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	[79]
1990	Elvin Hayes	F-C	' 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.	[80]
1990	Neil Johnston	C	high scoring center at Ohio State as collegian, then for Philadelphia Warriors in the 1950s. Led the Warriors to 1956 NBA title.	[81]
1990	Earl Monroe	G	' Earl The Pearl ', playground legend from Philadelphia, then crowd pleasing / scoring star for Baltimore Bullets and New York Knickerbockers.	[82]
1991	Nate Archibald	G	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)	[83]
1991	Dave Cowens	C-F	high intensity big man / center for the Boston Celtics, helped lead team to two NBA titles.	[84]
1991	Harry Gallatin	F-C	NBA All-Star, 1951–57 All-NBA First-Team, 1954 All-NBA Second-Team, 1955 NBA Coach of the Year with St. Louis, 1963	[85]
1992	Sergei Belov	G	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, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 2× USSR Cup winner: 1972, 1973 2 EuroLeague champion 1969, 1971 FIBA's 50 Greatest Players 1991 FIBA Hall of Fame 2007 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors 2008	[86]
1992	Lusia Harris-Stewart	C	AIAW National Championship with Delta State, 1975–77 All-America at Delta State, 1975–77 Pan American Gold Medal, 1975 Olympic Silver Medal, 1976	[87]
1992	Connie Hawkins	F-C	' 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.	[88]
1992	Bob Lanier	C	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	[89]
1992	Nera White	F	Led Nashville Business College to ten national AAU championships Named Outstanding Player in national AAU tournaments ten times MVP, World Championship, 1957–58 Led U.S. to World Championship, 1957–58	[90]
1993	Walt Bellamy	C	Gold: 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team 4× NBA-All Star (1962–1965) NBA Rookie of the Year (1962)	[91]
1993	Julius Erving	F	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)	[92]
1993	Dan Issel	C-F	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.	[93]
1993	Dick McGuire	G	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	[94]
1993	Ann Meyers	G	Olympic Silver Medal, 1976 All-America at UCLA, 1976–78 AIAW National Championship, 1978 Broderick Cup, symbolic of nation's outstanding female player, 1978	[95]
1993	Calvin Murphy	G	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)	[96]
1993	Uļjana Semjonova	C	Unbeaten in international team competition in her 18-year career; two Olympic gold medals (1976, 1980); three World Championship gold medals (1971, 1975, 1983); 11 European Women's Championships; 16 European women's club championships; 15 Soviet club championships; member of the inaugural class of inductees to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999; inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007	[97]
1993	Bill Walton	C-F	2× NBA Champion (1977, 1986) NBA Most Valuable Player (1978) 2× NBA All-Star (1977–1978) NBA Finals MVP (1977 ) All-NBA First Team (1977) All-NBA Second Team (1978 ) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1977–1978) NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1986) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)	[98]
1994	Carol Blazejowski	G	All-America at Montclair State, 1976–78 Led Montclair State to AIAW Final Four, 1976 Converse Women's Player of the Year, 1977 Gold medal, World University team, 1979	[99]
1994	Buddy Jeannette	G	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	[100]
1995	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C	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, 1985) 5× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1974–1975, 1979–1981) 6× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1970–1971, 1976–1978, 1984) NBA Rookie of the Year (1970) NBA All-Rookie Team (1970) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996) 3× NCAA Men's Basketball Champion (1967–1969) 3× NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1967–1969) Naismith College Player of the Year (1969) 2× USBWA College Player of the Year (1967–1968)	[101] Leads NBA in All-Time Scoring
1995	Anne Donovan	C	AIAW Championship with Old Dominion University, 1979 All-America, 1981–83 NCAA Final Four with Old Dominion University, 1983 Naismith Player of the Year, 1983 Olympic Gold Medal (1984, 1988)	[102]
1995	Vern Mikkelsen	F-C	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	[103]
1995	Cheryl Miller	F	NCAA Championship with Southern California, 1983, 1984 NCAA tournament MVP, 1983 Naismith Player of the Year, 1984–86 Olympic Gold Medal, 1984	[104]
1996	Krešimir Ćosić	C	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 Contributors 2008	[105]
1996	George Gervin	G	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)	[106]
1996	Gail Goodrich	G	NBA Champion (1972) 5× NBA All-Star (1969, 1972–1975)	[107]
1996	Nancy Lieberman	G	All-America at Old Dominion, 1978, 1979, 1980 Olympic Silver Medal, 1976 Pan American Gold Medal, 1975 Became first female player in history to play in a men's league with the USBL Springfield Fame, 1986	[108]
1996	David Thompson	G-F	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 (1975) ABA All-Time Team	[109]
1996	George Yardley	F-G	' Jumping George ', high-leaping star scoring forward at Stanford as collegian, then for the Fort Wayne – Detroit Pistons in the 1950s.	[110]
1997	Joan Crawford	C	Gold Medals in 1957 FIBA World Championship and 1959 & 1963 Pan American Games for Women's Basketball. 2× AAU Most Valuable Player. AAU Hall of Fame in 1961. Helms Hall of Fame in 1967. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.	[111]
1997	Denise Curry	F	Gold Medals in 1979 & 1983 FIBA World Championship, 1983 Pan American Games and 1984 Olympics for Women's Basketball. UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1994. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.	[112]
1997	Alex English	F	8× NBA All-Star (1982–1989) 3× All-NBA Second Team (1982–1983, 1986) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1988) NBA Scoring Champion (1983)	[113]
1997	Bailey Howell	F	2× NBA Champion (1968–1969) 6× NBA All-Star (1961–1964, 1966–1967) All-NBA Second Team (1963)	[114]
1998	Larry Bird	F	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 Year (1980) NBA All-Rookie Team (1980) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996) Member of the "Dream Team" inducted as a unit in 2010	[115]
1998	Marques Haynes	G	Harlem Globetrotters' premiere ball handler	[116]
1998	Arnie Risen	C	2× NBA Champion (1951, 1957) 4× NBA All-Star (1952–55) 9× All-BAA Second Team (1949)	[117]
1999	Kevin McHale	F	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 Players in NBA History (1996)	[118]
2000	Bob McAdoo	C-F	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)	[119]
2000	Isiah Thomas	G	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 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)	[120]
2001	Moses Malone	C	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 Players in NBA History (1996)	[121]
2002	Magic Johnson	G	Summer Olympics  Gold: 1992 NCAA Champion (Michigan State, 1979) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player 12× NBA All-Star[122] (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 Member of the "Dream Team" inducted as a unit in 2010 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)	[123]
2002	Dražen Petrović	G	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 MVP (1989) 4× Euroscar (1986, 1989, 1992, 1993) 2× Mr. Europa (1986, 1993) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991 All-NBA Third Team (1993) FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)	[124]
2003	Dino Meneghin	C	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, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989) 6× Italian Cup Winner (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1986, 1987) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991 Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2006) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) FIBA Hall of Fame (2010)	[125]
2003	Robert Parish	C	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)	[126]
2003	James Worthy	F	3× NBA Champion (1985, 1987–1988) 9× 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)	[127]
2004	Dražen Dalipagić	F	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's 50 Greatest Players in 1991 FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)	[128]
2004	Clyde Drexler	G	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 2010 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)	[129]
2004	Maurice Stokes	F-C	3× NBA All-Star(1956–58) 3× All-NBA Second Team Selection (1956–58) NBA Rookie of the Year (1956)	[130]
2004	Lynette Woodard	G	Gold Medalist in 1984 Olympics and 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women. Inducted to Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.	[131]
2005	Hortencia de Fatima Marcari	G	First played on the Brazil national team at age 15; gold medals at the 1991 Pan American Games and 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women; silver medal at the 1996 Olympics; four wins in the South American Championships; inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007	[132]
2006	Charles Barkley	F	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 MVP (1991) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996) member of the "Dream Team" inducted as a unit in 2010	[133]
2006	Joe Dumars	G	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: (1994)	[134]
2006	Dominique Wilkins	F	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 Basketball World Cup  Gold: (1994)	[135]
2008	Adrian Dantley	F	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)	[136]
2008	Patrick Ewing	C	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) NCAA Men's Basketball Champion (1984) NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1984) Naismith College Player of the Year (1985) Adolph Rupp Trophy (1985) Member of the "Dream Team" inducted as a unit in 2010 50 Greatest Players in NBA History	[137]
2008	Hakeem Olajuwon	C	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, 1996) 3× All-NBA Third Team Selection (1991, 1995, 1999) 5× NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection (1987–1988, 1990, 1993–1994) 4× NBA All-Defensive Second Team Selection (1985, 1991, 1996–1997) 2× NBA rebounding leader (1989, 1990) 3× NBA blocks leader (1990, 1991, 1993) NBA All-Rookie Team (1985) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History FIBA Hall of Fame (2016)	[138]
2009	Michael Jordan	G	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, 1996–1998) 1× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985) NBA Rookie of the Year (1985) 10× NBA Season Scoring Title (all-time record)(1987–1993, 1996–1998) 3× NBA Season Steals Leader (1988, 1990, 1993) NCAA Men's Basketball Champion (1982) Naismith Award (1984) 2× Summer Olympics  Gold: 1984, 1992 FIBA Americas Championship  Gold: 1992 Pan American Games  Gold: 1983 2× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1983, 1984) Member of the "Dream Team" inducted as a unit in 2010 50 Greatest Players in NBA History FIBA Hall of Fame (2015)	[139]
2009	David Robinson	C	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-Defensive First Team Selection (1991–92, 1995–96) 4× NBA All-Defensive Second Team Selection (1990, 1993–94, 1998) NBA Rookie of the Year (1990) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1990) 3× Summer Olympics  Gold: 1992, 1996  Bronze: 1988 FIBA Basketball World Cup  Gold: (1986) Pan American Games  Silver: 1987 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1986) Member of the "Dream Team" inducted as a unit in 2010 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996) FIBA Hall of Fame (2013)	[140]
2009	John Stockton	G	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 2× Summer Olympics  Gold: 1992, 1996 Member of the "Dream Team" inducted as a unit in 2010 50 Greatest Players in NBA History All-time leader in assists All-time leader in steals	[141]
2010	Cynthia Cooper-Dyke	G	2× NCAA Champion (USC, 1983, 1984) Olympic gold medal (1988) 4× WNBA Champion (Houston Comets, 1997–2000) 2× WNBA MVP (1997, 1998) 3× WNBA All-Star (1999, 2000, 2003) 3× WNBA Scoring Leader (1997–1999)	[142]
2010	Dennis Johnson	G	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)	[143]
2010	Gus Johnson	F	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)	[144]
2010	Karl Malone	F	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) NBA All-Rookie Team (1986) 2× NBA All-Star MVP (1989, 1993) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996) 2× Summer Olympics  Gold: 1992, 1996 Member of the "Dream Team" inducted as a unit in 2010	[145] [146]
2010	Ubiratan Pereira Maciel	C	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 South American Championship (1963, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1977); 5× Brazilian League champion (1965, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1981) FIBA Order of Merit (1994) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991 FIBA Hall of Fame (2009)	[147]
2010	Scottie Pippen	F	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 All-Defensive Second Team Selection (1991, 2000) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996) 2× Summer Olympics  Gold: 1992, 1996 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1996) Member of the "Dream Team" inducted as a unit in 2010	[148]
2011	Dennis Rodman	F	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)	[149]
2011	Chris Mullin	F	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 (1985)	[150]
2011	Arvydas Sabonis	C	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 MVP (1993, 1994) EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1995) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1996) EuroLeague Regular Season and Top 16 MVP (regular season and Top 16 phases, 2004) 6× Euroscar (1984, 1985, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1999) 2× Mr. Europa (1985, 1997) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) FIBA Hall of Fame (2010)	[151]
2011	Artis Gilmore	C	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 (1978) NBA career leader in field goal percentage	[152]
2011	Teresa Edwards	G	5× Olympic Medalist (gold, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000; bronze, 1992) Inductee, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2010) NCAA Silver Anniversary Award (2011)	[153]
2011	Goose Tatum	F	Member of the Harlem Globetrotters inducted as a unit in 2002	[154]
2012	Mel Daniels	C	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	[155]
2012	Katrina McClain	F	2× Kodak All-America (Georgia, 1986, 1987) WBCA Player of the Year (1987) 2× Olympic gold medalist with Team USA (1988, 1996) 2× World Championship gold medalist (1986, 1990) 2× USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year	[155]
2012	Reggie Miller	G	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)	[156]
2012	Ralph Sampson	C	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)	[157]
2012	Chet Walker	F	Consensus first-team All-America (Bradley, 1962) NBA All-Rookie Team (1963) 7× NBA All-Star NBA champion (Philadelphia 76ers, 1967)	[158]
2012	Jamaal Wilkes	F	3× Academic All-America (UCLA, 1972, 1973, 1974) Consensus first-team All-American (1974) NBA Rookie of the Year (1975) 3× NBA All-Star 4× NBA champion (Golden State Warriors, 1975; Los Angeles Lakers, 1980, 1982, 1985)	[159]
2013	Roger Brown	G-F	ABA Playoffs MVP (1970) 4× ABA All-Star All-ABA First Team (1971) 3× ABA champion (Indiana Pacers, 1970, 1972, 1973)	[160]
2013	Bernard King	F	4× NBA All Star 2× All-NBA First Team NBA top scorer (1985) NBA All-Rookie Team	[161]
2013	Gary Payton	G	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)	[161]
2013	Richie Guerin	G	6× NBA All-Star 3× All-NBA Second Team	[161]
2013	Dawn Staley	G	2× Naismith Award (Virginia, 1991, 1992) 6× WNBA All-Star 2× ABL All-Star 3× Olympic Gold Medalist (1996, 2000, 2004)	[161]
2013	Oscar Schmidt	F	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 the Pan American Games (1987) Longest professional career for a basketball player (29 years) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) FIBA Hall of Fame (2010) Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2017)	[161]
2014	Šarūnas Marčiulionis	G	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) Pioneer of European players in the NBA Resurrected the Lithuania national team after Lithuania's return to independence in 1990 Founder of the top-tier level Lithuanian League, the LKL FIBA Hall of Fame (2015)	[162]
2014	Alonzo Mourning	C	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 Second Team (2000) 2× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1999, 2000) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1999–2000) 2× NBA blocks leader (1999–2000) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1993) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2002) NBA champion (Miami Heat, 2006)	[163]
2014	Mitch Richmond	G	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)	[164]
2014	Guy Rodgers	G	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	[165]
2015	Louie Dampier	G	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)	[166]
2015	Spencer Haywood	F	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 Team	[167]
2015	John Isaacs	G	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)	[168]
2015	Lisa Leslie	C	Naismith Award (USC, 1994) Kodak All-America (1994) 8× WNBA All-Star 3× WNBA All-Star Game MVP 4× Olympic Gold Medalist (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) 3× WNBA MVP (2001, 2004, 2006) 2× WNBA Champions (Los Angeles Sparks, 2001, 2002) 2× WNBA Finals MVP 8× First Team All-WNBA 4× Second Team All-WNBA 2× WNBA Defensive Player of the Year 2× All-Defensive First Team 2× All-Defensive Second Team First player to dunk in a WNBA game	[169]
2015	Dikembe Mutombo	C	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 (1992) 2× NBA rebounding leader 3× NBA blocks leader 2× J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2001, 2009) Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1991)	[170]
2015	Jo Jo White	G	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)	[171]
2016	Yao Ming	C	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 Asian Championship MVP (2001, 2003, 2005) FIBA World Cup Top Scorer (2006)	[172]
2016	Cumberland Posey	G	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.	[172]
2016	Sheryl Swoopes	G	First player to be signed to the WNBA. 3× WNBA MVP 4× WNBA Champion 3× Olympic Gold Medalist	[172]
2016	Zelmo Beaty	C	2× NBA All-Star NBA All-Rookie First Team (1963) 3× ABA All-Star ABA All-Time Team	[172]
2016	Shaquille O'Neal	C	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) NBA 50th Anniversary Team Summer Olympics  Gold: 1996 FIBA Basketball World Cup  Gold: 1994 FIBA Hall of Fame (2017)	[172]
2016	Allen Iverson	G	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) Olympic medalist with Team USA  Bronze in 2004 FIBA Americas Championship  Gold (2003)	[172]
2017	Tracy McGrady	G-F	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) NBA Most Improved Player (2001) Mr. Basketball USA (1997) FIBA Americas Championship  Gold (2003)	[173]
2017	Nikos Galis	G	2× EuroBasket medalist  Gold: 1987,  Silver: 1989 EuroBasket MVP (1987) 4× EuroBasket Top Scorer (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991) FIBA World Cup Top Scorer (1986) 8× EuroLeague Top Scorer (1986–1992, 1994) 5× Greek League MVP (1988–1992) 5× Greek League Finals MVP (1987–1991) 5× Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993) 11× Greek League Top Scorer (1981–1991) Euroscar (1987) Mr. Europa (1987) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991 FIBA Hall of Fame (2007) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)	[173]
2017	George McGinnis	F-C	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 Team No. 30 retired by Indiana Pacers Third-team All-American – AP, NABC, UPI (1971) Mr. Basketball USA 1969	[173]
2018	Ray Allen	G	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 first-team All-American (1996) UPI Player of the Year (1996) Big East Player of the Year (1996) 2× First-team All-Big East (1995, 1996) USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1995) Summer Olympics  Gold: 2000	[174]
2018	Maurice Cheeks	G	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	[174]
2018	Grant Hill	F	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) Consensus second-team All-American (1993) ACC Player of the Year (1994) NABC Defensive Player of the Year (1993) Summer Olympics  Gold: 1996 No. 33 retired by Duke	[174]
2018	Jason Kidd	G	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 assists leader (1999–2001, 2003, 2004) 2× NBA Sportsmanship Award (2012, 2013) USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2007) No. 5 retired by the Brooklyn Nets Consensus first-team All-American (1994) USBWA National Freshman of the Year (1993) Pac-10 Player of the Year (1994) Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (1993) No. 5 retired by University of California Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1992) 2× California Mr. Basketball (1991, 1992) 2× Summer Olympics  Gold: 2000, 2008	[174]
2018	Steve Nash	G	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 Citizenship Award (2007) Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor No. 13 retired by Phoenix Suns 2× FIBA AmeriCup MVP (1999, 2003) Lou Marsh Trophy (2005) 3× Lionel Conacher Award (2002, 2005, 2006) 2× WCC Player of the Year (1995, 1996) No. 11 retired by Santa Clara	[174]
2018	Katie Smith	G-F	2× WNBA champion (2006, 2008) WNBA Finals MVP (2008) 2× All-WNBA First Team (2001, 2003) 7× WNBA All-Star (2000–2003, 2005, 2006, 2009) WNBA scoring champion (2001) WNBA's All-Decade Team (2006) WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time (2011) WNBA Top 20@20 (2016) Big Ten Player of the Year (1996) Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (1996) 3× Summer Olympics  Gold: 2000, 2004, 2008 3× World Cup  Gold: 1998, 2002  Bronze: 2006	[174]
2018	Tina Thompson	F	4× WNBA champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) 9× WNBA All-Star (1999–2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013) WNBA All-Star Game MVP (2000) 3× All-WNBA First Team (1997–1998, 2004) 4× All-WNBA Second Team (1999–2002) WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time (2011) WNBA Top 20@20 (2016) Member of WNBA All-Decade Team Russian National League champion (2007) EuroLeague champion (2007) Romanian National League champion (2010) 2× Summer Olympics  Gold: 2004, 2008 2× World Cup  Gold: 1998  Bronze: 2006	[174]
2018	Ora Mae Washington		Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2009)	[174]
2018	Dino Rađa	F-C	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) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1994) EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1989) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) 2× Summer Olympics  Silver: 1988, 1992 2× FIBA World Cup  Gold: 1990  Bronze: 1994 5x EuroBasket  Gold: 1989, 1991  Bronze: 1987, 1993, 1995	[174]
2018	Charlie Scott	G	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 Basketball Hall of Fame (2015) Summer Olympics  Gold: 1968	[174]

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General – Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame members

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  "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers Index". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 14, 2010. 
  


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General – Other groups of players

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• 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors – "Euroleague History: 50 Years". Euroleague.net. Euroleague Properties NV. Retrieved April 14, 2011. 
  


• FIBA Hall of Fame members
  
  • Living when inducted – "Inductees – Players' list: Classes". FIBA Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 8, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.  (first page of 3; links to other pages at bottom of list)
  
  
  • Posthumous inductees – "Inductees – Players' list: Posthumous". FIBA Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 30, 2011.  (first page of 2; link to other page at bottom of list)
  
  


• Women's Basketball Hall of Fame members – "WBHOF Inductees". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 5, 2011. 
  

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