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AAU Hall of Fame in 1961. Helms Hall of Fame in 1967. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999. [112] 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. [113] 1997: Alex English: F
For a person to be inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor, they must have made "significant contributions to the game of basketball". [3] Of the inaugural Hall of Fame class of 1959, seven individuals were inducted as contributors, including James Naismith, the inventor of basketball.
The second Basketball Hall of Fame was not torn down, but was converted into an LA Fitness health club. The Basketball Hall of Fame features Center Court, a full-sized basketball court on which visitors can play. Inside the building there are a game gallery, many interactive exhibits, several theaters, and an honor ring of inductees.
A look at the 13-member class of 2024 being enshrined Sunday in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: ... working the 2008 and 2012 Olympics with NBC and also calling NBA games for CBS ...
In 1951, both college basketball and the NBA changed the format of their games to four 10-minute quarters. While the NBA has since kept the format and made each quarter 12 minutes, the NCAA ...
And he’s one of just 19 players to win both regular season and NBA Finals MVP, which he received after serving as the driving force behind the first and only NBA championship in Mavericks ...
Played in 10 consecutive NBA All-Star Games (1961–70) NBA All-Star Game MVP (1968) Set record for most points scored in a quarter (19) during an All-Star Game (1968) Seven-time All-NBA Second Team (1963–69) Scored 21,586 career points (40th all-time), [19] including 50 in one game vs. Boston Celtics; Scored 1,876 points in 92 playoff games ...
John Wooden, inducted as player in 1960 and as a coach in 1973, the FIRST person so inducted.. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the sport.