Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 2000
Isiah Thomas - Led Indiana to the 1981 NCAA championship and the Detroit Pistons to NBA titles in 1989 and 1990.
Bob McAdoo - Three-time NBA scoring champion, played with seven teams and won two titles with Los Angeles Lakers.
Pat Summitt - Head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols.
Morgan Wootten - Head coach of DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Md.
C.M. Newton - Kentucky athletic director.
Danny Biasone - NBA pioneer.
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1999
Billie Moore - Westmoreland, Kansas, coach
Fred Zollner - Little Falls, Minnesota, contributor
John Thompson - Washington, DC, coach
Kevin McHale - Hibbing, Minnesota, player
Wayne Embry - Springfield, Ohio, contributor
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1998
Larry Bird - West Baden, Indiana, player
Lenny Wilkens - Brooklyn, New York, coach
Marques Haynes - Sand Springs, Oklahoma,player
Jody Conradt - Goldthwaite, Texas, coach
Arnie Risen - Lexington, Kentucky, player
Alex Hannum - Los Angeles, California, coach
Aleksandar Nikolic - Yugoslavia, coach
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1997
Alex English - Columbia, S.C., player
Pete Carril - Bethlehem, Pa., coach
Don Haskins - Enid, Ok., coach
Joan Crawford - Nashville, Tenn., player
Denise Curry - Davis, Calif., player
Bailey Howell - Middleton, Tenn., player
Antonio Diaz-Miguel - Alcazar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Spain, coach
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1996
Kresimir Cosic, deceased - Zagreb, Croatia, player
George Gervin - Detroit, Mich., player
Gail Goodrich - Los Angeles, Calif, player
Nancy Lieberman-Cline - Brooklyn, N.Y., player
David Thompson - Shelby, N.C., player
George Yardley - Hollywood, Calif., player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1995
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - New York City, N.Y., player
Anne Donovan - Ridgewood, N.J., player
Aleksandr Gomelsky - Leningrad, Russia, coach
John Kundla - Star Junction, Pa., coach
Vern Mikkelsen - Fresno, Calif., player
Cheryl Miller - Riverside, Calif., player
Earl Strom, deceased - Pottstown, Pa., referee
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1994
Carol Blazejowski - Elizabeth, N.J., player
Denzil "Denny" Crum - San Fernando, Calif., coach
Charles "Chuck" Daly - St. Maryís, Pa., coach
Harry "Buddy" Jeannette - New Kensington, Pa., player
Cesare Rubini - Trieste, Italy, coach
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1993
Walter "Walt" Bellamy - New Bern, N.C., player
Julius "Dr. J" Erving - Roosevelt, N.Y., player
Daniel "Dan" Issel - Batavia, Ill., player
Ann E. Meyers - San Diego, Calif., player
Richard "Dick" McGuire - New York City, N.Y., player
Calvin J. Murphy - Norwalk,Conn., player
Uljana Semjonova - Latvia, Russia, player
William "Bill" Walton - San Diego, Calif., player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1992
Sergei Belov - Kiev, Russia, player
Louis "Lou" Carnesecca - New York City, N.Y., coach
Cornelius "Connie" Hawkins - Brooklyn, N.Y., player
Robert "Bob" Lanier - Buffalo, N.Y., player
Alfred "Al" McGuire - New York City, N.Y., coach
John "Jack" Ramsay - Philadelphia, Pa., coach
Lusia Harris-Stewart - Ruleville, Miss., player
Nera D. White - Macon County, Tenn., player
Phillip "Phil" Woolpert, deceased - Danville, Ky., coach
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1991
Nathaniel "Nate" Archibald - New York City, N.Y., player
David "Dave" Cowens - Owensboro, Ky., player
Harry J. Gallatin - Roxana, Ill., player
Robert "Bob" Knight - Massillon, Ohio, coach
Lawrence "Larry" Fleisher, deceased - New York City, N.Y., contributor
Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien, deceased - Springfield, Mass., contributor
Borislav Stankovic - Bihac, Yugoslavia, contributor
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1990
Vernon "Earl the Pearl" Monroe - Philadelphia, Pa., player
David Bing - Washington, D.C., player
Elvin E. Hayes - Rayville, La., player
Donald Neil Johnston, deceased - Chillicothe, Ohio, player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1989
William "Pop" Gates - Decatur, Ala., player
K. C. Jones - San Francisco, Calif., player
Leonard "Lenny" Wilkens - Brooklyn, N.Y., player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1988
Clyde E. Lovelette - Petersburg, Ind., player
Robert "Bobby" McDermott, deceased - Queens, N.Y., player
Ralph H. Miller - Chanute, Kan., coach
Westley "Wes" Unseld - Louisville, Ky., player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1987
Richard "Rick" Barry - Elizabeth, N.J., player
Walter Frazier - Atlanta, Ga., player
Peter "Pistol Pete" Maravich, deceased - Aliquippa, Pa., player
Robert "Bob" Houbregs - Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada, player
Robert Wanzer - New York City, N.Y., player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1986
William "Billy" Cunningham - Brooklyn, N.Y., player
Thomas "Tom" Heinsohn - Jersey City, N.J., player
William "Red" Holzman - New York City, N.Y., coach
Zigmund "Red" Mihalik, deceased - Ford City, Pa., referee
Fred R. Taylor - Zanesville, Ohio, coach
Stanley H. Watts - Murray, Utah, coach
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1984
Alfred "Al" Cervi - Buffalo, N.Y., player
Nate Thurmond - Akron, Ohio, player
W. Harold Anderson, deceased - Akron, Ohio, coach
Marv K. Harshman - Eau Claire, Wis., coach
L. Margaret Wade - McCool, Miss., coach
Senda Berenson Abbott - Vilna, Lithuania, contributor
Bertha F. Teague - Carthage, Mo., contributor
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1983
John Havlicek - Lansing, Ohio, player
Samuel "Sam" Jones - Laurinburg, N.C., player
James H. "Jack" Gardner - Texico, N.M., coach
Clifford "Cliff" Fagan, deceased - Mankato, Minn., contributor
Edward "Ed" Steitz, deceased - Brooklyn, N.Y., contributor
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1982
William "Bill" Bradley - Crystal City, Mo., player
David "Dave" DeBusschere - Detroit, Mich., player
Lloyd R. Leith, deceased - San Francisco, Calif., referee
Dean E. Smith - Emporia, Kan., coach
John "Jack" Twyman - Pittsburgh, Pa., player
Louis G. Wilke, deceased - Chicago, Ill., contributor
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1981
Everett N. Case, deceased - Anderson, Ind., coach
Alva "Al" Duer, deceased - Sylvia, Kan., contributor
Clarence "Big House" Gaines - Paducah, Ky., coach
Harold "Hal" Greer - Huntington, W.Va., player
Slater N. Martin - Elmira, Texas, player
Frank V. Ramsey, Jr. - Corydon, Ky., player
Willis Reed, Jr. - Bernice, La., player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1980
Thomas B. Barlow, deceased - Trenton, N.J., player
Ferenc Hepp, deceased - Bekes, Hungary, contributor
J. Walter Kennedy, deceased - Stamford, Conn., contributor
Arad A. McCutchan, deceased - Evansville, Ind., coach
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1979
Lester Harrison - Rochester, N.Y., contributor
Jerry R. Lucas - Massillon, Ohio, player
Oscar P. Robertson - Charlotte, Tenn., player
Everett F. Shelton, deceased - Cunningham, Kan., coach
J. Dallas Shirley, deceased - Washington, D.C., referee
Jerry A. West - Cabin Creek, W.Va., player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1978
Justin "Sam" Barry, deceased - Aberdeen, S.D., coach
Wilton "Wilt" Chamberlain - Philadelphia, Pa., player
James E. Enright, deceased - Sodus, Mich., referee
Edgar "Eddie" Hickey, deceased - Raynolds, Neb., coach
John B. McLendon, Jr. - Hiawatha, Kan., coach
Raymond "Ray" Meyer - Chicago, Ill., coach
Peter "Pete" Newell - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, coach
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1977
Paul J. Arizin - Philadelphia, Pa., player
Joseph "Joe" Fulks, deceased - Birmingham, Ky., player
Clifford O. Hagan - Owensboro, Ky., player
John P. Nucatola - New York City, N.Y., referee
James "Jim" Pollard, deceased - Oakland, Calif., player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1976
Elgin Baylor - Washington, D.C., player
Charles T. Cooper, deceased - Newark, Conn., player
Lauren "Laddie" Gale, deceased - Grants Pass, Ore., player
William "Skinny" Johnson, deceased - Oklahoma City, Okla., player
Frank J. McGuire, deceased - New York City, N.Y., coach
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1975
Thomas J. Gola - Philadelphia, Pa., player
Edward "Moose" Krause, deceased - Chicago, Ill., player
Harry Litwack - Philadelphia, Pa., coach
William "Bill" Sharman - Abilene, Texas, player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1974
Joseph "Joe" Brennan, deceased - Brooklyn, N.Y., player
Emil S. Liston, deceased - Stockton, Mo., contributor
William "Bill" Russell - Monroe, La., player
Robert "Fuzzy" Vandivier, deceased Franklin, Ind., player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1973
Harry A. Fisher, deceased - New York City, N.Y., contributor
Maurice Podoloff, deceased - Elizabethgrad, Russia, contributor
Ernest J. Schmidt, deceased - Nashville, Kan., player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1972
John Beckman, deceased - New York City, N.Y., player
Bruce Drake, deceased - Gentry, Texas, coach
Arthur C. Lonborg, deceased - Gardner, Ill., coach
Elmer H. Ripley, deceased - Staten Island, N.Y., contributor
Adolph Schayes - New York City, N.Y., player
John R. Wooden - Martinsville, Ind., coach (elected as a player in 1960)
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1971
Edgar A. Diddle, deceased - Gradyville, Ky., coach
Robert L. Douglas, deceased - St. Kitts, British West Indies, contributor
Paul Endacott, deceased - Lawrence, Kan., player
Max Friedman, deceased - New York City, N.Y., player
Edward Gottlieb, deceased - Kiev, Russia, contributor
W. R. Clifford "Cliff" Wells, deceased - Indianapolis, Ind., contributor
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1970
Robert "Bob" Cousy - New York City, N.Y., player
Robert "Bob" Pettit - Baton Rouge, La., player
Abraham "Abe" Saperstein, deceased - London, England, contributor
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1969
Bernard "Ben" Carnevale. Raritan, N.J., coach
Robert E. Davies, deceased - Harrisburg, Pa., player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1968
Arnold "Red" Auerbach - Brooklyn, N.Y., coach
Henry "Dutch" Denhart, deceased - New York City, N.Y., player
Henry "Hank" Iba, deceased - Easton, Mo., coach
Adolph F. Rupp, deceased - Halstead, Kan., coach
Charles "Chuck" Taylor, deceased - Brown County, Ind., contributor
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1967
Clair F. Bee, deceased - Grafton, W.Va., contributor
Howard G. Cann, deceased - Bridgeport, Conn., coach
Amory T. Gill, deceased - Salem, Ore., coach
Alvin "Doggie" Julian, deceased - Reading, Pa., coach
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1966
Everett S. Dean, deceased - Livonia, Ind., coach
Joe Lapchick, deceased - Yonkers, N.Y., player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1965
Walter A. Brown, deceased - Hopkinton, Mass., contributor
Paul "Tony" Hinkle, deceased - Logansport, Ind., contributor
Howard A. Hobson, deceased - Portland, Ore., coach
William G. Mokray, deceased - Passaic, N.J., contributor
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1964
John W. Bunn, deceased - Wellston, Ohio, contributor
Harold "Bud" Foster, deceased - Newton, Kan., player
Nat Holman, deceased - New York City, N.Y., player
Edward "Ned" Irish, deceased - Lake George, N.Y., contributor
R. William Jones, deceased - Rome, Italy, contributor
Kenneth "Ken" Loeffler, deceased - Beaver Falls, Pa., coach
John "Honey" Russell, deceased - Brooklyn, N.Y., player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1963
New York Rens
Robert F. Gruenig, deceased - Chicago, Ill., player
William A. Reid, deceased - Detroit, Mich., contributor
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1962
Jack McCracken, deceased - Chickasha, Okla., player
Frank Morgenweck, deceased - Egg Harbor, N.J., contributor
Harlan "Pat" Page, deceased - Chicago, Ill., player
Barney Sedran, deceased - New York City, N.Y., player
Lynn W. St. John, deceased - Union City, Pa., contributor
John "Cat" Thompson, deceased - St. George, Utah, player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1961
Buffalo Germans
Forrest S. DeBernardi, deceased - Nevada, Mo., player
George H. Hoyt, deceased - South Boston, Mass., referee
George E. Keogan, deceased - Detroit Lakes, Minn., coach
Robert "Bob" Kurland - St. Louis, Mo., player
Ernest C. Quigley, deceased - New Castle, New Brunswick, Canada, referee
Col. John S. Roosma, deceased - Passaic, N.J., player
Leonard D. Sachs, deceased - Chicago, Ill., coach
Arthur A. Schabinger, deceased - Sabetha, Kan., contributor
Christian Steinmetz, deceased - Milwaukee, Wis., player
David Tobey, deceased - New York City, N.Y., referee
Arthur L. Trester, deceased - Pecksburg, Ind., contributor
Edward A. Wachter, deceased - Troy, N.Y., player
David H. Walsh, deceased - Hoboken, N.J., referee
Bernhard "Bennie" Borgmann, deceased - Haledon, N.J., player
John J. O'Brien, deceased - Brooklyn, N.Y., contributor
Andy Phillip - Granite City, Ill., player
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1960
Ernest A. Blood, deceased - Manchester, N.H., coach
Victor A. Hanson, deceased - Watertown, N.Y., player
George T. Hepbron, deceased - Still Pond, Md., referee
Frank W. Keaney, deceased - Boston, Mass., coach
Ward L. Lambert, deceased - Deadwood, S.D., coach
Edward "Ed" Macauley - St. Louis, Mo., player
Branch McCracken, deceased - Monrovia, Ind., player
Charles "Stretch" Murphy, deceased - Marion, Ind., player
Henry V. Porter, deceased - Manito, Ill., contributor
John R. Wooden - Martinsville, Ind., player (elected as a coach in 1972)
Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1959
The First Team Original Celtics
Dr. James Naismith, deceased - Almonte, Ontario, Canada, contributor
Oswald Tower, deceased - North Adams, Mass., contributor
Ralph Morgan, deceased - Philadelphia, Pa., contributor
John J. Schommer, deceased - Chicago, Ill., player
Forrest "Phog" Allen, deceased - Jamesport, Mo., coach
Henry Clifford Carlson, deceased - Murray City, Ohio, coach
Dr. Luther Gulick, deceased - Honolulu, Hawaii, contributor
Edward J. Hickcox, deceased - Cleveland, Ohio, contributor
Charles "Chuck" Hyatt, deceased - Syracuse, N.Y., player
Matthew "Pat" Kennedy deceased - Hoboken, N.J., referee
Angelo "Hank" Luisetti - San Francisco, Calif., player
Walter E. Meanwell, M.D., deceased - Leeds, England, coach
George L. Mikan - Joliet, Ill., player
Harold G. Olsen, deceased - Rice Lake, Wis., contributor
Amos Alonzo Stagg, deceased - West Orange, N.J., contributor
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