{"Year":1959,"Inductees":"Chuck Hyatt","Pos":"G","Achievements":"National championship (Pittsburgh, 1928, 1930); College All-America (1929, 1930); Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1930)"} {"Year":1959,"Inductees":"Hank Luisetti","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1959,"Inductees":"George Mikan","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1959,"Inductees":"John Schommer","Pos":"G","Achievements":"Big Ten Championships (Chicago, 1907–09); All-America (1907–09); Mythical U.S. championship (Chicago, 1908); officiated Big Ten games (1911–40)"} {"Year":1960,"Inductees":"Vic Hanson","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1960,"Inductees":"Ed Macauley","Pos":"C-F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1960,"Inductees":"Branch McCracken","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1960,"Inductees":"Charles Murphy","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1960,"Inductees":"John Wooden","Pos":"G","Achievements":"Helms Foundation All-America (Purdue, 1930–32); Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1932); National championship (Purdue, 1932); All-NBL First Team (1938)"} {"Year":1961,"Inductees":"Bennie Borgmann","Pos":"G","Achievements":"#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"} {"Year":1961,"Inductees":"Forrest DeBernardi","Pos":"C","Achievements":"AAU championships (Kansas City Athletic Club, 1921, Hillyard Shine Alls, 1926–27, Cook Paint Company, 1928–29); 7-time AAU All-America"} {"Year":1961,"Inductees":"Bob Kurland","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1961,"Inductees":"Andy Phillip","Pos":"G-F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1961,"Inductees":"John Roosma","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1961,"Inductees":"Chris Steinmetz","Pos":"G","Achievements":"Led Wisconsin National Championship Game (1905); Western championship (1905); charter member of Helms Foundation Hall of Fame; enshrined in Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame"} {"Year":1961,"Inductees":"Ed Wachter","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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"} {"Year":1962,"Inductees":"Jack McCracken","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1962,"Inductees":"Pat Page","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1962,"Inductees":"Barney Sedran","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1962,"Inductees":"John Thompson","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1963,"Inductees":"Robert Gruenig","Pos":"C","Achievements":"AAU All-America First-Team (1937–40, 1942–46, 1948); AAU championship (Denver Safeway, 1937; Denver Nuggets, 1939; Denver American Legion, 1942)"} {"Year":1964,"Inductees":"Bud Foster","Pos":"F","Achievements":"All-America (1930); Big Ten Conference titles (1935, 1941, 1947); NCAA Championship (Wisconsin, 1941)"} {"Year":1964,"Inductees":"Nat Holman","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1964,"Inductees":"John Russell","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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"} {"Year":1966,"Inductees":"Joe Lapchick","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1969,"Inductees":"Dutch Dehnert","Pos":"F","Achievements":"Famed member of the Original Celtics of New York in the 1920s, also a successful pro coach."} {"Year":1970,"Inductees":"Bob Davies","Pos":"G-F","Achievements":"'The Harrisburg Houdini ', star ballhandling guard of the late 1940s and early 1950s. NBA All-Star for the Rochester Royals multiple times."} {"Year":1971,"Inductees":"Bob Cousy","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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."} {"Year":1971,"Inductees":"Bob Pettit","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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."} {"Year":1972,"Inductees":"Paul Endacott","Pos":"F","Achievements":"Helms Athletic Foundation Championship with Kansas, 1923Helms Athletic Foundation Player of the Year, 1923All-Missouri Valley Conference First-Team, 1922, 1923All-Missouri Valley Conference Second-Team, 1921"} {"Year":1972,"Inductees":"Marty Friedman","Pos":"G","Achievements":"Hudson River Valley League championship with Newburgh Tenths, 1911–12World Championship with Utica Utes, 1914Pennsylvania Inter-County championship with Carbondale, 1915New York State League championship with Albany Senators, 1919"} {"Year":1973,"Inductees":"John Beckman","Pos":"G","Achievements":"\"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"} {"Year":1973,"Inductees":"Dolph Schayes","Pos":"F-C","Achievements":"1950s NBA star for the Syracuse Nationals, led them to 1955 NBA title."} {"Year":1974,"Inductees":"Ernest Schmidt","Pos":"F","Achievements":"Central Conference leading scorer, 1931, 1932, 1933All-America by College Humor Magazine,1932AAU star with Reno Creameries and the Denver Piggly Wiggly teamSecond-Team AAU All-America, 1932"} {"Year":1975,"Inductees":"Joe Brennan","Pos":"G","Achievements":"Metropolitan Basketball League championship with Brooklyn, 1922, 1924, 1925National League championship with Brooklyn Visitations, 1927Led Metropolitan Basketball League in scoring, 1922, 1927Played in Eastern, New York State, Pennsylvania State, Interstate, Metropolitan, and American Basketball Leagues"} {"Year":1975,"Inductees":"Bill Russell","Pos":"C","Achievements":"Summer Olympics  Gold: 195611× 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)"} {"Year":1975,"Inductees":"Robert Vandivier","Pos":"G","Achievements":"State championships with Franklin High School, 1920–22All-State at Franklin High School, 1920, 1921, 1922Captain of The Wonder Five, Indiana's legendary high school teamAll Mid-West at Franklin College, 1926"} {"Year":1976,"Inductees":"Tom Gola","Pos":"G-F","Achievements":"major college basketball star at LaSalle in the 1950s, then star 6' 6 guard -forward for the Philadelphia Warriors in late 1950s, early 1960s."} {"Year":1976,"Inductees":"Ed Krause","Pos":"C","Achievements":"Helms Foundation All-America at Notre Dame, 1932Consensus Collegiate All-America, 1932, 1933, 1934All-Western Conference, 1932, 1933, 1934One of the first college players in history to average over ten points a game in a season, 1932–33"} {"Year":1976,"Inductees":"Bill Sharman","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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."} {"Year":1977,"Inductees":"Elgin Baylor","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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."} {"Year":1977,"Inductees":"Lauren Gale","Pos":"F","Achievements":"All Pacific Coast Conference First-Team, 1938, 1939Led Pacific Coast Conference in scoring, 1938, 1939Helms Athletic Foundation All-America, 1939NCAA Championship with Oregon, 1939"} {"Year":1977,"Inductees":"William Johnson","Pos":"C","Achievements":"First Team Big Six Conference at Kansas, 1932, 1933Second Team Big Six Conference, 1931College Humor All-America, 1933Second Team AAU All-America, 1934"} {"Year":1978,"Inductees":"Paul Arizin","Pos":"F","Achievements":"Line drive shooter, scoring star at Villanova, then for the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1950s, 'Pitchin Paul'."} {"Year":1978,"Inductees":"Joe Fulks","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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."} {"Year":1978,"Inductees":"Cliff Hagan","Pos":"F","Achievements":"' 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."} {"Year":1978,"Inductees":"Jim Pollard","Pos":"F","Achievements":"' Jumping Jim ', college star at Stanford, high leaping star forward for the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1950s, helped them win multiple championships."} {"Year":1979,"Inductees":"Wilt Chamberlain","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1980,"Inductees":"Jerry Lucas","Pos":"F-C","Achievements":"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."} {"Year":1980,"Inductees":"Oscar Robertson","Pos":"PG","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1980,"Inductees":"Jerry West","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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.\nNBA: 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.\nCoaching: 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.\nOther: Olympic gold medalist (1960); The NBA league logo is modeled after West's silhouette."} {"Year":1981,"Inductees":"Tom Barlow","Pos":"C","Achievements":"Defeated Original Celtics and New York Rens as a member of Philadelphia SPHAS, 1926Played in first professional game at the old Madison Square GardenPlayed under Hall of Fame coach Eddie Gottlieb with Philadelphia SPHAS and WarriorsKnown as basketball's first enforcer"} {"Year":1982,"Inductees":"Hal Greer","Pos":"G","Achievements":"consistent star scorer for the Philadelphia 76ers, NBA all-star"} {"Year":1982,"Inductees":"Slater Martin","Pos":"G","Achievements":"star ball handler for the title-winning Minneapolis Lakers of the 1950s, then also the 1958 St. Louis Hawks."} {"Year":1982,"Inductees":"Frank Ramsey","Pos":"F-G","Achievements":"star forward at Kentucky then for the Boston Celtics in the 1950s and 1960s.The first of Red Auerbach's ' Sixth Man ' stars."} {"Year":1982,"Inductees":"Willis Reed","Pos":"C","Achievements":"star big man who starred at Grambling, then for the New York Knickerbockers. Led Knicks to 1970 NBA title. Later also a pro coach."} {"Year":1983,"Inductees":"Bill Bradley","Pos":"F-G","Achievements":"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"} {"Year":1983,"Inductees":"Dave DeBusschere","Pos":"F","Achievements":"' 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."} {"Year":1983,"Inductees":"Jack Twyman","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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."} {"Year":1984,"Inductees":"John Havlicek","Pos":"F","Achievements":"' 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."} {"Year":1984,"Inductees":"Sam Jones","Pos":"G","Achievements":"Star shooting guard from small college in North Carolina10× NBA champion (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969)."} {"Year":1985,"Inductees":"Al Cervi","Pos":"G-F","Achievements":"tough star guard for the Rochester Royals in the 1940s, then player / coach of Syracuse Nationals. Won championships with both teams."} {"Year":1985,"Inductees":"Nate Thurmond","Pos":"C-F","Achievements":"' Great Nate ' star center for the San Francisco Warriors in the 1960s, known for his defensive intensity. Finished career with the Cleveland Cavaliers."} {"Year":1986,"Inductees":"Billy Cunningham","Pos":"F","Achievements":"Star forward for the Philadelphia 76s, NBA All-Star (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972) ABA All-Star (1973) NBA Champion (1967, 1983) ABA MVP (1973)"} {"Year":1986,"Inductees":"Tom Heinsohn","Pos":"F","Achievements":"8x NBA Champion (1957, 1959-65)\n6x NBA All-Star (1957, 1961-1965) 4x All-NBA Second Team (1961-1964) \n1957 NBA Rookie Of The Year Consensus First Team NCAA All-American (1956)"} {"Year":1987,"Inductees":"Rick Barry","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1987,"Inductees":"Walt Frazier","Pos":"G","Achievements":"' Clyde ', legendary quick-handed star guard for the New York Knickerbockers in the 1970s."} {"Year":1987,"Inductees":"Bob Houbregs","Pos":"C-F","Achievements":"Helms Foundation Player of the Year, 1953All-America, 1953All-Pacific Coast Conference, 1951–1953Led Washington to PCC titles, 1951–1953"} {"Year":1987,"Inductees":"Pete Maravich","Pos":"G","Achievements":"NCAA Division I All-Time Leading Scorer\n5x NBA All-Star (1973, 1974, 1977-1979)\n2x All-NBA First Team (1976, 1977)\n2x All-NBA Second Team (1973, 1978)\nNBA Scoring Champion (1977)\n2x National College Player Of The Year (1969, 1970)\n3x Consensus NCAA First Team All-American (1968-1970)"} {"Year":1987,"Inductees":"Bobby Wanzer","Pos":"G","Achievements":"NBA championship with Rochester Royals, 1951Led the league in free-throw percentage, 90.4 in 1952NBA All-Star, 1952–56NBA Most Valuable Player, 1953"} {"Year":1988,"Inductees":"Clyde Lovellette","Pos":"C-F","Achievements":"Star big man of the 1950s, for Kansas as collegian, Phillips 66ers in the NIBL, then for four NBA teams."} {"Year":1988,"Inductees":"Bobby McDermott","Pos":"G","Achievements":"star scoring guard and player coach for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons during The Wars Years of the 1940s."} {"Year":1988,"Inductees":"Wes Unseld","Pos":"C-F","Achievements":"NBA MVP (1969)\nNBA Champion (1978)\nNBA Finals MVP (1978)\n5x NBA All-Star"} {"Year":1989,"Inductees":"William Gates","Pos":"F","Achievements":"Two-time World Professional Tournament championship with New York Rens (1939) and Washington Bears (1943)Played under Hall of Fame coach Bob DouglasOnly 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"} {"Year":1989,"Inductees":"K.C. Jones","Pos":"G","Achievements":"NCAA championship with USF, 1955, 1956U.S. Olympic Gold Medal, 1956AAU All-America, 1957–58NBA championships with Boston Celtics, 1959–66"} {"Year":1989,"Inductees":"Lenny Wilkens","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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."} {"Year":1990,"Inductees":"Dave Bing","Pos":"G","Achievements":"All-America at Syracuse University, 1966NBA All-Star, 1968–69, 1971–76All-NBA First-Team, 1968, 1971NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, 1996"} {"Year":1990,"Inductees":"Elvin Hayes","Pos":"F-C","Achievements":"' 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."} {"Year":1990,"Inductees":"Neil Johnston","Pos":"C","Achievements":"high scoring center at Ohio State as collegian, then for Philadelphia Warriors in the 1950s. Led the Warriors to 1956 NBA title."} {"Year":1990,"Inductees":"Earl Monroe","Pos":"G","Achievements":"' Earl The Pearl ', playground legend from Philadelphia, then crowd pleasing / scoring star for Baltimore Bullets and New York Knickerbockers."} {"Year":1991,"Inductees":"Nate Archibald","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1991,"Inductees":"Dave Cowens","Pos":"C-F","Achievements":"high intensity big man / center for the Boston Celtics, helped lead team to two NBA titles."} {"Year":1991,"Inductees":"Harry Gallatin","Pos":"F-C","Achievements":"NBA All-Star, 1951–57All-NBA First-Team, 1954All-NBA Second-Team, 1955NBA Coach of the Year with St. Louis, 1963"} {"Year":1992,"Inductees":"Sergei Belov","Pos":"G","Achievements":"First international player to be inductedWith the Soviet national team;4× EuroBasket  Gold: 1967, 1969, 1971, 1979EuroBasket MVP 19692× FIBA World Championship  Gold: 1967, 1974FIBA World Championship MVP 1970Summer Olympics  Gold: 1972 With CSKA Moscow; 11× USSR League champion: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 19802× USSR Cup winner: 1972, 19732 EuroLeague champion 1969, 1971FIBA's 50 Greatest Players 1991FIBA Hall of Fame 200750 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors 2008"} {"Year":1992,"Inductees":"Lusia Harris-Stewart","Pos":"C","Achievements":"AIAW National Championship with Delta State, 1975–77All-America at Delta State, 1975–77Pan American Gold Medal, 1975Olympic Silver Medal, 1976"} {"Year":1992,"Inductees":"Connie Hawkins","Pos":"F-C","Achievements":"' 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."} {"Year":1992,"Inductees":"Bob Lanier","Pos":"C","Achievements":"All-America at St. Bonaventure University, 1968, 1969, 1970NCAA Final Four, 1970Eight-time NBA All-Star, 1972–75, 1977–79, 1982NBA's Walter J. Kennedy Citizenship Award, 1978"} {"Year":1992,"Inductees":"Nera White","Pos":"F","Achievements":"Led Nashville Business College to ten national AAU championshipsNamed Outstanding Player in national AAU tournaments ten timesMVP, World Championship, 1957–58Led U.S. to World Championship, 1957–58"} {"Year":1993,"Inductees":"Walt Bellamy","Pos":"C","Achievements":"Gold: 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team4× NBA-All Star (1962–1965)NBA Rookie of the Year (1962)"} {"Year":1993,"Inductees":"Julius Erving","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1993,"Inductees":"Dan Issel","Pos":"C-F","Achievements":"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."} {"Year":1993,"Inductees":"Dick McGuire","Pos":"G","Achievements":"NIT championship at St. John's, 1944Helms Foundation All-America at St. John's, 1944NCAA Final Four at Dartmouth, 1944NBA All-Star, 1951, 1952, 1954–56, 1958–59"} {"Year":1993,"Inductees":"Ann Meyers","Pos":"G","Achievements":"Olympic Silver Medal, 1976All-America at UCLA, 1976–78AIAW National Championship, 1978Broderick Cup, symbolic of nation's outstanding female player, 1978"} {"Year":1993,"Inductees":"Calvin Murphy","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1993,"Inductees":"Uļjana Semjonova","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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"} {"Year":1993,"Inductees":"Bill Walton","Pos":"C-F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1994,"Inductees":"Carol Blazejowski","Pos":"G","Achievements":"All-America at Montclair State, 1976–78Led Montclair State to AIAW Final Four, 1976Converse Women's Player of the Year, 1977Gold medal, World University team, 1979"} {"Year":1994,"Inductees":"Buddy Jeannette","Pos":"G","Achievements":"World Professional Tournament Championship with Detroit Eagles, 1941World Professional Tournament MVP, 1941, 1945All-NBL First-Team, 1941, 1944–46All-BAA Second-Team, 1942"} {"Year":1995,"Inductees":"Kareem Abdul-Jabbar","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":1995,"Inductees":"Anne Donovan","Pos":"C","Achievements":"AIAW Championship with Old Dominion University, 1979All-America, 1981–83NCAA Final Four with Old Dominion University, 1983Naismith Player of the Year, 1983Olympic Gold Medal (1984, 1988)"} {"Year":1995,"Inductees":"Vern Mikkelsen","Pos":"F-C","Achievements":"NAIA national championship at Hamline, 1949All-America, 1949Six-time NBA All-Star, 1951–53, 1955–57NBA championships with Minneapolis Lakers, 1951–53, 1955"} {"Year":1995,"Inductees":"Cheryl Miller","Pos":"F","Achievements":"NCAA Championship with Southern California, 1983, 1984NCAA tournament MVP, 1983Naismith Player of the Year, 1984–86Olympic Gold Medal, 1984"} {"Year":1996,"Inductees":"Krešimir Ćosić","Pos":"C","Achievements":"2× EuroBasket MVP: 1971, 19752× FIBA World Championship  Gold: 1970, 19783× EuroBasket  Gold: 1973, 1975, 1977Summer Olympics  Gold: 1980Croatian Sportsman of the Year 1980FIBA's 50 Greatest Players 1991National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame 2006FIBA Hall of Fame 200750 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors 2008"} {"Year":1996,"Inductees":"George Gervin","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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 Team50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)"} {"Year":1996,"Inductees":"Gail Goodrich","Pos":"G","Achievements":"NBA Champion (1972)5× NBA All-Star (1969, 1972–1975)"} {"Year":1996,"Inductees":"Nancy Lieberman","Pos":"G","Achievements":"All-America at Old Dominion, 1978, 1979, 1980Olympic Silver Medal, 1976Pan American Gold Medal, 1975Became first female player in history to play in a men's league with the USBL Springfield Fame, 1986"} {"Year":1996,"Inductees":"David Thompson","Pos":"G-F","Achievements":"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"} {"Year":1996,"Inductees":"George Yardley","Pos":"F-G","Achievements":"' Jumping George ', high-leaping star scoring forward at Stanford as collegian, then for the Fort Wayne – Detroit Pistons in the 1950s."} {"Year":1997,"Inductees":"Joan Crawford","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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."} {"Year":1997,"Inductees":"Denise Curry","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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."} {"Year":1997,"Inductees":"Alex English","Pos":"F","Achievements":"8× NBA All-Star (1982–1989)3× All-NBA Second Team (1982–1983, 1986)J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1988)NBA Scoring Champion (1983)"} {"Year":1997,"Inductees":"Bailey Howell","Pos":"F","Achievements":"2× NBA Champion (1968–1969)6× NBA All-Star (1961–1964, 1966–1967)All-NBA Second Team (1963)"} {"Year":1998,"Inductees":"Larry Bird","Pos":"F","Achievements":"Summer Olympics  Gold: 19923× 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"} {"Year":1998,"Inductees":"Marques Haynes","Pos":"G","Achievements":"Harlem Globetrotters' premiere ball handler"} {"Year":1998,"Inductees":"Arnie Risen","Pos":"C","Achievements":"2× NBA Champion (1951, 1957)4× NBA All-Star (1952–55)9× All-BAA Second Team (1949)"} {"Year":1999,"Inductees":"Kevin McHale","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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: 197950 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)"} {"Year":2000,"Inductees":"Bob McAdoo","Pos":"C-F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":2000,"Inductees":"Isiah Thomas","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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: 197950 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)"} {"Year":2001,"Inductees":"Moses Malone","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":2002,"Inductees":"Magic Johnson","Pos":"G","Achievements":"Summer Olympics  Gold: 1992NCAA Champion (Michigan State, 1979)NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player12× 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 TeamMember of the \"Dream Team\" inducted as a unit in 2010 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)"} {"Year":2002,"Inductees":"Dražen Petrović","Pos":"G","Achievements":"FIBA World Championship  Gold: 1990EuroBasket  Gold: 19893× 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 1991All-NBA Third Team (1993)FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)"} {"Year":2003,"Inductees":"Dino Meneghin","Pos":"C","Achievements":"EuroBasket  Gold: 1983Summer Olympics  Silver: 19807× 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)"} {"Year":2003,"Inductees":"Robert Parish","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":2003,"Inductees":"James Worthy","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":2004,"Inductees":"Dražen Dalipagić","Pos":"F","Achievements":"FIBA World Championship  Gold: 19783× EuroBasket  Gold: 1973, 1975, 1977Summer Olympics  Gold: 1980FIBA 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)"} {"Year":2004,"Inductees":"Clyde Drexler","Pos":"G","Achievements":"1× NBA Champion (Houston Rockets, 1995)Summer Olympics  Gold: 199210× 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)"} {"Year":2004,"Inductees":"Maurice Stokes","Pos":"F-C","Achievements":"3× NBA All-Star(1956–58) 3× All-NBA Second Team Selection (1956–58)NBA Rookie of the Year (1956)"} {"Year":2004,"Inductees":"Lynette Woodard","Pos":"G","Achievements":"Gold Medalist in 1984 Olympics and 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women. Inducted to Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005."} {"Year":2005,"Inductees":"Hortencia de Fatima Marcari","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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"} {"Year":2006,"Inductees":"Charles Barkley","Pos":"F","Achievements":"2× Summer Olympics  Gold: 1992, 1996 NBA Most Valuable Player (1993)FIBA Americas Championship  Gold: 199211× 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"} {"Year":2006,"Inductees":"Joe Dumars","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":2006,"Inductees":"Dominique Wilkins","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":2008,"Inductees":"Adrian Dantley","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":2008,"Inductees":"Patrick Ewing","Pos":"C","Achievements":"2× Summer Olympics  Gold: 1984, 1992FIBA Americas Championship  Gold: 199211× 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 201050 Greatest Players in NBA History"} {"Year":2008,"Inductees":"Hakeem Olajuwon","Pos":"C","Achievements":"2× NBA Champion (1994, 1995)Summer Olympics  Gold: 1996NBA 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 HistoryFIBA Hall of Fame (2016)"} {"Year":2009,"Inductees":"Michael Jordan","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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, 1992FIBA Americas Championship  Gold: 1992Pan American Games  Gold: 19832× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1983, 1984)Member of the \"Dream Team\" inducted as a unit in 201050 Greatest Players in NBA HistoryFIBA Hall of Fame (2015)"} {"Year":2009,"Inductees":"David Robinson","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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: 1988FIBA Basketball World Cup  Gold: (1986)Pan American Games  Silver: 1987USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1986)Member of the \"Dream Team\" inducted as a unit in 201050 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)FIBA Hall of Fame (2013)"} {"Year":2009,"Inductees":"John Stockton","Pos":"G","Achievements":"10× NBA All-Star (1989–1997, 2000)2× All-NBA First Team Selection6× All-NBA Second Team Selection3× All-NBA Third Team Selection5× NBA All-Defensive Second Team Selection2× Summer Olympics  Gold: 1992, 1996Member of the \"Dream Team\" inducted as a unit in 201050 Greatest Players in NBA HistoryAll-time leader in assistsAll-time leader in steals"} {"Year":2010,"Inductees":"Cynthia Cooper-Dyke","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":2010,"Inductees":"Dennis Johnson","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":2010,"Inductees":"Gus Johnson","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":2010,"Inductees":"Karl Malone","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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, 1996Member of the \"Dream Team\" inducted as a unit in 2010"} {"Year":2010,"Inductees":"Ubiratan Pereira Maciel","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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× Brazilian Championship champion (1965, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1981)FIBA Order of Merit (1994)FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991 FIBA Hall of Fame (2009)"} {"Year":2010,"Inductees":"Scottie Pippen","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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, 1996USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1996)Member of the \"Dream Team\" inducted as a unit in 2010"} {"Year":2011,"Inductees":"Dennis Rodman","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":2011,"Inductees":"Chris Mullin","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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, 1992Pan American Games  Gold: 1983Member of the \"Dream Team\" inducted as a unit in 20101× USBWA College Player of the Year (1985)John R. Wooden Award (1985)"} {"Year":2011,"Inductees":"Arvydas Sabonis","Pos":"C","Achievements":"3× Summer Olympic Medalist ( Gold, USSR, 1988;  Bronze, Lithuania, 1992 and 1996)2× FIBA Basketball World Cup medalist  Gold: 1982  Silver: 19864× EuroBasket medalist  Gold: 1985  Silver: 1995,  Bronze: 1983, 1989EuroBasket 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 199150 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)FIBA Hall of Fame (2010)"} {"Year":2011,"Inductees":"Artis Gilmore","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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"} {"Year":2011,"Inductees":"Teresa Edwards","Pos":"G","Achievements":"5× Olympic Medalist (gold, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000; bronze, 1992)Inductee, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2010)NCAA Silver Anniversary Award (2011)"} {"Year":2011,"Inductees":"Goose Tatum","Pos":"F","Achievements":"Member of the Harlem Globetrotters inducted as a unit in 2002"} {"Year":2012,"Inductees":"Mel Daniels","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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"} {"Year":2012,"Inductees":"Katrina McClain","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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"} {"Year":2012,"Inductees":"Reggie Miller","Pos":"G","Achievements":"Retired with the most three-point field goals in NBA history (2,560)5× NBA All-Star3× All-NBA Third TeamJ. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2004)FIBA Basketball World Cup  Gold: 1994Summer Olympics  Gold: 1996USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2002)"} {"Year":2012,"Inductees":"Ralph Sampson","Pos":"C","Achievements":"3× Naismith Award (Virginia, 1981, 1982, 1983)2× Wooden Award (1982, 1983)3× consensus first-team All-American (1981–1983)4× NBA All-StarNBA All-Star Game MVP (1985)"} {"Year":2012,"Inductees":"Chet Walker","Pos":"F","Achievements":"Consensus first-team All-America (Bradley, 1962)NBA All-Rookie Team (1963)7× NBA All-StarNBA champion (Philadelphia 76ers, 1967)"} {"Year":2012,"Inductees":"Jamaal Wilkes","Pos":"F","Achievements":"3× Academic All-America (UCLA, 1972, 1973, 1974)Consensus first-team All-American (1974)NBA Rookie of the Year (1975)3× NBA All-Star4× NBA champion (Golden State Warriors, 1975; Los Angeles Lakers, 1980, 1982, 1985)"} {"Year":2013,"Inductees":"Roger Brown","Pos":"G-F","Achievements":"ABA Playoffs MVP (1970)4× ABA All-StarAll-ABA First Team (1971)3× ABA champion (Indiana Pacers, 1970, 1972, 1973)"} {"Year":2013,"Inductees":"Bernard King","Pos":"F","Achievements":"4× NBA All Star2× All-NBA First TeamNBA top scorer (1985)NBA All-Rookie Team"} {"Year":2013,"Inductees":"Gary Payton","Pos":"G","Achievements":"NBA champion (Miami Heat, 2006)9× NBA All-Star2× All-NBA First TeamNBA Defensive Player of the Year9× NBA All-Defensive First TeamNBA steals leader2× Summer Olympics  Gold: 1996, 20002× FIBA Americas Championship  Gold (1999),  Silver (1989)"} {"Year":2013,"Inductees":"Richie Guerin","Pos":"G","Achievements":"6× NBA All-Star3× All-NBA Second Team"} {"Year":2013,"Inductees":"Dawn Staley","Pos":"G","Achievements":"2× Naismith Award (Virginia, 1991, 1992)6× WNBA All-Star2× ABL All-Star3× Olympic Gold Medalist (1996, 2000, 2004)"} {"Year":2013,"Inductees":"Oscar Schmidt","Pos":"F","Achievements":"All-time Top Scorer in FIBA World Cup basketball historyAll-time Top Scorer in Summer Olympic Games history3× 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)"} {"Year":2014,"Inductees":"Šarūnas Marčiulionis","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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: 1989EuroBasket 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 NBAResurrected the Lithuania national team after Lithuania's return to independence in 1990Founder of the top-tier level Lithuanian League, the LKLFIBA Hall of Fame (2015)"} {"Year":2014,"Inductees":"Alonzo Mourning","Pos":"C","Achievements":"Summer Olympics  Gold: 20002× FIBA Basketball World Cup medalist  Gold: 1994  Bronze: 1990Consensus 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)"} {"Year":2014,"Inductees":"Mitch Richmond","Pos":"G","Achievements":"6× NBA All-StarNBA Rookie of the Year (1988)3× All-NBA second teamNBA Champion (Los Angeles Lakers, 2002)2× Olympic medalist with Team USA ( Bronze in 1988,  Gold in 1996)"} {"Year":2014,"Inductees":"Guy Rodgers","Pos":"G","Achievements":"3× MVP in the Philadelphia Big 5Consensus First Team All-American (Temple, 1958)Consensus Second Team All-American (1957)NCAA All-Tournament Team (1958)4× NBA All-Star2× NBA assists leader"} {"Year":2015,"Inductees":"Louie Dampier","Pos":"G","Achievements":"ABA All-Time Team (1997)ABA All-Rookie First Team (1968)7× ABA All-Star4× All-ABA Second TeamABA Champion(Kentucky Colonels, 1975) AP First Team All-America, 19662× Consensus Second Team All-American (1966, 1967)"} {"Year":2015,"Inductees":"Spencer Haywood","Pos":"F","Achievements":"Summer Olympics  Gold: 1968ABA 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-StarAll-ABA First TeamNBA Champion (Los Angeles Lakers, 1980)4× NBA All-Star (1972–1975)2× All-NBA First Team2× All-NBA Second Team"} {"Year":2015,"Inductees":"John Isaacs","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":2015,"Inductees":"Lisa Leslie","Pos":"C","Achievements":"Naismith Award (USC, 1994)Kodak All-America (1994)8× WNBA All-Star3× WNBA All-Star Game MVP4× Olympic Gold Medalist (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)3× WNBA MVP (2001, 2004, 2006)2× WNBA Champions (Los Angeles Sparks, 2001, 2002)2× WNBA Finals MVP8× First Team All-WNBA4× Second Team All-WNBA2× WNBA Defensive Player of the Year2× All-Defensive First Team2× All-Defensive Second TeamFirst player to dunk in a WNBA game"} {"Year":2015,"Inductees":"Dikembe Mutombo","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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 leader3× NBA blocks leader2× J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2001, 2009)Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1991)"} {"Year":2015,"Inductees":"Jo Jo White","Pos":"G","Achievements":"Summer Olympics  Gold: 19682× NBA Champion (1974, 1976)7× NBA All StarNBA Finals MVP (1976)2× All-NBA Second TeamNBA All-Rookie First Team (1970)2× Consensus Second Team All-American (1968, 1969)The Sporting News First Team All-America (1968, 1969)"} {"Year":2016,"Inductees":"Yao Ming","Pos":"C","Achievements":"8× NBA All-Star2× All-NBA Second Team3× All-NBA Third TeamNBA 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)"} {"Year":2016,"Inductees":"Cumberland Posey","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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."} {"Year":2016,"Inductees":"Sheryl Swoopes","Pos":"G","Achievements":"First player to be signed to the WNBA.3× WNBA MVP4× WNBA Champion3× Olympic Gold Medalist"} {"Year":2016,"Inductees":"Zelmo Beaty","Pos":"C","Achievements":"2× NBA All-StarNBA All-Rookie First Team (1963)3× ABA All-StarABA All-Time Team"} {"Year":2016,"Inductees":"Shaquille O'Neal","Pos":"C","Achievements":"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 TeamSummer Olympics  Gold: 1996FIBA Basketball World Cup  Gold: 1994FIBA Hall of Fame (2017)"} {"Year":2016,"Inductees":"Allen Iverson","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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 2004FIBA Americas Championship  Gold (2003)"} {"Year":2017,"Inductees":"Tracy McGrady","Pos":"G-F","Achievements":"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)"} {"Year":2017,"Inductees":"Nikos Galis","Pos":"G","Achievements":"2× EuroBasket medalist  Gold: 1987,  Silver: 1989EuroBasket 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 1991FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)"} {"Year":2017,"Inductees":"George McGinnis","Pos":"F-C","Achievements":"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 TeamNo. 30 retired by Indiana PacersThird-team All-American – AP, NABC, UPI (1971)Mr. Basketball USA 1969"} {"Year":2018,"Inductees":"Ray Allen","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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"} {"Year":2018,"Inductees":"Maurice Cheeks","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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"} {"Year":2018,"Inductees":"Grant Hill","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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: 1996No. 33 retired by Duke"} {"Year":2018,"Inductees":"Jason Kidd","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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 NetsConsensus 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 CaliforniaNaismith Prep Player of the Year (1992)2× California Mr. Basketball (1991, 1992)2× Summer Olympics  Gold: 2000, 2008"} {"Year":2018,"Inductees":"Steve Nash","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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 HonorNo. 13 retired by Phoenix Suns2× 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"} {"Year":2018,"Inductees":"Katie Smith","Pos":"G-F","Achievements":"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, 20083× World Cup  Gold: 1998, 2002  Bronze: 2006"} {"Year":2018,"Inductees":"Tina Thompson","Pos":"F","Achievements":"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 TeamRussian National League champion (2007)EuroLeague champion (2007)Romanian National League champion (2010)2× Summer Olympics  Gold: 2004, 20082× World Cup  Gold: 1998  Bronze: 2006"} {"Year":2018,"Inductees":"Ora Mae Washington","Pos":"","Achievements":"Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2009)"} {"Year":2018,"Inductees":"Dino Rađa","Pos":"F-C","Achievements":"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, 19922× FIBA World Cup  Gold: 1990  Bronze: 19945x EuroBasket  Gold: 1989, 1991  Bronze: 1987, 1993, 1995"} {"Year":2018,"Inductees":"Charlie Scott","Pos":"G","Achievements":"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 Team2× Consensus second-team All-American (1969, 1970)ACC Athlete of the Year (1970)College Basketball Hall of Fame (2015)Summer Olympics  Gold: 1968"}