Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces eligible candidates for Class of 2024
The U.S. Men’s Olympic team of 2008 is being nominated for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for the first time.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the list of eligible candidates for the Class of 2024, including several high-profile, first-time nominees, including the 2008 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team (“Redeem Team”), Vince Carter, Seimone Augustus, Bill Laimbeer, Rick Barnes, Mike Fratello and Penny Taylor.
Naismith Basketball Hall Of Fame Announces Eligible Candidates For The Class Of 2024. #24HoopClass
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“NBA Today” on ESPN, hosted by Malika Andrews and featuring Class of 2023 Hall of Famer Becky Hammon, Kendrick Perkins, Chiney Ogwumike, and Brian Windhorst, will give a first look at the list of eligible nominees. The complete list of eligible candidates is also provided here.
North American Nominees
* Indicates First-Time Nominee
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2008 U.S. Olympic Redeem Team (TEA)* |
Marv Kessler (COA)* |
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Rick Barnes (COA)* |
Bill Laimbeer (PLA)* |
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John Beilein (COA) |
Jim Larranaga (COA) |
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Chauncey Billups (PLA) |
Mike Leonardo (COA)* |
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Vince Carter (PLA)* |
Maurice Lucas (PLA) |
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Tom Chambers (PLA) |
Shawn Marion (PLA) |
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John Clougherty (REF) |
Rollie Massimino (COA) |
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Michael Cooper (PLA) |
Bill Morse (COA)* |
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Joey Crawford (REF) |
Dick Motta (COA) |
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Terry Cummings (PLA) |
Jack Nagle (COA)* |
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Jack Curran (COA) |
Jim Phelan (COA) |
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Bobby Dibler (REF)* |
Bo Ryan (COA) |
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Don Donoher (COA)* |
Charles Smith (COA)* |
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Robert Foley (COA)* |
Stan Spirou (COA) |
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Mike Gminski (PLA)* |
Reggie Theus (PLA) |
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Lou Henson (COA) |
Jerry Welsh (COA)* |
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Marques Houtman (PLA)* |
Buck Williams (PLA) |
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Marques Johnson (PLA) |
John Williamson (PLA) |
Women’s Nominees
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Leta Andrews (COA) |
Debbie Miller-Palmore (PLA) |
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Seimone Augustus (PLA)* |
Marian Washington (COA) |
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Jennifer Azzi (PLA) |
Dean Weese (COA) |
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Doug Bruno (COA)* |
Chris Weller (COA)* |
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Cheryl Ford (PLA)* |
Andrew Yosinoff (COA)* |
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Becky Martin (COA) |
Contributor Nominees
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Pete Babcock |
Bobby Lewis |
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Dick Baumgartner |
Fred McCall |
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Henry Bibby |
Jack McCloskey |
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Marty Blake |
Jon McGlocklin |
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Vic Bubas |
Speedy Morris |
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Doug Collins |
Dennis Murphy |
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Wayne Duke |
Curly Neal |
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Bill Foster |
Jack Powers |
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Mike Fratello* |
Will Robinson |
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Bob Gibbons |
Gene Shue |
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Simon Gourdine |
Herb Simon* |
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Tim Grgurich |
Scott Tarter* |
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Junius Kellogg |
Donnie Walsh |
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Johnny “Red” Kerr |
Jerry West* |
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Tom Konchalski |
World Wheelers* |
International Nominees
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David Blatt (COA)* |
Ettore Messina (COA)* |
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Tal Brody (CONT)* |
Juan Carlos Navarro (PLA)* |
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Jean-Jacques Conceicao (PLA)* |
Andres Nocioni (PLA)* |
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Mirza Delibasic (PLA) |
Fabricio Oberto (PLA)* |
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Jorge Garbajosa (PLA)* |
Jose Ortiz (PLA)* |
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Andrew Gaze (PLA)* |
Amaury Pasos (PLA) |
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Panaglotis Giannakis (PLA)* |
Modesto Palauskas (PLA)* |
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Giuseppe Giergia (PLA) |
Togo Soares (PLA) |
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Dusan Ivkovic (PLA) |
Penny Taylor (PLA)* |
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Andrei Kirilenko (PLA)* |
Michele Timms (PLA)* |
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Vladimir Kondrashin (COA) |
Amaya Valdemore (PLA)* |
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Marcos Leite (PLA) |
Ranko Zeravica (COA) |
Women’s Veteran Nominees
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1982 Cheyney State NCAA Final Four Team (TEA) |
Lometa Odom (PLA) |
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Alline Banks Sprouse (PLA) |
Harley Redin (COA) |
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Edmonton Commercial Grads (TEA) |
Hazel Walker (PLA) |
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John Head (COA) |
Valerie Walker (PLA) |
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Yolanda Laney (PLA) |
Dean Weese (COA) |
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Nashville Business College (TEA) |
Veteran Nominees
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1936 US Olympic Team (TEA) |
Bill Melchionni (PLA) |
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1972 US Olympic Team (TEA) |
Francis Meehan (PLA) |
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Dick Barnett (PLA) |
Lucias Mitchell (COA) |
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Tom Blackburn (COA) |
Joe Mullaney (COA) |
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Charles Brown (PLA)* |
Willie Naulls (PLA) |
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Freddie Brown (PLA) |
Ben Newman (CONT)* |
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Jack Coleman (PLA) |
Don Otten (PLA)* |
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Leroy Edwards (PLA) |
Louis Pieri (CONT)* |
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Leo Ferris (CONT) |
Kevin Porter (PLA) |
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Travis Grant (PLA) |
Glenn Roberts (PLA) |
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Jack Hartman (COA) |
Lennie Rosenbluth (PLA) |
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Cam Henderson (COA) |
Kenny Sailors (PLA) |
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Robert Hopkins (PLA) |
Fred Schaus (CONT) |
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Charles Keinath (PLA) |
Sam Schulman (CONT) |
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Greg Kelser (PLA) |
Paul Silas (PLA) |
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Kentucky Wesleyan 1966, 1968, 1969 (TEA) |
Dick Van Arsdale (PLA) |
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Loyola of Chicago (TEA) |
Tom Van Arsdale (PLA) |
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Dan Lynch (COA)* |
Cleo Vaughn (PLA)* |
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Billy Markward (CONT) |
Lambert Will (CONT) |
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Jack McKinney (CONT) |
Max Zaslofsky (PLA) |
The Honor’s Committee will announce the finalists for the Class of 2024 on Friday, February 16, in Indianapolis, Indiana, during the NBA All-Star Weekend.
The unveiling of the entire Class of 2024 will take place on Saturday, April 6, during the NCAA Final Four in Phoenix, Arizona. This event will be broadcasted nationwide.
The time and network for the announcement of both the Finalist and the Class will be revealed in the near future.
The weekend of enshrinement will kick off at the Mohegan Sun on Friday, August 16, starting with the Tip-Off Celebration and Awards Gala. The following day, Saturday, August 17, the Enshrinement ceremony will take place at Springfield’s historic Symphony Hall.
VIP Packages for the Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend will be available for purchase on Friday, February 16. Tickets for single events such as the Ceremony, Tip Off Celebration, Awards Gala, and other additional events will be put on sale on Saturday, April 6, at 12:00 p.m. EST. All of these can be bought at hoophall.com.
The full schedule of events and pricing will be made available by February 1.
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has announced modifications to its election process that will scrutinize candidates from the International, Men’s Veteran’s, Women’s Veteran’s, and Contributor Committees more meticulously. Since 2011, these categories have been treated as independent ‘direct-elect’ committees, with the aim of providing focused and specialized consideration to candidates who might have been overlooked. The Election Process Committee has concluded that this goal of heightened consideration was achieved over the past 12 years. Now, candidates from these categories will return to the former, traditional process of being submitted for final consideration to the Honors Committee for election.
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