Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces eligible candidates for Class of 2024
The 2008 U.S. Olympic Men’s team has been 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, will provide a first look at the list of eligible nominees. The show features Class of 2023 Hall of Famer Becky Hammon, Kendrick Perkins, Chiney Ogwumike, and Brian Windhorst. The complete list of eligible candidates is as follows.
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, as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend.
The full Class of 2024 will be revealed in a nationwide broadcast on Saturday, April 6, during the NCAA Final Four in Phoenix, Arizona.
The time and broadcast network for both the Finalist and the Class Announcement will be revealed soon.
The Enshrinement weekend at the Mohegan Sun will kick off on Friday, August 16, starting with the Tip-Off Celebration and Awards Gala. The Enshrinement ceremony will then take place the following day, Saturday, August 17, at the historic Symphony Hall in Springfield.
On Friday, February 16, VIP Packages for the Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend will be available for purchase. Furthermore, single-event tickets for the Ceremony, Tip Off Celebration, Awards Gala, and other related events will be on sale from Saturday, April 6, starting at 12:00 p.m. EST. All these packages and tickets can be purchased from hoophall.com.
By February 1, the full listing of events and pricing will be released.
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has announced alterations to its election process. The new changes will provide a more detailed examination of candidates from the International, Men’s Veteran’s, Women’s Veteran’s, and Contributor Committees. Since 2011, the Hall of Fame has allowed these categories to function as independent ‘direct-elect’ committees. This was done to ensure candidates who may have been overlooked received specific attention in these categories. After 12 years, the Election Process Committee has concluded that this objective has been achieved. Thus, candidates from these categories will now follow the previous traditional process, which involves being put forward to the Honors Committee for final consideration for election.
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