Vince Carter, left, and Chauncey Billups shake fingers throughout a information convention for The Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame on the NCAA school basketball Match on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photograph/David J. Phillip)
A take a look at the 13-member class of 2024 being enshrined Sunday within the Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame:
Vince Carter
Vince Carter is eight-time All-Star throughout his NBA-record 22 seasons. The NBA Rookie of the 12 months in 1999, Carter is the one participant to play in 4 completely different a long time. He gained an Olympic gold medal and a slam dunk title in 2000 and holds the single-season scoring data for each the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets.
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Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Billups, the No. 3 decide within the 1997 draft was a five-time All-Star and the MVP of the 2004 NBA Finals. Nicknamed “Mr. Large Shot” for his play within the clutch, Billups shot 89.4% from the free throw line, sixth-best in NBA historical past. He at the moment coaches the Portland Path Blazers.
Michael Cooper
The NBA Defensive Participant of the 12 months in 1987 and a five-time choice to the All-Defensive first workforce. Larry Hen referred to as the swingman the hardest defensive participant he confronted. Cooper gained 5 championships as a participant with the Lakers and two extra as coach of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks.
Walter Davis
The profession scoring chief for the Phoenix Suns was an All-Star six instances in his 15 NBA seasons. Davis was the 1978 Rookie of the 12 months after averaging 24.2 factors in his first season. Gained an Olympic gold medal in 1976 whereas at North Carolina earlier than being the No. 5 decide within the 1977 draft.
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Dick Barnett
Helped the New York Knicks win NBA championships in 1970 and 1973. Barnett additionally gained three straight NAIA nationwide championships from 1957-59 with Tennessee A&I College, when the Tigers grew to become the primary HBCU to win a nationwide title. Was an All-Star in 1968 whereas with the Knicks, one in all his three groups in a 14-year profession.
Seimone Augustus
The No. 1 decide within the 2006 WNBA draft was an All-Star eight instances in her 15 seasons. Helped the Minnesota Lynx win 4 WNBA championships and was the MVP of the 2011 WNBA Finals. Led LSU to a few straight Last Fours and was the faculty participant of the yr in each 2005 and 2006.
Michele Timms
Performed with the Phoenix Mercury in 1997 throughout the WNBA’s inaugural season and helped them attain the WNBA Finals the following yr. Gained an Olympic bronze medal in 1996 and a silver in 2000 whereas enjoying for Australia. The purpose guard is already a member of the Sport Australia, Girls’s Basketball and FIBA Halls of Fame.
Bo Ryan
Gained 4 Division III nationwide titles earlier than shifting as much as the Division I stage at Wisconsin. Led the Badgers to back-to-back Last Fours in 2014 and 2015. Completed went 747-233 in his 32 seasons, together with 364-130 with Wisconsin, the place he gained 4 Large Ten regular-season titles and three within the convention match.
Charles Smith
Smith gained 9 Louisiana state highschool championships and is the state’s profession chief in teaching victories. Led Peabody Magnet Excessive College to 41-0 seasons in 2004 and 2010, successful nationwide coach of the yr honors from ESPN the latter time. Beforehand inducted into the Louisiana Sports activities Corridor of Fame and the Nationwide Excessive College Athletic Coaches Affiliation Corridor of Fame.
Harley Redin
Went 431-66 with six AAU nationwide championships in 18 seasons teaching the Wayland Baptist ladies’s basketball workforce. Had 17 top-five finishes. Redin was 110-2 throughout his first 4 seasons with this system and had two undefeated seasons. Additionally coached the U.S. ladies’s nationwide workforce.
Jerry West
FILE – Jerry West speaks throughout a information convention to introduce him as an advisor to the Los Angeles Clippers, in Los Angeles, June 19, 2017.(AP Photograph/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Jerry West will grow to be a three-time Corridor of Famer, having beforehand been inducted as a participant and as a part of the 1960 U.S. workforce that gained an Olympic gold medal. This honor is for West’s work as an govt. He helped the Los Angeles Lakers win eight championships in that function earlier than changing into normal supervisor of the Memphis Grizzlies, and gained Govt of the 12 months awards with each groups. Additionally was an govt with the Golden State Warriors for 2 of their championships.
Doug Collins
Doug Collins a four-time All-Star as a participant with the Philadelphia 76ers who later gained greater than 400 video games as a coach. Collins coached Michael Jordan in each Chicago and Washington, and likewise coached Philadelphia and Detroit. Collins was one in all basketball’s greatest TV analysts, working the 2008 and 2012 Olympics with NBC and likewise calling NBA video games for CBS, TNT and TBS.
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Herb Simon
The longest-tenured proprietor in NBA historical past. Purchased the Indiana Pacers alongside along with his brother, Mel, in 1983. Helped the Pacers grow to be a perennial Jap Convention contender within the mid-Nineties and attain their lone NBA Finals in 2000.
