Basketball Hall of Fame announces candidates for Class of 2023
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the list of
eligible candidates for the Class of 2023, including several
high-profile, first-time nominees including Pau Gasol, Dirk
Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Gregg Popovich, Dwyane Wade and the 1976
U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team.
A first look at the list of eligible nominees was provided by “NBA
Today” on ESPN; the complete list of eligible candidates can be
found below.
Finalists from the North American and Women’s committee for the
Class of 2023 will be announced on February 17, at 5:30 p.m. ET in
Salt Lake City, Utah, during NBA All-Star Weekend.
The entire Class of 2023, including those selected by the
direct-elect committees, will be unveiled during the NCAA Final
Four in Houston, Texas, on April 1, in a nationally televised
broadcast at 11 a.m. EST.
NORTH AMERICAN NOMINATIONS
• Ken Anderson (COA)
• John Beilein (COA)*
• Gene Bess (COA)
• Chauncey Billups (PLA)
• Tom Chambers (PLA)
• John Clougherty (REF)
• Michael Cooper (PLA)
• Joey Crawford (REF)
• Jack Curran (COA)
• Mark Eaton (PLA)
• Cliff Ellis (COA)
• Michael Finley (PLA)
• Pau Gasol (PLA)*
• Leonard Hamilton (COA)
• Lou Henson (COA)
• Ed Hightower (REF)
• David Hixon (COA)
• Mark Jackson (PLA)
• Marques Johnson (PLA)
• Gene Keady (COA)
• Jim Larranaga (COA)*
• Maurice Lucas (PLA)
• Shawn Marion (PLA)
• Rollie Massimino (COA)
• Dick Motta (COA)
• Dirk Nowitzki (PLA)*
• Jake O’Donnell (REF)
• Tony Parker (PLA)*
• Jim Phelan (COA)
• Gregg Popovich (COA)*
• Bo Ryan (COA)
• Stan Spirou (COA)*
• Reggie Theus (PLA)
• Dwyane Wade (PLA)*
• Buck Williams (PLA)
• John Williamson (PLA)*
• Paul Westhead (COA)
WOMEN’S NOMINATIONS
• Leta Andrews (COA)
• Jennifer Azzi (PLA)
• Gary Blair (COA)
• Doug Bruno (COA)*
• Becky Hammon (PLA)
• Becky Martin (COA)
• Debbie Miller-Palmore (PLA)
• Kim Mulkey (PLA)
• Valerie Still (PLA)
• Marian Washington (COA)
INTERNATIONAL DIRECT-ELECT
• Jackie Chazalon
• Mirza Delibasic
• Dusan Ivkovic
• Semen Khalipski
• Vladimir Kondrashin
• Eduardo Lamas
• Marcos Leite
• Shimon Mirrahi
• Amaury Pasos
• Manuel Sainz
• Togo Soares
• Ranko Zeravica
WOMEN’S VETERANS DIRECT-ELECT
• 1976 US Olympic Team (TEA)*
• 1982 Cheyney University NCAA Final Four Team
(TEA)*
• Alline Banks Sprouse (PLA)
• Edmonton Commercial Grads (TEA)
• John Head (COA)
• Yolanda Laney (PLA)*
• Nashville Business College (TEA)
• Lometa Odom (PLA)
• Harley Redin (COA)
• Hazel Walker (PLA)
• Valerie Walker (PLA)*
• Dean Weese (COA)*
CONTRIBUTOR DIRECT-ELECT
• Pete Babcock
• Dick Baumgartner
• Henry Bibby
• Marty Blake
• Vic Bubas
• Doug Collins
• Wayne Duke
• Bill Foster
• Bob Gibbons
• Simon Gourdine
• Tim Grgurich
• Junius Kellogg
• Johnny “Red” Kerr
• Tom Konchalski
• Bobby Lewis
• Fred McCall
• Jack McCloskey
• Jon McGlocklin
• Speedy Morris
• Dennis Murphy
• Curly Neal
• Jack Powers
• Will Robinson
• Gene Shue
• Jim Valvano
• Donnie Walsh
VETERANS DIRECT-ELECT
• 1936 US Olympic Team (TEA)
• 1972 US Olympic Team (TEA)
• Dick Barnett (PLA)
• Tom Blackburn (COA)
• Sid Borgia (REF)
• Charles Brown (PLA)*
• Freddie Brown (PLA)*
• Jack Coleman (PLA)
• Charles Eckman (REF)
• Leroy Edwards (PLA)
• Leo Ferris (CONT)
• Hy Gotkin (PLA)
• Travis Grant (PLA)
• Jack Hartman (COA)*
• Cam Henderson (COA)
• Robert Hopkins (PLA)
• Charles Keinath (PLA)
• Greg Kelser (PLA)*
• Kentucky Wesleyan 1966, 1968, 1969 (TEA)
• Bob Love (PLA)
• Loyola of Chicago (TEA)
• Billy Markward (CONT)
• Ed McCluskey (COA)
• Jack McKinney (CONT)
• Bill Melchionni (PLA)*
• Francis Meehan (PLA)
• Lucias Mitchell (COA)
• Donald “Dudey” Moore (COA)
• Joe Mullaney (COA)
• Willie Naulls (PLA)
• North Catholic High School Junior Varsity
(Philadelphia, PA) (TEA)
• Don Otten (PLA)*
• Philadelphia SPHAS (TEA)
• Kevin Porter (PLA)*
• Glenn Roberts (PLA)
• Lennie Rosenbluth (PLA)
• Kenny Sailors (PLA)
• Fred Schaus (CONT)
• Sam Schulman (CONT)
• Paul Silas (PLA)
• Dick Van Arsdale (PLA)
• Tom Van Arsdale (PLA)
• Lambert Will (CONT)*
• Max Zaslofsky (PLA)