There will be many big names inducted into The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this summer. On Saturday, the Hall announced the 12 inductees in the Class of 2023.
The announcement was made in Houston, the site of the 2023 NCAA Men’s Final Four.
North American Committee inductees:
Dirk Nowitzki – 14-time All-Star, 2006-07 MVP, 2011 NBA Champion
Dwyane Wade – 13-time All-Star, 3-time NBA champion, 2006 Finals MVP
Pau Gasol – 6-time All-Star, 2-time NBA champion, 2002 Rookie of the Year
Tony Parker – 6-time All-Star, 4-time NBA champion, 2007 Finals MVP
Gregg Popovich – Winningest coach in NBA history, 3-time NBA Coach of the Year, 5-time NBA champion
Gene Bess – All-time winningest college coach (1,300), 2-time NJCAA Coach of the Year
David Hixon – 826 wins, 2-time D3 national champion, 2-time D3 Coach of the Year
Gene Keady – 6-time NCAA Coach of the Year, 17 NCAA Tournament appearances
Women’s Committee inductees:
Gary Blair – 852 wins, 2011 National Champion, 2-time Final Four participant
Becky Hammon – 6-time WNBA All-Star, 2-time First-Team All-WNBA recipient
This year’s Direct Elect Committee inductees:
1976 Women’s Olympic Basketball Team (Women’s Veterans) – Silver medalists in inaugural appearance for Women’s Olympic Basketball
Jim Valvano (Contributor) – 1983 NCAA Champion, created The V Foundation for Cancer Research
The Class of 2023 will be enshrined during festivities in Springfield, MA the Birthplace of Basketball, as well as the Mohegan Sun on August 11-12.
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