2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Class

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Nominees have been announced. Kinda obvious who the top ones are

North American Committee Nominations

Rick Adelman (COA)
Fletcher Arritt (COA)*
Johnny Bach (COA)
Chauncey Billups (PLA)
Chris Bosh (PLA)*
Kobe Bryant (PLA)*
Rick Byrd (COA)
Muggsy Bogues (PLA)
Irv Brown (REF)
Jim Burch (REF)
Marcus Camby (PLA)
Tim Duncan (PLA)*
Mark Eaton (PLA)
Dale Ellis (PLA)
Hugh Evans (REF)
Michael Finley (PLA)*
Steve Fisher (COA)
Cotton Fitzsimmons (COA)
Kevin Garnett (PLA)*
Richard Hamilton (PLA)
Tim Hardaway (PLA)
Ed Hightower (REF)
Bob Huggins (COA)
Mark Jackson (PLA)
Herman Johnson (COA)*
Marques Johnson (PLA)
George Karl (COA)
Gene Keady (COA)
Ken Kern (COA)
Shawn Marion (PLA)*
Rollie Massimino (COA)
Bob McKillop (COA)*
Danny Miles (COA)
Steve Moore (COA)*
**** Motta (COA)
Jake O’Donnell (REF)
Jere Quinn (COA)
Jim Phelan (COA)
Digger Phelps (COA)
Lamont Robinson (PLA)
Bo Ryan (COA)
Bob Saulsbury (COA)
Norm Sloan (COA)*
Eddie Sutton (COA)
Rudy Tomjanovich (COA)
Ben Wallace (PLA)
Chris Webber (PLA)
Willie West (COA)
Buck Williams (PLA)*
Jay Wright (COA)

Women’s Committee Nominations
Leta Andrews (COA)
Jennifer Azzi (PLA)
Swin Cash (PLA)*
Tamika Catchings (PLA)*
Becky Hammon (PLA)
Susie McConnell (PLA)
Debbie Miller-Palmore (PLA)*
Kim Mulkey (COA)
Kim Mulkey (PLA)
Marianne Stanley (COA)
Barbara Stevens (COA)
Valerie Still (PLA)
Marian Washington (COA)

DIRECT-ELECT CATEGORY: Contributor Committee Nominations
Marv Albert
**** Baumgartner
Bill Bertka
Henry Bibby
Marty Blake
Vic Bubas
Wayne Duke
Lou Dunbar*
Bill Foster*
Harry Glickman
Marty Glickman
Simon Gourdine
Curt Gowdy
Tim Grgurich
Del Harris
Greg Heineman
Robert Indiana
Johnny “Red” Kerr
Bill King
John Kline
Red Klotz
Bobby Lewis
Herbert Livsey*
Jack McCloskey
Jerry McHale
Johnny Most
Dennis Murphy
Joe O’Toole
Billy Packer
Jack Powers
Dee Rowe
Zelda Spoelstra
Jim Valvano
Donnie Walsh
Jerome Williams

DIRECT-ELECT CATEGORY: Early African-American Pioneers Committee Nominations
Clarence “Puggy” Bell
Sonny Boswell
Bill Garrett
Inman Jackson
Clarence “Fats” Jenkins
Bucky Lew
Davage “Dave” Minor
Hudson Oliver
Al “Runt” Pullins
James “Pappy” Ricks
Paul Robeson
Eyre Saitch
William “Wee Willie” Smith

DIRECT-ELECT CATEGORY: International Committee Nominations
Patrick Baumann*
Tal Brody
Jackie Chazalon
Alphonso Ford
Giuseppe Giergia
Semen Khalipski
Vladimir Kondrashin
Toni Kukoc
Marcos Leite
Shimon Mizrahi
Aldo Ossola
Amaury Pasos
Dan Peterson
Manuel Sainz
Togo Soares
Ranko Zeravica

DIRECT-ELECT CATEGORY: Veterans Committee Nominations
1936 US Olympic Team (TEAM)
1964 State Department Basketball Ambassadors (TEAM)
1965 World University Games Team (TEAM)*
Tom Blackburn (COA)*
Ron Boone (PLA)
Sid Borgia (REF)
Frank Brian (PLA)
Joe Caldwell (PLA)
Mack Calvin (PLA)
Darel Carrier (PLA)
Jack Coleman (PLA)
Bob Dandridge (PLA)
Charles Eckman (REF)
Leroy Edwards (PLA)
Leo Ferris (CONT)
Clarence “Bevo” Francis (PLA)
Buck Freeman (COA)
Donnie Freeman (PLA)
Travis Grant (PLA)
Bob Grody (PLA)
Robert Harrison (PLA)
Flo Harvey (PLA)
**** Hemric (PLA)
Cam Henderson (COA)
Robert Hopkins (PLA)
Lou Hudson (PLA)
Warren Jabali (PLA)
Jimmy Jones (PLA)
Charles Keinath (PLA)
Kentucky Wesleyan 1966, 1968, 1969 (TEAM)*
Freddie Lewis (PLA)
Jim Loscutoff (PLA)
Loyola of Chicago (TEA)
Billy Markward (CONT)
Ed McCluskey (COA)
Ray Mears (COA)
Francis Meehan (PLA)
Donald “Dudey” Moore (COA)
Willie Naulls (PLA)
Philadelphia SPHAS (TEA)
Mel Riebe (PLA)
Glenn Roberts (PLA)
Holcombe Rucker (CONT)
Kenny Sailors (PLA)
Fred Schaus (CONT)
Kenny Sears (PLA)
Frank Selvy (PLA)
George Senesky (PLA)
Paul Seymour (PLA)
Charles Siler (CONT)
Talvin Skinner (PLA)
Ken Suesens (PLA)
**** Van Arsdale (PLA)
Tom Van Arsdale (PLA)
Perry Wallace (PLA)
Frank Walsh (CONT)
Willie Wise (PLA)
Max Zaslofsky (PLA)

DIRECT-ELECT CATEGORY: Women Veterans Committee Nominations
Alline Banks Sprouse (PLA)
Edmonton Commercial Grads (TEAM)
John Head (COA)
Pearl Moore (PLA)
Nashville Business College (TEAM)
Lometa Odom (PLA)
Harley Redin (COA)
Teresa Shank (PLA)
Hazel Walker (PLA)

 

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Justice will never come for the Van Arsdales

 

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Justice will never come for the Van Arsdales

It won't come this year as the Hall changed the format, I think because of Kobe's death

 

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Here are the finalists. Kinda obvious they changed things in the wake of Kobe's death -- there were 10 North American Finalists last year.

I imagine this is going to be the full class, unless they just go Kobe, Duncan, Garnett and Catchings.

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Finalists

North American Committee Finalists for Enshrinement

Kobe Bryant (Player)
Tim Duncan (Player)
Kevin Garnett (Player)
Eddie Sutton (Coach)
Rudy Tomjanovich (Coach)


Women's Committee Finalists for Enshrinement

Tamika Catchings (Player)
Kim Mulkey (Coach)
Barbara Stevens (Coach)

For the Class of 2020, the Hall of Fame has elected to suspend for one year the direct-election of an individual or team from the following categories: Veteran's, Women's Veteran's, Early African-American Pioneers and the Contributors.

The Class of 2020 will include a direct-election from the International Committee. That selection will be announced as part of the 2020 Class Announcement Show in April.

 

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Wilbon and Breen get the Curt Gowdy Media Awards

The inaugural Insight Media Award (whatever that is) goes to Jim Gray.
The inaugural Transformative Media Award (whatever that means) goes to TNT’s Inside the NBA crew

 

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Tomorrow is the day. I think it's pretty obvious all four players get in and all 8 get.

Source: Eddie Sutton voted into Hall of Fame

 

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As long as Ed Hightower isn't getting in I'm good with it.

 

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All eight finalists were elected

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Announcement