The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2014 and some of their major accomplishments:
Alonzo Mourning: (Player)
- NBA champion with the Miami Heat
- Seven-time NBA All-Star
- Two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year
- Two-times NBA All-Defensive Team selection
- Named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team
- Two-time All-NBA Team selection
Mitch Richmond: (Player)
- NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers
- Six-time NBA All-Star
- NBA Rookie of the Year
- Five-time All-NBA Team selection
- One-time Olympic Gold Medalist
Nolan Richardson: (Coach)
- NCAA champion as head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks
- One-time National Coach of the Year
- One-time SEC Coach of the Year
- Coached Arkansas to three Final Four appearances
- Three-time NCAA Regional Champions
Gary Williams: (Coach)
- NCAA champion as head coach of the Maryland Terrapins
- Two-time ACC Coach of the Year
- Led Maryland to 11 NCAA Tournament appearances
- Three-time ACC Regular Season Championships
- 668 Career Coaching Wins
David Stern: (Contributor)
- Longest-tenured commissioner in NBA history serving from 1984 to 2014
- Oversaw tremendous growth and global expansion of the NBA
- Negotiated lucrative TV deals and collective bargaining agreements
- Instrumental in the creation of the WNBA and the globalization of basketball
Nat Clifton: (Contributor)
- First African American to sign an NBA contract
- Played in the NBA for nine seasons
- One-time NBA All-Star
Sarunas Marciulionis: (Player)
- Four-time Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year
- Helped lead the Soviet Union to a gold medal at the Seoul Olympics
- Won two bronze medals with Lithuania
- One-time Eurobasket MVP
- Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame
Guy Rodgers: (Player)
- Four-time NBA All-Star
- Led the NBA in assists two times
- Three-time Big 5 Most Valuable Player
- One-time Consensus First-team All-American
Bobby Leonard: (Coach)
- Three-time ABA Championships
- Winningest Coach in ABA History
- Sixty-nine Playoff wins which is an ABA record
- 529 Wins as a Coach with the Indiana Pacers
1972-73-74 Immaculata College: (Team)
- Women's college basketball team that achieved tremendous success in the early 1970s
- Won three consecutive AIAW national championships
- Thirty-five consecutive games won
- Played a significant role in popularizing women's basketball at the collegiate level
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