The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2016 and some of their major accomplishments:
Shaquille O'Neal: (player)
- Four-time NBA champion
- NBA Most Valuable Player
- Fifteen-time NBA All-Star
- Three-time NBA Finals MVP
- Fourteen-time All-NBA
- Three-time All-Defensive Team
Allen Iverson: (player)
- NBA Most Valuable Player
- Eleven-time NBA All-Star
- Four-time NBA scoring champion
- NBA Rookie of the Year
- Seven-time All-NBA
Yao Ming: (player)
- Eight-time NBA All-Star
- Five-time All-NBA
- NBA All-Rookie First Team selection
- Known for his impact on the globalization of basketball, especially in China
Sheryl Swoopes: (player)
- Four-time WNBA champion
- Three-time WNBA MVP
- Named to the WNBA All-Decade Team
- Three-time Olympic gold medalist with the United States women's basketball team
- Three-time WNBA DPOY
Tom Izzo: (coach)
- NCAA champion as head coach
- Three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year
- Led Michigan State to numerous Final Four appearances
- One-time AP Coach of the Year
- Two-time NABC Coach of the Year
Jerry Reinsdorf: (contributor)
- Longtime owner of the Chicago Bulls
- Six-time NBA Champion as a Owner
- Instrumental in the growth and success of the Bulls
- Received the Street and Smith Sportsbusiness Lifetime Achievement Award
Zelmo Beaty: (player)
- NBA champion with the St. Louis Hawks
- Two-time ABA Most Valuable Player finalist
- Two-time NBA All-Star
- Three-time ABA All-Star
- Two-time All-ABA
Cumberland Posey: (player)
- Five-time Colored Basketball World Championships
- Three-time consecutive leading scorer at Duquesne
- One-time Pittsburgh City Championship
John McLendon: (coach)
- Three NAIA National Championships
- First African American head coach in the ABA
- One-time NAIA Coach of the Year
- First African American head coach to win a AAU National Championship
Darrell Garretson: (referee)
- Longtime NBA referee and officiating supervisor
- Officiated over 2,000 NBA games during his career
- Worked 41 NBA Finals
- Served as NBA Director of Officials
- Worked numerous All-Star Games
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