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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2017

Updated: Jun 9

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2017 and some of their accomplishments:

 
 

Tracy McGrady: (player)

- Seven-time NBA All-Star

- Two-time NBA scoring champion

- One-time NBA Most Improved Player

- Seven-time All-NBA


Rebecca Lobo: (contributor)

- Olympic gold medalist with the United States women's basketball team

- NCAA champion with the UConn Huskies

- Naismith College Player of the Year

- One-time WNBA All-Star.

- One-time All-WNBA


Bill Self: (coach)

- NCAA champion as head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks

- Six-time Big 12 Coach of the Year

- Five-time AP Big 12 Coach of the Year

- Two-time AP National Coach of the Year

- One-time Naismith College Coach of the Year


Robert Hughes: (coach)

- Winningest high school basketball coach in history with over 1,300 career victories

- One-time National High School Coach of the Year

- Led Dunbar to five state championships


Muffet McGraw: (coach)

- NCAA champion as head coach

- Three-time Naismith College Coach of the Year

- Three-time AP Coach of the Year

- Three-time USBWA Coach of the Year

- Three-time WBCA Coach of the Year


Nikos Galis: (player)

- One-time Gold Medalist for the European Championship

- One-time Silver Medalist for the European Championship

- FIBA EuroBasket MVP

- Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame

- Four-time Eurobasket Leading Scorer


Jerry Krause: (contributor)

- Two-time NBA Executive of the Year

- Built the Bulls teams that won six NBA championships


George McGinnis: (player)

- ABA Most Valuable Player

- Two-time ABA champion

- Three-time ABA All-Star

- Three-time NBA All-Star

- Three-time All-ABA

- Two-time All-NBA


Zachary Clayton: (player)

- A pioneer of African American basketball

- Played for the New York Renaissance (Rens) during the era of segregated basketball

- Helped the Rens win the first World Professional Basketball Tournament

- World Pro Championship with the Washington Bears


Mannie Jackson: (contributor)

- Former Harlem Globetrotter who became the team's owner

- Transformed the Globetrotters into a global entertainment brand

- One-time Theodore Roosevelt Award


Tom Jernstedt: (contributor)

- Father of the Final Four

- NCAA Vice-President

- One-time John Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award

 
 

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