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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