John Stockton
Jazz point guard
(1984-2003)
Career averages: 13.1 ppg; 10.5 apg; 2.2 spg
Hall-worthy highlights: Ten-time All-Star, two-time gold-medalist ended productive 19-year career as NBA's all-time assists (15,806) and steals (3,265) record-holder. Only missed 22 games overall and played every game in 17 of 19 seasons. Famous 3-point buzzer shot in 1997 Western Conference Finals lifted Jazz to first of two straight NBA Finals appearances. Named to All-NBA first team in 1994 and '95.
Jerry Sloan
Jazz head coach
(1988-current)
Career coaching record: 1,137-751 (.602)
Jazz coaching record: 1,043-630 (.623)
Hall-worthy highlights: Two-time All-Star player is legendary for his longevity after becoming first coach in NBA history to win 1,000 games with one team (Jazz); has also won more than 60 percent of his games coached. Sporting News Coach of the Year in 2004 after leading Jazz to surprising 42-40 record post Stockton-to-Malone. Has fourth-most coaching wins in NBA history.
Michael Jordan
Bulls/Wizards shooting guard
(1984-98; 2001-03)
Career averages: 30.1 ppg; 6.2 rpg; 5.3 apg
Hall-worthy highlights: Widely regarded as the best basketball player in the game's history, the uber-athletic Air Jordan was a threat on both sides of the court and led Chicago to six NBA titles. Was 14-time All-Star, five-time MVP and made All-Defensive Team nine times. 1985 rookie of the year was a two-time unanimous All-American at North Carolina.
David Robinson
Spurs center
(1989-2003)
Career averages: 21.1 ppg; 10.6 rpg; 2.9 bpg
Hall-worthy highlights: The Admiral was admirable in the way he nimbly handled himself around the basket for a big man. Career-long Spur helped San Antonio win Finals twice, was 10-time All-Star, one MVP award. College player of the year at U.S. Naval Academy after leading nation in rebounding and blocks.
C. Vivian Stringer
Rutgers women's coach
Career coaching record: 825-280 (.747)
Hall-worthy highlights: In 39 seasons, she has racked up 825 victories during her illustrious career, ranking her third on the all-time college women's basketball career wins lists. Perhaps her greatest achievement is leading three different colleges — Cheyney State, the University of Iowa and Rutgers University — to the NCAA Final Four.
— Compiled by Jody Genessy
Current Hall of Fame members
1959: James Naismith; Harold G. Olsen; John J. Schomer; Amos Alonzo Stagg; Oswald Tower; Forrest C. "Phog" Allen; Henry Clifford Carlson; Luther H. Gulick; Edward J. "Ed" Hickox; Charles D. "Chuck" Hyatt; George Mikan; James Walter Kennedy; Angelo "Hank" Luisetti; Walter E. Meanwell; Ralph Morgan; Original Celtics First Team
1960: Ernest A. Blood; Victor Hanson; George T. Hepbron; Frank W. Keaney; Ward L. Lambert; Edward C. "Ed" Macauley; Emmett B. "Branch" McCracken; Charles C .Murphy; Henry V. Porter; John R. Wooden (player).
1961: Buffalo Germans; Bernhard "Bennie" Borgmann; Forrest S. DeBernardi; George H. Hoyt; George E. Keogan; Robert A. "Bob" Kurland; John J. O'Brien; Andy Phillip; Ernest C. Quigley; David H. Walsh; John S. Roosma; Leonard D. Sachs; Arthur A. Schabinger; Christian "Chris" Steinmetz; David "Dave" Tobey; Arthur L. Trester; Edward A. "Ed" Wachter
1962: Jack D. McCracken; Frank Morgenweck; Harlan O. "Pat" Page; Barney Sedran; Lynn W. St. John; John Thompson
1963: New York Renaissance; Robert F .Gruenig; William A. Reid
1964: John W. Bunn; Harold E. "Bud" Foster; Nat Holman; Edward S. "Ned" Irish; R. William Jones; Kenneth D. "Ken" Loeffler; John D. Russell
1965: Walter A. Brown; Paul D. "Tony" Hinkle; Howard A. Hobson; William G. "Bill" Mokray
1966: Everett S. Dean; Joseph B. "Joe" Lapchick
1968: Clair F. Bee; Howard G. Cann; Amory T. Gill; Alvin F. Julian
1969: Arnold J. "Red" Auerbach; Henry G. Dehnert; Henry P. "Hank" Iba; Adolph F. Rupp; Charles H. "Chuck" Taylor
1970: Bernard L. "Ben" Carnevale; Robert E. Davies
1971: Robert J. "Bob" Cousy; Robert L. "Bob" Pettit; Abraham M. "Abe" Saperstein
1972: Edgar A. "Ed" Diddle; Robert L. "Bob" Douglas; Paul Endacott; Max "Marty" Friedman; Edward "Ed" Gottlieb; W.R. Clifford "Cliff" Wells
1973: John Beckman; Bruce Drake; Arthur C. "Dutch" Lonborg; Elmer H. Ripley; Adolph "Dolph" Schayes; John R. Wooden (coach)
1974: Harry A. Fisher; Maurice Podoloff; Ernest J. Schmidt
1975: Bill Sharman (player); Joseph R. "Joe" Brennann; Emil S. Liston; William F. "Bill" Russell; Robert P. Vandivier
1976: Thomas J. "Tom" Gola; Edward W. "Ed" Krause; Harry Litwack
1977: Elgin Baylor; Charles T. Cooper; Lauren "Laddie" Gale; William C. Johnson; Alfred J. "Al" McGuire
1978: Paul J. Arizin; Joseph F. "Joe" Fulks; Clifford O. "Cliff" Hagan; John P. Nucatola; James C. "Jim" Pollard
1979: Justin M. "Sam" Barry; Wilton N. "Wilt" Chamberlain; James E. "Jim" Enright; Edgar S. "Ed" Hickey; John B. McLendon; Raymond J ."Ray" Meyer; Peter F. "Pete" Newell
1980: Lester "Les" Harrison; Jerry R. Lucas; Oscar P. Robertson; Everett F. Shelton; J. Dallas Shirley; Jerry A. West
1981: Thomas B. "Tom" Barlow; Ferenc Hepp; James Walter Kennedy; Arad A. McCutchan
1982: Everett N. Case; Alva O. Duer; Clarence E. Gaines; Slater N. Martin; Frank V. Ramsey; Willis Reed; Harold E. "Hal" Greer
1983: William W. "Bill" Bradley; David A. "Dave" DeBusschere; Lloyd R. Leith; Dean E. Smith; John K. "Jack" Twyman; Louis G. Wilke
1984: Clifford B. "Cliff" Fagan; James H. "Jack" Gardner; John J. Havlicek; Samuel "Sam" Jones; Edward S. "Ed" Steitz
1985: Senda Berenson Abbott; W. Harold Anderson; Alfred N. "Al" Cervi; Marv K. Harshman; Bertha F. Teague; Nate Thurmond; L. Margaret Wade
1986: William J. "Billy" Cunningham; Thomas W. "Tommy" Heinsohn; William "Red" Holzman; Zigmund J. "Red" Mihalik; Fred R. Taylor; Stanley H. "Stan "Watts
1987: Richard F. "Rick" Barry; Walter "Walt" Frazier; Robert J. "Bob" Houbregs; Peter P. "Pete" Maravich; Robert F. "Bobby" Wanzer
1988: Clyde E. Lovellette; Robert "Bobby" McDermott; Ralph H. Miller; Westley S. "Wes" Unseld
1989: William P. Gates; K. C. Jones; Leonard R. "Lenny" Wilkens (player)
1990: David "Dave" Bing; Elvin E. Hayes; Neil Johnston; Vernon "Earl" Monroe
1991: Nathaniel "Nate" Archibald; David W. "Dave" Cowens; Lawrence "Larry" Fleisher; Harry J. Gallatin; Robert M. "Bob" Knight; Lawrence F. "Larry" O'Brien; Borislav "Boris" Stankovic
1992: Sergei A. Belov; Louis P. "Lou" Carnesecca; Lusia Harris-Stewart; Cornelius L. "Connie" Hawkins; Robert J. "Bob" Lanier; Alfred J. "Al" McGuire; John T. "Jack" Ramsay; Nera D. White; Phillip D. "Phil" Woolpert
1993: Walter "Walt" Bellamy; Julius W. Erving; Daniel P. "Dan" Issel; Ann E. Meyers; Richard J. "Dick" McGuire; Calvin J. Murphy; Uljana Semjonova
1994: Carol A. Blazejowski; Denzil E. "Denny" Crum; Charles J. "Chuck" Daly; Harry E. "Buddy" Jeannette; Cesare Rubini
1995: Anne T. Donovan; Aleksandr J. Gomelsky; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; John A. Kundla; Arild Verner Agerskov (Vern) Mikkelsen; Cheryl Miller; Earl Strom
1996: Kresimir Cosic; George Gervin; Gail C. Goodrich; Nancy I. Lieberman; David O. Thompson; George H. Yardley
1997: Peter J. "Pete" Carril; Joan Crawford; Denise M. Curry; Antonio Diaz-Miguel; Alexander "Alex" English; Donald L. "Don" Haskins; Bailey E. Howell
1998: Larry J. Bird; Jody Conradt; Alexander M. "Alex" Hannum; Marques O. Haynes; Aleksandar "Aza" Nikolic; Arnold D. "Arnie" Risen; Leonard R. "Lenny" Wilkens (coach)
1999: Wayne R. Embry; Kevin E. McHale; Billie J. Moore; John R. Thompson; Fred Zollner
2000: Daniel "Danny" Biasone; Robert A. McAdoo; Charles Martin Newton; Pat Head Summitt; Isiah L. Thomas; Morgan B. Wootten
2001: John Chaney; Michael "Mike" Krzyzewski; Moses E. Malone
2002: Harlem Globetrotters; Larry Brown; Earvin "Magic" Johnson; Robert "Lute" Olson; Drazen Petrovic; Sandra Kay Yow
2003: Leon Barmore; Francis D. "Chic" Hearn; Meadowlark Lemon; Earl F. Lloyd; Dino Meneghin; Robert L. Parish; James A. Worthy
2004: Jerry Colangelo; Drazen Dalipagic; Clyde Drexler; Bill Sharman (coach); Maurice Stokes; Lynette Woodard
2005: Jim Boeheim; Hubert "Hubie" Brown; Jim Calhoun; Sue Gunter; Hortenciade Fatima Marcari
2006: Geno Auriemma; Charles Barkley; Joe Dumars; Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba; Dave Gavitt; Jacques Dominique Wilkins
2007: Van Chancellor; Pedro Ferrandiz; Phil Jackson; Mirko Novosel; Marvin Rudolph; Texas Western; Roy Williams
2008: Adrian Dantley; William Davidson; Patrick Ewing; Hakeem Olajuwon; Pat Riley; Cathy Rush; Dick Vitale
Source: Hoophall.com