The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honors players,
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/ref> teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA, in 1991. It includes the " Samaranch Library", the largest basketball library in the world, that as of 2007, had over 10,000 basketball books, and 950 magazines, from over 65 countries. The FIBA Hall of Fame building is a basketball museum built in Alcobendas, Community of Madrid, Spain, by the Pedro Ferrándiz Foundation.
Initially, induction ceremonies occurred every two years, with the first one taking place in 2007. The pattern was interrupted in 2010, when a class was inducted on the day of the 2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...
's Final in Istanbul. After that, no induction took place until 2013, with a class announced in May of that year, with induction taking place on 19 June. The next induction class was in 2015, and after that, more classes were inducted in 2016, 2017, and 2019.Mourning, Arcain and Tanjevic among 11 top basketball personalities making up 2019 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame.
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Inductees
See also
* FIBA Order of Merit
* FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
* Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and pres ...
** List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
** List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
** List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
* EuroLeague Legend
The EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award is an award that is given by the Euroleague Basketball Company, the organizer of the EuroLeague, which is the top-tier level professional basketball competition in Europe. It is awarded only to a very dist ...
* College Basketball Hall of Fame
* Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
* VTB United League Hall of Fame
* Italian Basketball Hall of Fame
* French Basketball Hall of Fame
* Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame
* Australian Basketball Hall of Fame
The Australian Basketball Hall of Fame was instituted by the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1998 as the ''NBL Hall of Fame'' as part of their 20th season celebrations. The NBL initiated the Hall of Fame to recognise the outstanding players ...
* Philippine Basketball Association Hall of Fame
References
External links
FIBA Hall of Fame
Official website
Official Inductee List
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1991 establishments in Spain
Sport in Alcobendas
Awards established in 1991
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Basketball museums and halls of fame
Halls of fame in Spain
Museums in the Community of Madrid
Sports museums in Spain