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The FIBA Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at
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, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the sport.


Inductees

Key:


Male players

In total, 60 individuals, have been inducted as male players.


Male teams


Female players

In total, 21 individuals, have been inducted as female players.


Male coaches

In total, 24 individuals, have been inducted as male coaches. {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" , - ! Year ! Inductee ! Nationality ! class="unsortable" , Achievements ! class="unsortable" , Ref. , - , , , style="background:#ff9;", , , , , , , , - , , , style="background:#ff9;", , ,
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mark in the U.S. * In addition, Newell is a member of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, as a
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Female coaches

In total, 6 individuals, have been inducted as female coaches. {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" , - ! Year ! Inductee ! Nationality ! class="unsortable" , Achievements ! class="unsortable" , Ref. , - , {{center, 2007 , , style="background:#ff9;", {{sortname, Lidiya, Alekseyeva , , {{RUS , , {{smalldiv, *2×
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medalist ( 1976,
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) * Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1950) *
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(1957) * Honored coach of the USSR (1964) * Order of the Badge of Honor (1985) , , {{center, , - , {{center, 2009 , , style="background:#ff9;", {{sortname, Kay, Yow , , {{USA , , {{smalldiv, *2×
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medalist (
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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight ...
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) , , , - , {{center, 2019 , , {{sortname, Natália, Hejková} ( cs) , , {{SVK , , {{smalldiv, *
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medalist (
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) *3× Czechoslovak Women's League champion (1991–1993) *10× Slovak Women's League champion (1994–2003) *
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winner (1997) *3× EuroLeague Women champion (1999, 2000,
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Czech Women's Cup The Czech Women's Cup (Czech: ''Pohár Komise fotbalu žen'' or ''Pohár KFŽ'') is the national women's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It was founded in 2007. The first final was held on 21 June 2008 in Humpolec. Format Teams ...
winner (2014) * FIBA Europe SuperCup Women champion (
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medalist (
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Technical officials (referees)

In total, 14 individuals, have been inducted as technical officials. {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" , - ! Year ! Inductee ! Nationality ! class="unsortable" , Achievements ! class="unsortable" , Ref. , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{sortname, Obrad, Belošević , , {{SRB , , {{smalldiv, *FIBA Silver Whistle Award (1977) , , {{center, , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{sortname, Mario, Hopenhaym , , {{URY , , {{smalldiv, *
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(2006) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{sortname, Ervin, Kassai , , {{HUN , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(1994) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{sortname, Vladimir, Kostin , , {{RUS , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{sortname, Allen, Rae , , {{CAN , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(1997) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{sortname, Pietro, Reverberi , , {{ITA , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{sortname, Renato, Righetto , , {{BRA , , , , , - , {{center, 2009 , , {{sortname, Artenik, Arabadjian , , {{BGR , , {{smalldiv, *FIBA Silver Whistle Award (1976) , , , - , {{center, 2009 , , {{sortname, Marcel, Pfeuti , , {{CHE , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(1997) , , , - , {{center, 2010 , , {{sortname, Jim, Bain, dab=basketball , , {{USA , , , , , - , {{center, 2010 , , {{sortname, Konstantinos, Dimou , , {{GRC , , {{smalldiv, *FIBA Golden Whistle Award (1982) , , , - , {{center, 2013 , , {{sortname, Valentin, Lazarov , , {{BGR , , , , , - , {{center, 2013 , , {{sortname, Costas, Rigas , , {{GRC , , {{smalldiv, *
50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors The 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) of FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague history were awarded and chosen on February 3, 2008, in Madrid, Spain. The occasion was the fiftieth anniversary since the founding of the inaugural sea ...
(2008) , , , - , {{center, 2015 , , {{sortname, Robert, Blanchard , , {{FRA , , {{smalldiv, *FIBA Silver Whistle Award (1975) *
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(1995) , ,


Contributors


National federations (8)

The original eight founding member national basketball federations of
FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
, in 1932. {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" , - !Year !Inductee !Major Contribution !Ref. , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, ARG Argentine Federation , , Founding member of
FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
, , {{center, , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, TCH Czechoslovakian Federation , , Founding member of
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, , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, GRE, old Greek Federation , , Founding member of
FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
, , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, ITA, 1861 Italian Federation , , Founding member of
FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
, , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, LAT Latvian Federation , , Founding member of
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, , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, POR, old Portuguese Federation , , Founding member of
FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
, , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, ROM Romanian Federation , , Founding member of
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, , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, SUI{{0 Swiss Federation , , Founding member of
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Inductees (35)

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" , - ! Year ! Inductee ! Nationality ! Role ! class="unsortable" , Achievements ! class="unsortable" , Ref. , - , {{center, 2007 , , Nebojša Popović , , {{YUG , , , , {{smalldiv, * 10× Yugoslav Men's League champion (1946–1955) * 7× Yugoslav Women's League champion (1946–1952) *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(1997) , , {{center, , - , {{center, 2007 , , Radomir Šaper , , {{YUG , , , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(1999) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , style="background:#ff9;", Borislav Stanković , , {{YUG
{{SRB , , , , {{smalldiv, * Olympic Order (1987) * Order of Merit of FR Germany (1987) * National Order of the Lion (1999) * Knight of the Legion of Honour (2001) *
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(2002) * Order of Honor of Republika Srpska (2010) *
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(2015) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Anselmo López , , {{ESP , , , , {{smalldiv, * Gran Cruz de la Real Orden del Mérito Civil (1991) *
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(1994) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , ,
Raimundo Saporta Raimundo Saporta Namías (December 16, 1926 in Paris, France – February 2, 1997 in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish professional club basketball administrator. After his death, FIBA and Real Madrid renamed both the continental second-tier level FI ...
, , {{ESP , , , , {{smalldiv, * Olympic Order (1985) *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(1997) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Willard N. Greim , , {{USA , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , style="background:#ff9;", Edward S. Steitz , , {{USA , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , ,
Decio Scuri Decio Scuri (March 18, 1905 in Naples, Italy – April 22, 1980 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian basketball coach and administrator. He coached Italy national basketball team at the 1936 Olympics and 1939 European Championship. He served as the p ...
, , {{ITA , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Antonio dos Reis Carneiro , , {{BRA , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , José Cláudio dos Reis , , {{BRA , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Abdel Azim Ashry , , {{EGY , , , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(1997) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Abdel Moneim Wahby , , {{EGY , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Nikolai Semashko , , {{URS , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Robert Busnel , , {{FRA , , , , {{smalldiv, * Olympic Order (1990) *
National Order of Merit (France) An order of merit is conferred by a state, government or royal family on an individual in recognition of military or civil merit. Order of merit may also refer to: * FIFA Order of Merit, for significant contribution to association football * PD ...
*Officer of the
Legion of Honor The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...
(1989) * Glory of Sport (1994) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , style="background:#ff9;",
Renato William Jones Renato William Jones (5 October 1906 – 22 April 1981), also known as R. William, or simply William Jones, was a British basketball executive and popularizer of basketball in Europe and in Asia. He held an honorary doctorate from Springfield C ...
, , {{UK , , , , {{smalldiv, * Olympic Order (1980) *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(1994) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Turgut Atakol , , {{TUR , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Marian Kozłowski , , {{POL , , , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(1996) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , style="background:#ff9;",
Ferenc Hepp Dr. Ferenc Hepp (November 3, 1909 in Békés, Hungary – November 27, 1980) was a basketball administrator. He is considered "the father of Hungarian basketball". He became the president of the Hungarian Basketball Federation in 1954 and was a ...
, , {{HUN , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , August Pitzl , , {{AUT , , , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(1997) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Léon Bouffard , , {{SUI , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , style="background:#ff9;",
James Naismith James Naismith (; November 6, 1861November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball. After moving to the United States, he wrote ...
, , {{CAN
{{USA , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Eduardo Airaldi Rivarola , , {{PER , , , , {{smalldiv, * Olympic Order (1992) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Dionisio "Chito" Calvo , , {{PHL , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Yoshimi Ueda , , {{JPN , , , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(1994) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , ,
Yoon Duk-joo Yoon Duk-joo (June 23, 1921 in Korea – July 8, 2005 in South Korea) was a South Korean basketball administrator. She served as the Director of the Korea Basketball Association (1952–1954), President of the Women's Committee of the Asian Basket ...
, , {{KOR , , , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(1995) , , , - , {{center, 2009 , , Al Ramsay , , {{AUS , , , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(2002) , , , - , {{center, 2009 , ,
Luis Martín Luis Martín García (19 August 1846 – 18 April 1906) was a Spanish Jesuit, elected the twenty-fourth Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Early years and formation The third of six brothers, Martín was born of humble parentage in Melg ...
, , {{ARG , , , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(1994) , , , - , {{center, 2010 , , George Killian , , {{USA , , , , {{smalldiv, * Gold Medal Award from the Basketball Federation of Poland (1998) *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(2000) , , , - , {{center, 2010 , , Ernesto Segura de Luna , , {{ESP , , , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(2002) , , , - , {{center, 2010 , , Hans-Joachim Otto , , {{GER , , , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(1994) , , , - , {{center, 2010 , , Abdoulaye Sèye Moreau , , {{SEN , , , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(2002) , , , - , {{center, 2013 , , Aldo Vitale , , {{ITA , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2015 , , Noah Klieger , , {{ISR , , , , {{smalldiv, *
FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Order of Merit is an international basketball award that is awarded by FIBA, the international basketball federation. The award is given to individuals that have made very significant individual contributions to furthering the sport of basket ...
(2010) * Knight of the Legion of Honour (2012) , , , - , {{center, 2016 , , Juan Antonio Samaranch , , {{ESP , , , , {{smalldiv, * Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of Isabella the Catholic The Order of Isabella the Catholic ( es, Orden de Isabel la Católica) is a Spanish civil order and honor granted to persons and institutions in recognition of extraordinary services to the homeland or the promotion of international relations a ...
* Collar of the
Order of Isabella the Catholic The Order of Isabella the Catholic ( es, Orden de Isabel la Católica) is a Spanish civil order and honor granted to persons and institutions in recognition of extraordinary services to the homeland or the promotion of international relations a ...
* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III * Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of Civil Merit The Order of Civil Merit ( es, Orden del Mérito Civil) was established by King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1926. The order recognizes "the civic virtue of officers in the service of the Nation, as well as extraordinary service by Spanish and forei ...
* Grand Cross of the Order of Cisneros * Grand Cross of the
Royal Order of Sports Merit The Royal Order of Sports Merit ( es, Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo) is a Spanish civil order of merit established in 18 June 1982. The order is indented to recognise distinguished service in sports, in teaching physical education, or the man ...
* Gold Medal of the Generalitat de Catalunya (1985) * Commander with Star of the
Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Order Zasługi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Polish order of merit created in 1974, awarded to persons who have rendered great service to Poland. It is granted to foreigners or Poles resident a ...
(1994) * Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria in Gold with Star (1994) * Order of the Yugoslav Flag with Sash *
Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military unit ...
(1994) *
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana ( et, Maarjamaa Risti teenetemärk, sometimes translated as the Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land) was instituted by the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri, on 16 May 1995 to honour the independence of t ...
, First Class (2003) * Grand Cross of the
Grand Order of King Tomislav The Grand Order of King Tomislav ( hr, Velered kralja Tomislava), or officially the Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Great Morning Star (''Velered kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom''), is the highest state order of Croatia. It ...
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Order of the Golden Fleece The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece ( es, Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro, german: Orden vom Goldenen Vlies) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1430, to celebrate his marriag ...
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Male player candidates (59)

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Waldemar Blatskauskas Waldemar Blatskauskas, also known simply as Waldemar (17 March 1938 – 6 March 1964) was a Brazilian professional basketball player. Club career During his pro career, Blatskauskas played with the Brazilian clubs Regatas Campinas, Tietê, São ...
*{{Flagicon, BRA Alfredo da Motta *{{Flagicon, BRA Zenny "Algodão" de Azevedo *{{Flagicon, BRA
Ruy de Freitas Ruy de Freitas, also commonly known as Tio Ruy (24 August 1916 – 2 August 2012) was a Brazilian professional basketball player and coach, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948. He was born in Brasília. At his ...
*{{Flagicon, BRA Carmo "Rosa Branca" de Souza *{{Flagicon, BRA Marcel de Souza *{{Flagicon, BRA
Edson Bispo dos Santos Edson Bispo dos Santos, also commonly known as Edson Bispo (27 May 1935 – 12 February 2011), was a Brazilian professional basketball player and coach. National team playing career With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Dos Santos ...
*{{Flagicon, BRA Affonso Évora *{{Flagicon, BRA Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni *{{Flagicon, BRA Wlamir Marques *{{Flagicon, BRA
Jatyr Eduardo Schall Jatyr Eduardo Schall, commonly known as Jatyr Schall, or simply as Jatyr (born October 18, 1938 in São Paulo) is a former Brazilian professional basketball player. National team career With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Jatyr ...
*{{Flagicon, BRA
Antônio Salvador Sucar Antônio Salvador Sucar (14 June 1939 – 31 December 2018) was a Brazilian basketball player. He was a member of the team that won the title at the 1963 World Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, and the bronze medal at the 1967 FIBA World Champi ...
*{{Flagicon, LAT
Rūdolfs Jurciņš Rūdolfs Jurciņš (19 June 1909 – 22 July 1948) was a Latvian basketball player. He played as a center. Career Jurciņš won a gold medal at the 1935 EuroBasket competition, becoming first European champion. He participated at the 1936 Summe ...
*{{Flagicon, LAT Juris Kalniņš *{{Flagicon, LAT Jānis Krūmiņš *{{Flagicon, LAT
Valdis Muižnieks Valdis Muižnieks (February 22, 1935 – November 29, 2013) was a Latvian basketball player. Muižnieks was born in Riga. He played for Rīgas ASK and won 3 Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and 4 Soviet national championships (1955, 1956 ...
*{{Flagicon, LAT Juris Silarājs *{{Flagicon, LAT Gunars Siliņš *{{Flagicon, LAT Maigonis Valdmanis *{{Flagicon, LTU
Sergejus Jovaiša Sergejus Jovaiša (born 17 December 1954 in Anykščiai) is a former basketball player from Soviet Union and Lithuania. He played at the shooting guard position and won the bronze medal with the Lithuania national basketball team at the 1992 Su ...
*{{Flagicon, LTU Artūras Karnišovas *{{Flagicon, LTU Rimas Kurtinaitis *{{Flagicon, LTU Frank Lubin (Pranas Lubinas) *{{Flagicon, LTU
Arvydas Macijauskas Arvydas Macijauskas (born January 19, 1980) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. Standing at tall, he played at the shooting guard position. He was one of the greatest Lithuanian players of the 2000s, as he won numerous individua ...
*{{Flagicon, LTU
Saulius Štombergas Saulius Štombergas (born December 14, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, basketball coach and businessman. Štombergas is one of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players of all time, and he was also considered to be ...
*{{Flagicon, SRB Dejan Bodiroga *{{Flagicon, SRB Predrag Danilović *{{Flagicon, SRB Aleksandar Đorđević *{{Flagicon, SRB Žarko Paspalj *{{Flagicon, SLO Boris Kristančič *{{Flagicon, SLO
Peter Vilfan Peter Vilfan (born 29 June 1957) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player, sports journalist, commentator, and a politician. He resigned from the National Assembly due to DUI in 2014, and from the State Secretary position in 2019 ami ...
*{{Flagicon, SLO
Aljoša Žorga Aljoša Žorga (born 25 February 1947) is a former Slovenian basketball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the ...
*{{Flagicon, USA
Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He is often regarded as the greatest point guard of all-time and has been compared with Stephen Curry. Johnson played 13 seasons in the ...
*{{Flagicon, USA Bob Kurland *{{Flagicon, USA
Bob Morse Robert Duncan Morse (born January 4, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 2008, Morse was chosen as one of the 50 most influential personalities in European club ba ...
*{{Flagicon, USA Jerry West *{{Flagicon, GRE Fanis Christodoulou *{{Flagicon, GRE Georgios Kolokithas *{{Flagicon, BUL Iliya Mirchev *{{Flagicon, BUL Konstantin Totev *{{Flagicon, FRA Richard Dacoury *{{Flagicon, FRA Alain Gilles *{{Flagicon, PUR
Raymond Dalmau Raymond Dalmau Pérez (born October 27, 1948) is a retired Puerto Rican professional basketball player and coach. Dalmau played in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), the top tier basketball league in the country, for 20 seasons with the Pir ...
*{{Flagicon, PUR
Juan "Pachín" Vicéns Juan "Pachín" Vicéns Sastre (September 7, 1934 – February 18, 2007) was a Puerto Rican basketball player. Vicéns was famous for his performance with the Leones de Ponce and with the Puerto Rican national basketball team. During the 1959 FI ...
*{{Flagicon, POL Mieczysław Młynarski *{{Flagicon, RUS
Sergei Tarakanov Sergei Nikolayevich Tarakanov (alternative spellings: Serguei, Sergey) (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Тараканов; born 25 April 1958 in Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian retired profession ...
*{{Flagicon, RUS Gennadi Volnov *{{Flagicon, AUS Ed Palubinskas *{{Flagicon, CAN
Leo Rautins Leo Rytis Rautins (born March 20, 1960) is a Canadian broadcaster, former professional basketball player and the former head coach of the Canadian men's national basketball team. Rautins played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) drafted ...
*{{Flagicon, CRO Dino Rađa *{{Flagicon, CUB Pedro Chappé *{{Flagicon, CZE
Ivan Mrázek Ivo "Ivan" Mrázek (18 January 1926 – 4 April 2019) was a Czech professional basketball player and coach. At 5'7 " (1.71 m) tall, he was a point guard. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991. Playing career Club career In his ...
*{{Flagicon, ECU
Nicolás Lapentti Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez (; born 13 August 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. His brothers, Giovanni and Leonardo, uncle Andrés, and cousins Roberto and Emilio also are or were on the pro circuit. His fat ...
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János Greminger János Greminger (5 May 1929 – 17 October 2009) was a Hungarian basketball player. He was born in Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the ...
*{{Flagicon, Iran Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami *{{Flagicon, MEX
Arturo Guerrero Arturo Guerrero Moreno (born 30 August 1948) is a Mexican former basketball player and coach. With Mexico's senior national team, he played at two Summer Olympic Games (1968 and 1976). Due to his shooting ability, he was nicknamed "Mano Santa" ...
*{{Flagicon, Netherlands Rik Smits *{{Flagicon, ESP Francisco "Nino" Buscató *{{Flagicon, South Sudan Manute Bol {{div col end


Female player candidates (34)

{{div col, colwidth=30em * {{Flagicon, BRA Marlene José Bento * {{Flagicon, BRA Maria "Heleninha" Helena Campos * {{Flagicon, BRA Maria Helena Cardoso * {{Flagicon, BRA Laís Elena Aranha da Silva * {{Flagicon, BRA Nilza Monte Garcia * {{Flagicon, BRA Delcy Ellender Marques * {{Flagicon, BRA Norma "Norminha" Pinto de Oliveira * {{Flagicon, LAT Dzintra Grundmane * {{Flagicon, LAT Helēna Bitnere-Hehta * {{Flagicon, LAT Silvija Ravdone-Krodere * {{Flagicon, LAT Maija Saleniece-Siliņa * {{Flagicon, LAT Skaidrīte Smildziņa-Budovska * {{Flagicon, LAT Dzidra Uztupe-Karamiševa * {{Flagicon, ITA
Catarina Pollini Catarina Pollini (born 16 March 1966) is a retired Italian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympi ...
* {{Flagicon, ITA
Mara Fullin Mara Fullin (born 13 January 1965 in Venice) is a former Italian women's professional basketball player. She was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2014. Club career Fullin played throughout her career for AS Vicenza and Pool ...
* {{Flagicon, ITA Liliana Mabel Bocchi * {{Flagicon, LTU Angelė Rupšienė * {{Flagicon, LTU Jurgita Štreimikytė-Virbickienė * {{Flagicon, LTU Vida Šulskytė-Beselienė * {{Flagicon, RUS Nina Poznanskaya * {{Flagicon, RUS Tatyana Ovechkina * {{Flagicon, RUS
Olga Sukharnova Olga Leonidovna Sukharnova (russian: Ольга Леонидовна Сухарнова; born February 14, 1955, in Perekhodinskoye, Krasnodar Kray) is a retired female basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most comm ...
* {{Flagicon, AUS
Lauren Jackson Lauren Elizabeth Jackson (born 11 May 1981) is an Australian professional basketball player. The daughter of two national basketball team players, Jackson was awarded a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in 1997, when she ...
* {{Flagicon, AUS
Robyn Maher Robyn Maher (born 6 October 1959) is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Sydney Uni Flames. A three-time Olympian she was a member of the national women's team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Ol ...
* {{Flagicon, HUN Lenke Kiss * {{Flagicon, USA
Katrina McClain Katrina McClain (born September 19, 1965) is a retired American basketball player. She played for the University of Georgia, as well as many USA Basketball teams including three Olympic teams. McClain was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall ...
* {{Flagicon, USA Lynette Woodard * {{Flagicon, AUT Adriana Bilik-Biermaier * {{Flagicon, BUL Penka Stoyanova * {{Flagicon, CHN Liu Yumin * {{Flagicon, FRA Yannick Souvré * {{Flagicon, SEN Mame Maty Mbengue * {{Flagicon, SRB Marija Veger Demšar * {{Flagicon, ESP Elisabeth Cebrián {{div col end


Male coach candidates (17)

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Božidar Maljković Božidar "Boža" Maljković ( sr-cyr, Божидар Божа Маљковић; born 20 April 1952) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and current president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia. He is one of the most successful bas ...
*{{Flagicon, SRB
Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League, the Basketba ...
*{{Flagicon, LAT Oļģerts Altbergs *{{Flagicon, LAT Valdemārs Baumanis *{{Flagicon, LAT Raimonds Karnītis *{{Flagicon, BUL Dimitar Mitev *{{Flagicon, BUL Ivan Galabov *{{Flagicon, ITA
Sandro Gamba Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (born 3 June 1932) is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. Gamba was a finalist for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005, and was elected as a member in 2006. He ...
*{{Flagicon, ITA
Valerio Bianchini Valerio Bianchini (born July 22, 1943) is an Italian professional basketball coach. He was the first coach in the history of Italian basketball who won three championship titles with three clubs (Cantù, Virtus Roma and Victoria Libertas Pesaro) ...
*{{Flagicon, POL Witold Zagórski *{{Flagicon, POL Ludwik Miętta *{{Flagicon, FRA Joë Jaunay *{{Flagicon, GRE
Nikos Nissiotis Nikolaos "Nikos" A. Nissiotis (alternate spelling: Nisiotis) ( Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" A. Νησιώτης; 21 May 1924 – 18 August 1986) was a Greek theologian, philosopher, university professor, and basketball coach. Basketball ...
*{{Flagicon, PUR
Julio Toro Julio Toro (born November 5, 1943) is a Puerto Rican basketball coach. Toro is known for emphasizing the mental aspects of the game and making widespread use of philosophical principles, as well as other unorthodox techniques that include the ...
*{{Flagicon, SLO
Zmago Sagadin Zmago Sagadin (; born 1 November 1952 in Celje) is widely considered as the most successful Slovenian and top European basketball coach with 25 championship titles both on a national and international level, recognized 9 times as Slovenian Top Co ...
*{{Flagicon, USA {{Flagicon, ISR
David Blatt David Michael Blatt ( he, דוד מיכאל בלאט; born May 22, 1959), is an Israeli-American professional basketball executive. He is also a former coach and player. Blatt played point guard at Princeton University from 1977 to 1981 and p ...
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See also

* FIBA Hall of Fame *
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 ...
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List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the sport. It is named after Jame ...
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List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the sport. It is named after ...
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List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the sport. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Basketball Hall o ...
* EuroLeague Legend *
College Basketball Hall of Fame The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Kansas City, Missouri, is a hall of fame and museum dedicated to men's college basketball. The museum is an integral portion of the College Basketball Experience created by the National ...
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame honors those who have contributed to the sport of women's basketball. The Hall of Fame opened in 1999 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. It is the only facility of its kind dedicated to all levels of women's ba ...
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VTB United League Hall of Fame The VTB United League Hall of Fame (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ Зал славы, VTBHOF) is a hall of fame that honours individuals that have made important contributions to the premiere professional basketball league in Russia, the ...
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Italian Basketball Hall of Fame The Italian Basketball Hall of Fame ( it, Italia Basket Hall of Fame, IBHOF) is a hall of fame that honours individuals (or whole teams) that have contributed to the spread and improvement of Italian basketball, through their sporting contributio ...
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French Basketball Hall of Fame The French Basketball Academy ( French: Académie du basket-ball français) is a hall of fame that honors individuals (or whole teams) that have contributed to the spread and improvement of French basketball, through their sporting contributions, ...
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Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame The Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame is a hall of fame that is the highest honor that is bestowed upon people that have impacted the sport of basketball in Finland. New Hall of Fame members are chosen by the Hall's board of experts, coming from t ...
* Australian Basketball Hall of Fame *
Philippine Basketball Association Hall of Fame The Philippine Basketball Association Hall of Fame is an institution that honors selected former players and personalities of the Philippine Basketball Association. It was launched on May 29, 2005, during the Reunion Game pitting two teams consist ...


References

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FIBA Hall of Fame The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honors players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA, in 1991. It includes the " Samar ...
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FIBA Hall of Fame The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honors players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA, in 1991. It includes the " Samar ...