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honors players who have shown exceptional skill at

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, all-time great

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, 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

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) * Olympic Games bronze medal (

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) *2×

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medalist (1980, 1987) , , NB: * Newell was born in

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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 (

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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 The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

(1985) , , {{center, , - , {{center, 2009 , , style="background:#ff9;", {{sortname, Kay, Yow , , {{USA , , {{smalldiv, *2×

medalist (

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medalist (

) , , , - , {{center, 2015 , , {{sortname, Jan, Stirling , , {{AUS , , {{smalldiv, *2×

medalist (

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) , , , - , {{center, 2019 , , {{sortname, Natália, Hejková} ( cs) , , {{SVK , , {{smalldiv, *

medalist (

) *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 The SuperCup Women (or Women SuperCup) is a super cup competition organized by FIBA Europe and contested between the winners of EuroLeague Women and EuroCup Women. History The first edition of the Cup took place on October 20, 2009, and was cont ...

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, *

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 ...

(2006) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{sortname, Ervin, Kassai , , {{HUN , , {{smalldiv, *

(1994) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{sortname, Vladimir, Kostin , , {{RUS , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{sortname, Allen, Rae , , {{CAN , , {{smalldiv, *

(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, *

(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) *

(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

, , {{center, , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, TCH Czechoslovakian Federation , , Founding member of

, , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, GRE, old Greek Federation , , Founding member of

, , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, ITA, 1861 Italian Federation , , Founding member of

, , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, LAT Latvian Federation , , Founding member of

, , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, POR, old Portuguese Federation , , Founding member of

, , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, ROM Romanian Federation , , Founding member of

, , , - , {{center, 2007 , , {{flagicon, SUI{{0 Swiss Federation , , Founding member of

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Inductees (35)

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Nebojša Popović Nebojša Popović ( sr-cyr, Небојша Поповић; 8 February 1923 – 20 October 2001) was a Serbian basketball player, coach and administrator. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He is the basketba ...

, , {{YUG , , , , {{smalldiv, * 10× Yugoslav Men's League champion (1946–1955) * 7× Yugoslav Women's League champion (1946–1952) *

(1997) , , {{center, , - , {{center, 2007 , ,

Radomir Šaper Radomir “Raša” Šaper ( sr-cyr, Радомир Шапер; 9 December 1925 – 6 December 1998), was a Serbian professor and Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy of the University of Belgrade, a member of the Yugoslav nation ...

, , {{YUG , , , , {{smalldiv, *

(1999) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , style="background:#ff9;",

Borislav Stanković ),Boris (Борис) , image = Borislav Bora Stanković.jpg , imagesize = , caption = , order = 2nd , office = Secretary General of FIBA , term_start = 1 January 1976 , ter ...

, , {{YUG
{{SRB , , , , {{smalldiv, * Olympic Order (1987) * Order of Merit of FR Germany (1987) *

National Order of the Lion ("One People, One Goal, One Faith") , eligibility = , criteria = , status = Active , founder = , head_title = Grand Master , head = Macky Sall , head2_title = Grand Chancellor , head2 ...

(1999) * Knight of the Legion of Honour (2001) *

Order of Merits of FR Yugoslavia Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...

(2002) * Order of Honor of Republika Srpska (2010) *

(2015) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Anselmo López , , {{ESP , , , , {{smalldiv, * Gran Cruz de la Real Orden del Mérito Civil (1991) *

(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) *

(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 Abdel Azim Ashry (; October 31, 1911, in Egypt – March 2, 1997, in Egypt) was an Egyptian basketball player, referee and sports administrator. In 1985, he was a recipient of the Silver Olympic Order. Career Ashry played in the Egyptian first d ...

, , {{EGY , , , , {{smalldiv, *

(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) *

(1994) , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Turgut Atakol , , {{TUR , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2007 , , Marian Kozłowski , , {{POL , , , , {{smalldiv, *

(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, *

(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, *

(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, *

(1995) , , , - , {{center, 2009 , , Al Ramsay , , {{AUS , , , , {{smalldiv, *

(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, *

(1994) , , , - , {{center, 2010 , , George Killian , , {{USA , , , , {{smalldiv, * Gold Medal Award from the Basketball Federation of Poland (1998) *

(2000) , , , - , {{center, 2010 , , Ernesto Segura de Luna , , {{ESP , , , , {{smalldiv, *

(2002) , , , - , {{center, 2010 , , Hans-Joachim Otto , , {{GER , , , , {{smalldiv, *

(1994) , , , - , {{center, 2010 , , Abdoulaye Sèye Moreau , , {{SEN , , , , {{smalldiv, *

(2002) , , , - , {{center, 2013 , , Aldo Vitale , , {{ITA , , , , , , , - , {{center, 2015 , , Noah Klieger , , {{ISR , , , , {{smalldiv, *

(2010) * Knight of the Legion of Honour (2012) , , , - , {{center, 2016 , ,

Juan Antonio Samaranch Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquess of Samaranch (Catalan: ''Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló'', ; 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish sports administrator under the Franco regime (1973–1977) who served as the seventh P ...

, , {{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

* Knight Grand Cross of the

Order of Charles III The Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III, originally Royal and Much Distinguished Order of Charles III ( es, Real y Distinguida Orden Española de Carlos III, originally es, Real y Muy Distinguida Orden de Carlos III) was establ ...

* 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 The Generalitat de Catalunya (; oc, label= Aranese, Generalitat de Catalonha; es, Generalidad de Cataluña), or the Government of Catalonia, is the institutional system by which Catalonia politically organizes its self-government. It is formed ...

(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 ...

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 ...

(2001) * Grand Cross of the Ancient

Order of Sikatuna The Order of Sikatuna ( fil, Orden ng Sikatuna) is the national order of diplomatic merit of the Republic of the Philippines. It is conferred upon individuals who have rendered exceptional and meritorious services to the Republic of the Philippin ...

* Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas * Order of the Republic * Order of Honour * Order of the White Double Cross, 1st Class (2000) *

Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise The Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise ( uk, Орден князя Ярослава Мудрого) is an award of Ukraine. It is awarded for distinguished services to the state and people of the Ukrainian nation in the field of state building, ...

, 3rd class * Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2000) * Grand Officer of the

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-rankin ...

* Grand Cross of the

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David Stern David Joel Stern (September 22, 1942 – January 1, 2020) was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 2014. Stern oversaw NBA basketball's growth into one of t ...

, , {{USA , , , , {{smalldiv, * Olympic Order (2012) , ,

Current candidates

These basketball players and

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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 Alfredo Rodrigues da Motta (12 January 1921 – 22 April 1998) was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. There he won the bronze medal with the men's national team. He was born in Rio ...

*{{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 Juris Kalniņš (8 March 1938 – 9 February 2010) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Latvian basketball player. He played as a shooting guard and small forward. Kalniņš won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 19 ...

*{{Flagicon, LAT

Jānis Krūmiņš Jānis Krūmiņš (30 January 1930 – 20 November 1994) was a Soviet Union, Soviet-Latvian people, Latvian professional basketball player. Helped by his height (about 220 cm, or 7'3"), he was the first giant Center (basketball), center th ...

*{{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 Maigonis Valdmanis (September 8, 1933 – October 30, 1999) was a Soviet and Latvian basketball player and coach. He was born in Riga. He played for Rīgas ASK and won three Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and four Soviet national league c ...

*{{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 Rimas Kurtinaitis (born May 15, 1960) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach, and a retired professional basketball player, who was a member of the senior Soviet and Lithuanian national basketball teams during his playing career. He won ...

*{{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 ...

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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 ...

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Dejan Bodiroga Dejan Bodiroga ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Бодирога; born 2 March 1973) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player who is the Chairman of the Euroleague Basketball. During his playing career, he mainly played at the sm ...

*{{Flagicon, SRB Predrag Danilović *{{Flagicon, SRB

Aleksandar Đorđević Aleksandar "Saša" Đorđević or Sale Đorđević (Anglicized: Sasha Djordjevic; sr-Cyrl, Александар Саша Ђорђевић, ; born 26 August 1967) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serve ...

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Žarko Paspalj Žarko Paspalj (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Паспаљ; born March 27, 1966) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and sports administrator. The EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 1994, his sixteen and a half seasons career was mostly sp ...

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Boris Kristančič Boris Kristančič (November 21, 1931 – October 29, 2015) was a Slovenian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Basketball career He spent most of his career at the AŠK Olimpija i ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Jerry West Jerome Alan West (born May 28, 1938) is an American basketball executive and former player. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His nicknames included "Mr. Clutch", for his ability ...

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Fanis Christodoulou Theofanis "Fanis" Christodoulou ( el, Θεοφάνης "Φάνης" Χριστοδούλου; born May 22, 1965) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He played mainly at small forward, but his complete all-around skills allowed him t ...

*{{Flagicon, GRE Georgios Kolokithas *{{Flagicon, BUL Iliya Mirchev *{{Flagicon, BUL Konstantin Totev *{{Flagicon, FRA

Richard Dacoury Richard Dacoury (born July 6, 1959, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is a former French professional basketball player. He retired in 1998, as the basketball player who won the most French League titles during his career, with 9. Dacoury is considered ...

*{{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 ...

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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 ...

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Gennadi Volnov Gennadi Georgievich Volnov (russian: Геннадий Георгиевич Вольнов, November 28, 1939 – July 15, 2008) was a Russian basketball player who played for the senior Soviet Union national basketball team from the late 1950 ...

*{{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 ...

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Dino Rađa Dino Rađa (Anglicized: Dino Radja, ; born April 24, 1967) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He was a member of the Jugoplastika team of the late 1980s and early 1990s, which he helped to win two FIBA European Champions Cup ...

*{{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 ...

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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" ...

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Rik Smits Rik Smits (born 23 August 1966), nicknamed "the Dunking Dutchman" is a Dutch former professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The center was drafted by the ...

*{{Flagicon, ESP Francisco "Nino" Buscató *{{Flagicon, South Sudan

Manute Bol Manute Bol (; October 16, 1962 – June 19, 2010) was a Sudanese-American professional basketball player and political activist. Listed at or tall, Bol was tied with Gheorghe Mureșan as the tallest player in the history of the National Bas ...

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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 ...

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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 Tatyana Nikolaevna Ovechkina (russian: Татьяна Николаевна Овечкина, мордовка по национальности; maiden name: Kabayeva; born 19 March 1950) is a former Soviet Union, Soviet Russian basketball player ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Lynette Woodard Lynette Woodard (born August 12, 1959) is a retired American basketball Hall of Fame player and former head women's basketball coach at Winthrop University. Woodard made history by becoming the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters and ...

* {{Flagicon, AUT Adriana Bilik-Biermaier * {{Flagicon, BUL Penka Stoyanova * {{Flagicon, CHN

Liu Yumin Liu Yumin (; born February 1951) is a Chinese novelist who was the vice president of Shandong Literature and Art Association. Biography Liu was born into a family of farming background in Jinan, Shandong. His father died young, his mother died i ...

* {{Flagicon, FRA Yannick Souvré * {{Flagicon, SEN

Mame Maty Mbengue Mame Maty Mbengue (born April 13, 1968 in Dakar) is a Senegalese women's basketball player. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Senegal women's national basketball team The Senegal women's national basketball team is the national ...

* {{Flagicon, SRB Marija Veger Demšar * {{Flagicon, ESP Elisabeth Cebrián {{div col end

Male coach candidates (17)

{{div col, colwidth=30em *{{Flagicon, SRB

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 bask ...

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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 KK Partizan, Partizan of the ABA League, ...

*{{Flagicon, LAT Oļģerts Altbergs *{{Flagicon, LAT

Valdemārs Baumanis Valdemārs Kristaps Baumanis (19 April 1905 – 24 April 1992) was a Latvian basketball player, basketball and football coach. He was head coach of Latvia national basketball team in EuroBasket 1935 and EuroBasket 1939. In 1935, Latvia won the ...

*{{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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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