The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame is a

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that celebrates over 120 years of basketball in New York by recognizing and honoring the best basketball players, coaches, referees, promoters and contributors in the history of

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. Candidates for the hall are nominated for the honor by the public and chosen annually by a select committee consisting of Hall of Famers, media personalities and coaches. The governing body of the hall was most recently appointed by their peers in May 2023 for a two-year term.

History

The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame's inaugural class was inducted in an all-star gala ceremony that took place in NYC in May 1990. The hall's first class included all-time basketball superstars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Billy Cunningham, Coach

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, Coach Claire Bee, Bob Cousy, William “Pop” Gates, Connie Hawkins, Coach

Dick McGuire Richard Joseph McGuire (January 26, 1926 – February 3, 2010) was an American professional basketball player and coach. One of the premier guards of the 1950s, McGuire spent 11 seasons in the NBA (1949–60), eight with the New York Knicks and ...

Holcombe Rucker Holcombe Rucker (March 2, 1926 – March 20, 1965) was a playground director in Harlem for the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation from 1948 to 1964. He founded the New York City pro-am basketball tournament, that still bears his name ...

Adolph Schayes Adolph Schayes (May 19, 1928 – December 10, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A top scorer and rebounder, he was a 12-time NBA All-Star and a 12-time All-NBA selecti ...

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. A total of twenty eight classes of inductees were enshrined between 1990 and 2017 when the two legendary founders Robert A. "Bob" Williams and

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passed away, followed closely by the passing of founding board members Cecil Watkins and Tom Konchalski themselves members of the hall. On 24 May 2023 a newly constituted board was selected and approved led by the three remaining Legacy Board members

Gail Marquis Gail Annette Marquis (born November 18, 1954, in New York City, New York) is an American former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Basketball career Marquis played women's collegiate basketball at Queens College, City ...

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Mel Davis Melvyn Jerome Davis (born November 9, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'6" power forward from St. John's University, Davis played four seasons (1973–1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the ...

Inductees

Listed by induction year

1990

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * Billy Cunningham *

Arnold "Red" Auerbach Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was an American professional basketball coach and executive. He served as a head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most notably with the Boston Celtics. ...

* Claire Bee * Bob Cousy *

William "Pop" Gates William Penn "Pop" Gates (August 30, 1917 – December 1, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. Early life He was born in Decatur, Alabama and attended high school in New York, New York. During high school studies he earned All- ...

* Connie Hawkins *

* Dolph Schayes *

1991

* Nate "Tiny" Archibald *

Bob Douglas Robert L. Douglas (b. (St. Kitts) November 4, 1882 – d. (unknown) July 16, 1979) was the founder of the New York Renaissance basketball team, the first fully all-black professional black-owned basketball team. Career Nicknamed the "Father ...

* Nat Holman * Red Holzman * Ned Irish * Dolly King * Fuzzy Levane * Bernard "Red" Sarachek *

Bobby Wanzer Robert Francis Wanzer (June 4, 1921 – January 23, 2016) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A five time NBA All-Star and three time All-NBA Second Team selection, Wanzer played his entire professional career for the Roche ...

* Lenny Wilkens

1992

* Jack "Dutch" Garfinkel * Marty Glickman *

Sihugo Green Sihugo "Si" Green (August 20, 1933 – October 4, 1980) was an American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball for the Duquesne Dukes, he was selected as the first pick of the 1956 NBA draft by the Rochester Royals. ...

Richie Guerin Richard Vincent Guerin (born May 29, 1932) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) New York Knicks from 1956 to 1963 and was a player-coach of the St. Louis/Atlan ...

Sonny Hertzberg Sidney "Sonny" Hertzberg (July 29, 1922 – July 25, 2005) was an American professional basketball player. Early life Hertzberg was born in Brooklyn, New York, grew up in Crown Heights, and was Jewish. Hertzberg played at Samuel J. Tilden H ...

John Isaacs John William Isaacs (September 15, 1915 – January 26, 2009) was a Panamanian-American professional basketball player. Born in Panama but raised in New York City,Claude Johnson.Harlem When. ''SLAM Magazine Online''. January 26, 2009. Retrieved on ...

* Joe Lapchick * Frank McGuire * Willis Reed * Tom "Satch" Sanders

1993

* Roger Brown * Lou Carnesecca * Tony Jackson * Leonard Lewin * Nancy Lierbeman-Cline * Jim McMillian * Jammy Moskowitz *

John Nucatola John Nucatola (November 17, 1907 – May 9, 2000) was a professional basketball player, coach and referee. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on 1 May 1978. Biography John Nucatola officiated some of the greatest g ...

Sid Tannenbaum Sidney Harold Tanenbaum (October 8, 1925 – September 4, 1986) was an American professional basketball player. He was twice a consensus first-team All-American (in 1946 and 1947) and twice a Haggerty Award winner (1946 and 1947). He went on to ...

* Max Zaslofsky * '38-'39 James Madison Championship Team

1994

* Norm Drucker * Mickey Fisher * Ernie Grunfeld * Bernard King * Bobby McDermott * Al McGuire * Claude "Red" Phillips *

Cal Ramsey Calvin Ramsey (July 13, 1937 – March 25, 2019) was an American professional basketball player and broadcaster. A standout college player for NYU, he played 13 NBA games over two seasons. After his playing career ended, he began a 28-year affili ...

* Ossie Schechtman * ‘49-50 CCNY Championship Team

1995

* Al Badain * Arlington "Ollie" Edinboro * Bernie Fliegel * Charles Scott * Alan Seiden * ‘69-70 NBA Championship New York Knicks

1996

* Marv Albert * Jerry Fleishman * Rudy La Russo *

Howard Cann Howard Goodsell Cann (October 11, 1895 – December 18, 1992) was an American sportsman best known as the long-time men's basketball coach at New York University. He was also an Olympic shot putter and a college basketball and football player. ...

Donnie Forman Donald J. Forman (January 17, 1926 – May 10, 2018) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. A 5'10" guard from New York University, Forman played one season (1948–49) in the Basketball Association of America as a member ...

* Julius Erving * Vinnie Johnson * The N.Y. Renaissance

1997

Harry Boykoff Harry J. Boykoff (July 24, 1922 – February 20, 2001) was a professional American basketball player. During his career he was often referred to as "Heshie", Big Hesh", and "Big Boy". He stood at tall. Early life Boykoff was born on the Lower ...

World B. Free World B. Free (born Lloyd Bernard Free; December 9, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1975 to 1988. Free was known as the "Prince of Mid-Air", "Brownsville Bom ...

* Kevin Loughery *

Lou Rossini Lucio "Lou" Rossini (April 24, 1921 – October 21, 2005) was an American college basketball coach. He compiled a 357–256 record in almost 20 years of coaching, most notably with New York University (NYU). In Rossini's first year as head coach ...

* Cecil Watkins * Milton Kutsher * St. John's Wonder Five

1998

* Ray Lumpp * Dean Meminger * Doug Moe *

Irv Torgoff Irving Torgoff (March 6, 1917 – October 21, 1993) was an American professional basketball player. Early life Torgoff was born in Brooklyn, New York, and played basketball at Tilden High School. Education He attended Long Island University ...

Frank Layden Francis Layden (born January 5, 1932) is an American former basketball coach and executive of the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz as well as former head coach of the Women's National Basketball Association's Utah Starzz. Coaching car ...

* Bill Spiegel * Charles "Doc" Turner

1999

*John Goldner *Hy Gotkin *Carl Green *Sidney Green *Howard Jones *Kevin Joyce *Tom Stith *Jim Valvano

2000

*Rolando Blackman *Ralph Kaplowitz *John Condon *Jack Donohue *Lucille Kyvallos *Jack McMahon *Kenny Smith *Brian Winters *Power Memorial HS. ‘63-64

2001

*Dan Buckley *Jack DeFares *Mike Dunleavy *Len Elmore *Tom Hemans *Mac Kinsbruner *Jim McDermott *Peter Vecsey

2002

*Fred Crawford *Larry Fleischer *Charlie Hoxie *Albert King *Chris Mullin *Mark Reiner *Solly Walker

2003

*Ed Conlin *Floyd Layne *Alfred "Butch" Lee *John Roche *Danny Lynch *Richard "Chink" Gaines *1959-60 Boys High Team

2004

*LeRoy Ellis *James "Buck" Freeman *John Lee *

George Kaftan George A. Kaftan (February 22, 1928 – October 6, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. George grew up in New York City and went to Xavier in Manhattan before going to Holy Cross for college. Though just 6'3", Kaftan was the ...

*Malik Sealy *Emilio "Zeke" Sinicola *Herb Turetzky *1972-73 Queens College Team

2005

*John Bach *Jack Curran *Lou Eisenstein *Clarence "Puggy" Bell *Vern Fleming *Lenny Rosenbluth *Willie Rubenstein *Dwayne "Pearl" Washington *The Original Celtics Team

2006

*Stacey Arceneaux *George Gregory *Jamal Mashburn *Nevil "Butch" Shed *Willie Cager *Mark Jackson *Rick Pitino *Mickey Crowley *Tommy Kearns *John "Honey" Russell *Willie Worsley

2007

*Burt Beagle *Walter Berry *Al Bianchi *Bobby Cremins *Mario Elie *Ed Pinckney *Hank Rosenstein *Bob Wolff

2008

*Kenny Anderson *Louis "LuLu" Bender *Pete Gillen *Joe Goldstein *Bob McCullough *Sam Perkins *Rod Strickland *Eddie Younger

2009

* John Andariese *John Crawford *

Armond Hill Armond G. Hill (born March 31, 1953) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is Director of Basketball Administration for Indiana University men's basketball. He spent eight seasons in the NBA between 1976 and 1984, pl ...

* John Kresse *

* Spencer Ross * John Salley * Bill Schaeffer * Sam Schoenfeld

2010

*George Johnson *Teddy Jones *Barney Sedran *Anthony Mason *Joe Mullaney *Isaac "Rab" Walthour *Phil Sellers *George Kalinsky

2011

*Kenny Charles *Jim Larranaga *Donnie Walsh *Sonny Dove *Debbie Mason *John Warren *Tom Henderson *Mike Saunders

2012

*Dick Bavetta *Donald Goldstien *Ricky Sobers *Ray Felix *Jack Kaiser *Charley Yelverton *Chuck Granby *Connie Simmons

2013

*Vaughn Harper *Don Kennedy *Hank Whitney *Jerry Harkness *Manny Sokal *Lee Jones *George Thompson

2014

*Craig "Speedy" Claxton *Hugh Evans *Mike Riordan *Felipe Lopez *Jack Rohan *Charlie Davis *Tom Owens *Christ the King HS 1993

2015

* Mike Davis *

Geoff Huston Geoffrey Angier Huston (born November 8, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a point guard for the New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers. Collegiat ...

* Bob McKillop
Willie Hall
* Richard Lapchick *

Sam Worthen Samuel Lee Worthen (born January 17, 1958) is an American former NBA player who currently is touring as the coach of the Washington Generals, the team that perennially loses to the Harlem Globetrotters. He was well known for his play at the Ru ...

* Chamique Holdsclaw *

Johnny Mathis John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum s ...

2016

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Sam Stith Samuel Elwood Stith (born July 22, 1937) is an American former professional basketball player.Sam Stith< ...

Steve Burtt Steven Dwayne Burtt (born November 5, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'2" point guard played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) sporadically from 1984 until 1993. He also had an established playing career ...

Olden Polynice Olden Polynice (born November 21, 1964) is a Haitian former professional basketball player. He played center for the Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, and Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association ...

* Jayson Williams
Jim Couch
* Jerry Reinsdorf *

Willie Worsley Willie James Worsley (born November 13, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player who was one of the guards for the Texas Western Miners basketball team during their now-legendary 1966 NCAA championship game against Kentucky. Al ...

2017

* Ron Behagen * Jackie Jackson *

Steve Lappas Stephan Thomas Lappas (born March 18, 1954) is an American former college basketball coach. He coached at Manhattan (1988–1992), Villanova (1992–2001) and UMass (2001–2005), compiling a 280–237 (.542) record over a 17-year coaching ca ...

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Kevin Stacom Kevin M. Stacom (born September 4, 1951) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'3" (1.90 m) guard from Holy Cross High School, Flushing, New York; and Providence College, Stacom played six seasons (1974–1979; 1981–1982) ...

Robert A. Williams
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References

External links

*Legendary high school scout Tom Konchalski dies at 7

*Honoring legendary H.S. hoops scout Tom Konchalski as he battles cance

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*Howard Garfinkel, colorful broker of basketball talent, dies at 8

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*His Basketball Camp Made Hall of Famers. Now He's One, Too

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