The Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame introduced the members of the 2022 class of inductees on Saturday, and the checklist contains NBA, WNBA, and worldwide stars, excellent coaches, and even a referee.
This is the complete checklist of the 13 inductees within the 2022 class:
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Swin Money, four-time WNBA All-Star, three-time WNBA champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and presently an government with the New Orleans Pelicans.
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Larry Costello, six time NBA All-Star and NBA champion with the 1967 Philadelphia 76ers. Costello died in 2001 and is being honored posthumously.
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Hugh Evans, NBA referee who officiated over 2,200 video games together with 35 NBA Finals video games.
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Manu Ginobili, four-time NBA champion with the San Antonio Spurs, two-time All-Star, and 2004 Olympic gold medalist.
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Tim Hardaway, five-time All-Star and 2000 Olympic gold medalist.
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Del Harris, longtime coach who spent practically 50 years teaching within the NBA, on the faculty stage, and internationally.
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Lou Hudson, six-time All-Star with the Atlanta Hawks. “Sweet” Lou died in 2014 and is being honored posthumously.
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Bob Huggins, longtime faculty coach who led groups to 25 NCAA Event Appearances, 2 NCAA Last Fours and over 900 profession wins in his 40+ yr profession.
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George Karl, coach of 5 NBA groups over 27-year profession, sixth all time in NBA profession wins, 22 playoff runs, and 2013 NBA Coach of the Yr.
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Radivoj Korac, Serbian and Yugoslav participant who gained an Olympic silver medal in 1968 and was enshrined within the FIBA Corridor of Fame in 2007. Korac died in a automobile crash in 1969 at age 30 and is being honored posthumously.
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Theresa Shank-Grentz, longtime NCAA coach, three-time AIAW Nationwide Champion, Olympic bronze medalist in 1992, three-time All-American as a participant at Immaculata.
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Marianne Stanley, faculty and WNBA coach, three-time AIAW champion, led Outdated Dominion to 1985 Nationwide Championship, 2002 WNBA head coach of the yr with the Washington Mystics, and presently head coach of the Indiana Fever.
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Lindsay Whalen, four-time WNBA champion, five-time All-Star, two-time Olympic gold medalist.
Of the 13 members of the 2022 class, solely Ginobili and Whalen had been first-time nominees.
As soon as the announcement was made, congratulations flooded in on social media from groups and colleges, and a few of the honorees even tweeted about it themselves.
The enshrinement ceremony is scheduled to happen Sept. 9-10 on the Corridor of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.
