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Encyclopedia > List of members of the Basketball Hall of Fame

This is a list of members of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Those indicated in bold italics have been announced as the Class of 2007 and will be formally enshrined in September 2007. Basketball Hall of Fame Logo The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ...



Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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For the football player, see Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar. ... Forrest Phog Allen, D.O. (November 18, 1885 – September 16, 1974) was an American collegiate basketball coach known as the Father of Basketball Coaching. ... W. Harold Anderson (September 11, 1902 - June 13, 1967) was a college mens basketball coach. ... Nathaniel (Nate) Tiny Archibald (born September 2, 1948 in New York City) is a former professional basketball player. ... Paul Joseph Arizin (April 9, 1928 – December 12, 2006), nicknamed Pitchin Paul, was an American basketball player who spent his entire National Basketball Association career with the Philadelphia Warriors from 1950 to 1962. ... Arnold Jacob Red Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was a highly successful and influential basketball coach of the BAA Washington Nationals, the NBA Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the NBA Boston Celtics. ... Geno Auriemma (born March 23, 1954 in Montella, Italy) is the head coach of the University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies womens basketball team. ...

B

Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. ... Thomas B. Barlow (July 9, 1896 in Trenton, New Jersey - September 26, 1983 in Lakehurst, New Jersey) was one of the first pro basketball players. ... Leon Barmore (born June 3, 1944 in Ruston, Louisiana, United States) is a college womens basketball coach. ... Justin McCarthy Sam Barry (December 17, 1892 – September 23, 1950) was an American collegiate athletic coach who achieved significant accomplishments in three major sports. ... Richard (Rick) Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944, in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American former professional basketball player. ... Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is an American former basketball forward. ... John Beckman (October 22, 1895 in New York, NY - June 22, 1968 in Miami, Florida) was one of the early pro basketball players. ... Clair Bee (March 2, 1896 - May 20, 1983) was an American basketball coach who led the team at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York to two undefeated seasons in 1936 and 1939 as well as two National Invitation Tournament titles (1939, 1941). ... Walter Jones Bellamy (born July 24, 1939 in New Bern, North Carolina) is a former pro basketball player. ... Sergei Alexandrovič Belov (Russian: Сергей Александрович Белов; born January 23, 1944 in Nashevoko, Russia) is a former basketball player, most notably playing for the Soviet Union at Olympic Games. ... Senda Berenson Abbott (March 19, 1868, Vilnius, modern Lithuania – February 16, 1954) was a pioneer of womens basketball, authoring the first Basketball Guide for Women (1901-07). ... Daniel Biasone (February 22, 1909 - May 25, 1992) was the founding owner of the Syracuse Nationals, an NBA team now known as the Philadelphia 76ers. ... David Bing (born November 24, 1943 in Washington, D.C.) is a former All-Star player in the National Basketball Association, primarily for the Detroit Pistons from 1966 to 1975. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Carol Ann Blazejowski (born September 29, 1956, in Elizabeth, New Jersey), nicknamed Blaze, was a womens collegiate and professional basketball player. ... Ernest A. Blood (October 4, 1872 in Manchester, New Hampshire - February 5, 1955) was a former high school and college mens basketball coach. ... James Arthur Jim Boeheim (pronounced BAY-heim) (born November 17, 1944 in Lyons, New York) is the mens basketball head coach for Syracuse University. ... Bernard Bennie Borgmann (November 22, 1900 in Haledon, New Jersey - November 11, 1978 in Hawthorne, New Jersey) was one of the early pro basketball players. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Joseph R. Brennan (November 15, 1900 in Brooklyn, New York - May 10, 1989) was one of the early pro basketball players. ... Hubert Jude Hubie Brown (born September 25, 1933 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania) is a former basketball coach and television analyst. ... Larry Brown For other people of the same name, see Larry Brown (disambiguation). ... Walter A. Brown (1905-1964) was the original owner of the Boston Celtics. ... The Buffalo Germans was a early basketball team formed in 1895 at a YMCA on Buffalos East Side. ... John W. Bunn (September 26, 1898 – August 13, 1979) was an American basketball coach and key contributor to the game of basketball. ...

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James A. Calhoun (born May 10, 1942 in Braintree, Massachusetts) is the head coach of the University of Connecticuts mens basketball team. ... Howard G. Cann (October 11, 1895 in Bridgeport, Connecticut - December 18, 1992) was a former college mens basketball coach. ... Henery Clifford Carlson (July 4, 1894 in Murray City, Ohio - November 1, 1964) was a well-known college mens basketball coach. ... Luigi P. Carnesecca (born January 5, 1925 in New York City, United States) is a former basketball coach at St. ... Bernard L. Carnevale (October 30, 1915 in Raritan, New Jersey) is a former college mens basketball coach. ... Peter Carril (born July 10, 1930 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States) is a former professional and collegiate basketball coach. ... Everett Case (June 21, 1900 - April 30, 1966), nicknamed Old Gray Fox, was a basketball coach primarily known for help creating NCAA basketball excitement during his time at North Carolina State University coaching the Wolfpack. ... The Original Celtics, no relation to the equally famous Boston Celtics, were an outstanding barnstorming professional basketball team in the 1920s. ... Alfred Nicholas Cervi (February 12, 1917 in Buffalo, New York) is a former pro basketball player. ... Wilton Norman Wilt Chamberlain (August 21, 1936–October 12, 1999), nicknamed Wilt the Stilt and The Big Dipper, was an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player for the Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; and also played for the Harlem Globetrotters. ... Van Chancellor (born September 27, 1943 in Louisville, Mississippi) is a former college womens basketball coach and current head coach of the Houston Comets of the WNBA. He spent 19 successful seasons as the head coach of the University of Mississippi Lady Rebels. ... John Chaney (born January 21, 1932 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a retired American college basketball coach, best known for his tenure at Temple University. ... Jerry Colangelo (born November 20, 1939) is a respected Arizona sports mogul. ... Jody Conradt Jody Conradt (born May 13, 1941 in Goldthwaite, Texas) is a college womens basketball coach. ... Charles Tarzan Cooper (August 30, 1907 in Newark, Delaware - December 19, 1980 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a pro basketball player. ... Krešimir Ćosić (November 26, 1948 - May 25, 1995) was a Croatian professional basketball player from Yugoslavia. ... Robert Joseph Cousy (born August 9, 1928 in New York City, is an American former professional basketball player, who played point guard with the NBAs Boston Celtics from 1951 to 1963 and (briefly) with the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969-1970 season, being recognized as one of the greatest... Dave Cowens David William Cowens (born October 25, 1948 in Newport, Kentucky) is a former professional basketball player and NBA Head Coach. ... Joan Crawford (born August 22, 1937 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States) is a basketball player and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Womens Basketball Hall of Fame, and Amateur Athletic Union Hall of Fame. ... Denzil E. Denny Crum (born March 5, 1937 in San Fernando, California) is a former college mens basketball coach. ... William John Billy Cunningham (born June 3, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former pro basketball player, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid, and coach. ... Denise Curry (born August 22, 1959 in Fort Benton, Montana, United States) is a basketball player and college and professional basketball coach. ...

D

Drazen Dalipagic (born November 27, 1951 in Mostar, former Yugoslavia) is a former Yugoslavian basketball player. ... Chuck Daly Charles Jerome Chuck Daly (born July 20, 1930 in St. ... Robert Edris Davies (b. ... Everett S. Dean (March 18, 1898 in Livonia, Indiana - October 26, 1993) was a college mens basketball coach. ... Forrest S. Red DeBernardi (February 3, 1899 – April 29, 1970) was a well-known collegiate basketball player in the 1920s. ... David Albert DeBusschere (October 16, 1940 - May 14, 2003) was a professional basketball player born in Detroit, Michigan. ... Henry G. Dutch Dehnert (April 5, 1898 in New York, New York - April 20, 1979 in Far Rockaway, New York) was one of the best pro basketball player between 1915 and 1935. ... Antonio Diaz-Miguel was born in Alcázar de San Juan (Ciudad Real, Spain) in July 6, 1933. ... Edgar A. Diddle (March 12, 1895 in Gradyville, Kentucky - January 2, 1970) was a college mens basketball coach. ... Anne Donovan (born November 1, 1961 in Ridgewood, New Jersey) is one of the most decorated figures in womens basketball, both as a dominant player in college and as a head coach in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Robert L. Douglas (b. ... Bruce Drake (December 5, 1905 in Gentry, Texas - December 4, 1983) is a former college mens basketball coach. ... Clyde Austin Drexler (born June 22, 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former National Basketball Association shooting guard. ... Alva Duer (November 18, 1904—November 18, 1987) was a college basketball coach and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and United States Olympic Committee administrator and is a member of the NAIA and Basketball Halls of Fame. ... Joe Dumars (born May 24, 1963 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is the Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations and a former NBA basketball player. ...

E

Wayne Embry (born March 26, 1937 Springfield, OH - ) was a center/forward with an 11 year career from 1959 to 1969. ... Paul Endacott (July 3, 1902 – January 8, 1997) was a well-known collegiate basketball player in the 1920s. ... Alex English (born January 5, 1954 in Columbia, South Carolina), is a former University of South Carolina and Denver Nuggets basketball forward. ... James Enright (April 3, 1910—December 20, 1981) was a college and professional basketball referee and sportswriter. ... Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950 in Roosevelt, New York), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a former American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim. ...

F

Clifford Fagan (March 3, 1911—January 18, 1995) was a high school basketball referee who became executive director of the National Federation of High School Athletic Associations (NFHSAA) and eventually president of the Basketball Hall of Fame and board member for FIBA, the international governing body for the sport of... Pedro Ferrándiz González (born October 20, 1928 in Alicante, Spain) is a Spanish basketball coach. ... The First Team were the first players known to have played the sport of basketball, having been taught the game in 1891 by James Naismith, who is recognized as the inventor of the sport. ... Harry Fisher (February 6, 1882 — December 29, 1967) was an American college basketball coach. ... Lawrence “Larry” Fleisher (September 26, 1930 — May 4, 1989) was an American attorney and sports agent. ... Harold E. Bud Foster, (b. ... Walter Clyde Frazier (born March 29, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... Max Marty Friedman (b. ... Joseph Franklin Jumping Joe Fulks (October 26, 1921 - March 21, 1976) was a United States basketball player, sometimes called the first of the high-scoring forwards. He was one of the first players enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame. ...

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Clarence E. Big House Gaines (b. ... Lauren Laddie Gale (April 22, 1917—July 29, 1996) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. ... Harry J. Gallatin (born April 26, 1927 in Roxana, Illinois) is a former pro basketball player and coach. ... Alessandro Gamba, best known as Sandro Gamba, (born in Milan, Italy, on June 3, 1932) is an Italian basketball coach and former professional basketball player. ... James H. Jack Gardner (b. ... William Pop Gates (b. ... David Dave Gavitt (b. ... George Gervin (born April 27, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former professional basketball player, a shooting guard for the American Basketball Associations (ABA) Virginia Squires and San Antonio Spurs and the National Basketball Associations (NBA) San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls. ... Amory T. Slats Gill (May 1, 1901 in Salem, Oregon - April 5, 1966) was a college mens basketball coach. ... Thomas Joseph Gola (born January 13, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is one of Philadelphias most famous basketball players. ... Alexander Gomelsky (b. ... Gail Charles Goodrich Jr. ... Edward Gottlieb (September 15, 1898 – December 7, 1979) was one of the founding members of the Basketball Association of America and the former owner and coach of the Philadelphia Warriors. ... Harold Everett Greer (born June 26, 1936 in Huntington, West Virginia) is a former pro basketball player. ... Robert F. Ace Gruenig (March 12, 1913 – August 11, 1958) was a well-known amateur basketball player during the 1930s and 1940s. ... Luther Halsey Gulick, M.D., (December 4, 1865–August 13, 1918) was an American physical education instructor, international basketball official, and founder of the Camp Fire Girls, an international youth organization now known as Camp Fire USA (as its members are female and male). ... Sue Gunter (1939-2005) Sue Gunter (May 22, 1939 - August 4, 2005) was a womens college basketball coach. ...

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Clifford Oldham Hagan (born December 9, 1931 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a former professional basketball player. ... Alexander Murray Hannum (July 19, 1923 - January 18, 2002) was a pro basketball coach. ... Victor A. Hanson (July 30, 1903 – April 10, 1982) was a well-known multi-sport college athlete in the 1920s. ... The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism and comedy to create one of the best-known sports entertainment franchises in the world. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Les Harrison. ... Marv K. Harshman (October 4, 1917 – ) is a former college mens basketball coach. ... Don Haskins[1] Donald L. Don Haskins (born March 16, 1930 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States) is a former collegiate basketball coach and player. ... John J. Havlicek (born April 8, 1940 in Martins Ferry, Ohio) is a former professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning eight NBA titles, half of them coming in his first four seasons. ... Hawkins dazzled crowds from playgrounds to arenas with his highflying acrobatic moves. ... Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945 in Rayville, Louisiana) is considered as one of the all-time great collegiate and professional basketball players. ... Marques Haynes (October 3, 1926 – ) is a former pro basketball player and member of the Harlem Globetrotters. ... Francis Dayle Chick Hearn (November 27, 1916 - August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster. ... Tom Heinsohn Thomas William Heinsohn (born August 26, 1934) is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player on the Boston Celtics National Basketball Association (NBA) team. ... George Hepbron (August 27, 1863 – April 30, 1946) was one of basketballs first referees and rules pioneers. ... Dr. Ferenc Hepp (born November 3, 1909 in Békés, Hungary, died November 27, 1980) was a basketball administrator. ... Edgar S. Eddie Hickey (b. ... Edward J. Ed Hickox (born April 10, 1878 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; died January 28, 1966) was a basketball coach and administrator. ... Paul D. Tony Hinkle (December 19, 1899 - September 22, 1992) was an American college basketball coach at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Howard Hobby Hobson was born on July 4, 1903 in Portland, Oregon. ... Nat Holman (b. ... William Red Holzman (August 10, 1920 â€“ November 13, 1998) was an NBA basketball player and coach probably best known as the head coach of the New York Knicks from 1967 to 1982. ... Robert J. Bob Houbregs (born March 12, 1932 in Vancouver, Canada) is a former professional basketball player. ... Bailey E. Howell (born January 20, 1937 in Middleton, Tennessee) is a former professional basketball player. ... For 34 years, George Hoyt was known as New Englands foremost basketball referee, earning him the moniker Mr. ... Charles D. Chuck Hyatt (February 28, 1908 – May 8, 1978) was a well-known collegiate basketball player in the late 1920s. ...

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Henry Payne Hank Iba (b. ... Edward S. Ned Irish (b. ... Daniel Paul Issel ( October 25, 1948 in Batavia, Illinois) is a star basketball player. ...

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Harry Edward Buddy Jeannette (b. ... William C. Skinny Johnson (August 16, 1911 – February 5, 1980) was a well-known American basketball player during the 1930s. ... Neil Johnston (born February 4, 1929 Chillicothe, OH - died September 28, 1978 Chillicothe, OH) was a center with an 8 year career from 1952 to 1959. ... Earvin Johnson, Jr. ... K.C. Jones (born May 25, 1932 in Taylor, Texas) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. ... Renato William Jones, commonly R. William, or simply William, Jones, was a popularizer of basketball in Europe and in Asia. ... Samuel Sam Jones (born June 24, 1933 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player. ... Alvin F. Doggie Julian (b. ... Philip Douglas Phil Jackson (born September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, an American professional basketball team. ... For other persons named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). ...

K

Frank W. Keaney (June 5, 1886 – October 10, 1967) was a college mens basketball coach and known as the architect of modern run-and-shoot basketball. ... Walter J. Kennedy (born in Stamford, Connecticut, June 8, 1912 – June 26, 1977) was the Commissioner of the National Basketball Association from 1963 until 1975. ... Matthew P. Pat Kennedy (January 28, 1908–June 16, 1977) was an American basketball referee. ... George E. Keogan (March 8, 1890 – February 17, 1943) was an American collegiate basketball coach, most known for coaching University of Notre Dame from 1923 to 1943. ... Robert Montgomery (Bobby or Bob) Knight (born October 25, 1940, in Massillon, Ohio, USA), also known as The General, is the head mens basketball coach at Texas Tech University. ... Edward W. Moose Krause (February 2, 1913 – December 11, 1992) was a well-known collegiate basketball player during the 1930s. ... Michael William Krzyzewski (; in American English transliteration shuh-shef-skee; born February 13, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois), often referred to as Coach K, is the head coach of the Duke University mens basketball team. ... John Albert Kundla (born July 3, 1916 in Star Junction, Pennsylvania) is a former professional and college basketball coach. ... Bob Kurland was a 7-foot center that played for Henry Ibas Okalahoma A & M University Aggies basketball team. ...

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Ward L. Piggy Lambert (b. ... Robert Jerry Lanier (born September 10, 1948 in Buffalo, New York) was a professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. He played collegiately at St. ... Joseph Bohomiel Lapchick (b. ... Lloyd R. Leith (December 7, 1902 – September 30, 1974) was an American basketball referee and high school coach. ... Meadowlark Lemon (born April 25, 1935) is a famous basketball player originally from Wilmington, North Carolina. ... Nancy Elizabeth Lieberman is a former standout collegiate and professional basketball player. ... Emil S. Liston (born August 21, 1890 in Stockton, Missouri, USA; died October 26, 1949) was a basketball coach and administrator. ... Harry Litwack (b. ... Earl Francis Lloyd (born April 3, 1928), was the first African-American to play in the NBA, in the 1950-51 NBA season. ... Kenneth D. Loeffler (April 14, 1902 – January 1, 1975) was a well-known collegiate and professional basketball coach. ... Arthur C. Dutch Lonborg (March 16, 1898 – January 31, 1985) was a well-known collegiate basketball coach. ... Clyde Lovellette (born September 7, 1929 in Petersburg, Indiana) is a former professional basketbal player, the first basketball player in history to play on an NCAA, Olympics and NBA championship squad. ... Jerry Ray Lucas (born March 30, 1940) was a legendary basketball star from the 1950s to the 1970s, and is now a world-renowned memory education expert. ... Angelo Hank Luisetti (June 16, 1916 in San Francisco, California - December 17, 2002 in San Mateo, California) was a college mens basketball player and one of the great innovators to the game. ...

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Ed Macualey (born March 22, 1928 in Saint Louis, Missouri), is a former professional basketball player. ... Moses Eugene Malone (born March 23, 1955 in Petersburg, Virginia) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player who also played in the American Basketball Association (ABA), as well as on the NBAs Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs and Washington Bullets. ... Peter Press Maravich (June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988) was a Serb-American basketball player known for his dazzling ballhandling, incredible shooting abilities, and creative passing. ... Hortencia Maria de Fatima Marcari (born September 23, 1959 in Potirendaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil) is a former basketball player who is often considered to be Brazils greatest womens basketball player, along with Jenny Arcain. ... Slater Nelson Dugie Martin, Jr. ... Robert Allen Bob McAdoo (born September 25, 1951 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player who spent his fourteen-season career between the center and power forward positions in the National Basketball Association. ... Branch McCracken was a basketball coach for the Indiana University Hoosiers. ... Jack Jumping Jack McCracken (June 15, 1911 - January 5, 1958) was a basketball player in 1930s and 1940s. ... Arad A. McCutchan (July 4, 1912 – June 16, 1993) was a well-known collegiate basketball coach. ... Robert Bobby McDermott (b. ... Al McGuire was the coach who led the Marquette University Mens Basketball team from 1964-1977. ... Frank Joseph McGuire (November 8, 1916 - November 11, 1994) was an American athletic coach who gained his greatest renown in collegiate basketball. ... Richard Joseph Dick McGuire (born January 25, 1926 in Rockaway, New York) is a former pro basketball player. ... Kevin Edward McHale (born December 19, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who starred for thirteen seasons in the NBA for the Boston Celtics. ... John McLendon (born April 15, 1915 in Hiawatha, Kansas, died October 8, 1999) was a former basketball coach. ... Walter E. Meanwell (January 26, 1884 – December 2, 1953) was a college mens basketball coach in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. ... Dino Meneghin (b. ... Raymond J. Ray Meyer (born December 18, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois) is former college mens basketball coach. ... Ann Elizabeth Meyers (born March 26, 1955 in San Diego, California) is a distinguished figure in the history of womens basketball and sports journalism. ... Zigmund Red Mihalik (September 22, 1916–September 25, 1996) was an American basketball player and referee. ... George Lawrence Mikan, Jr. ... Arild Verner Agerskov Vern Mikkelsen (born October 21, 1928 in Fresno, California) is a former pro basketball player. ... Cheryl Miller (born on January 3, 1964 in Riverside, California) is a former college basketball player and coach, and considered by many the best female player in the history of the game. ... Ralph H. Miller (March 9, 1919 – May 15, 2001) was a college mens basketball coach. ... William G. Bill Mokray (born June 6, 1907 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA; died March 21, 1974) was a leading basketball statistician and historian. ... Earl Vernon Monroe (born on November 21, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), was an American professional basketball player known for his flamboyant dribbling, passing and play-making. ... Billie J. Moore (born May 5, 1943 in Westmoreland, Kansas, USA) is an American basketball coach. ... Ralph Morgan (born March 9, 1884 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died January 5, 1965) was an American basketball administrator. ... Frank Morgenweck (born July 15, 1875 in Egg Harbor, New Jersey, USA; died December 8, 1941) was an American basketball player, coach and team owner. ... Calvin Murphy is a hall of fame professional basketball player who played guard for the Houston Rockets from 1970-1983. ... Charles C. Stretch Murphy (April 10, 1907 – August 19, 1992) was an American basketball player. ...

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James A. Naismith, B.A., M.A., M.D., D.D, (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was the inventor of the sport of basketball and the first to introduce the use of a helmet in American football. ... The New York Renaissance, also known as the Rens, were an all-black professional basketball team founded in 1922, a few years before the Harlem Globetrotters. ... Peter F. Pete Newell (born August 3, 1915 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former college mens basketball coach. ... Charles Martin (C. M.) Newton (born February 2, 1930 in Rockwood, Tennessee[1]) was an American basketball player, coach, and administrator. ... Often called the Father of Yugoslavian Basketball, Aleksandar Nikolić (Александар Николић) was born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) on October 28, 1924. ... Mirko Novosel (born June 30, 1938 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian basketball player and coach. ... John Nucatola (17 November 1907 (New York) - 9 May 2000) was a professional basketball player, coach and referee. ...

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John J. OBrien (born November 4, 1888 in Brooklyn, New York, USA; died December 9, 1967) was an American basketball referee and administrator. ... OBrien, c. ... Harold G. Olsen (May 12, 1895 – October 29, 1953) was a college mens basketball coach. ... Robert Luther Lute Olson (born September 22, 1934 in Mayville, North Dakota) is the current mens basketball head coach at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. ...

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Harlan O. Page (March 20, 1887 – November 23, 1965) was one of basketballs first star players in the 1900s. ... Robert Lee Parish (born August 30, 1953 ) in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a retired American basketball center. ... The title of this article contains the following characters: ž and ć. Where they are unavailable or not desired, the name may be given as Drazen Petrovic. ... Bob Pettit (with the ball) as a player of the St. ... Andy Phillip (born March 7, 1922 Granite City, IL - ) was a guard/forward with an 11 year career from 1948 to 1958. ... Maurice Podoloff (1890 - 1985) was a U.S. lawyer and basketball & ice hockey administrator. ... James Clifford Jim Pollard (b. ... H. V. Porter H. V. Porter (October 2, 1891-October 27, 1975), born Henry Van Arsdale Porter, was an athletic administrator, inventor, and coach. ...

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Ernest Ernie Quigley (March 22, 1880 in Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada) - December 10, 1960) was notable both as a basketball referee and baseball umpire. ...

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Dr. John T. Ramsay (born February 21, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former professional basketball coach in the National Basketball Association. ... Frank Vernon Ramsey, Jr. ... Willis Reed Jr. ... William A. Reid (born September 26, 1893 in Detroit, Michigan, US; died October 10, 1955) was an American basketball coach and administrator. ... Elmer Ripley (1891–1982) is a once celebrated, but now forgotten figure in the history of American basketball. ... Arnold D. Risen (born October 9, 1924 in Williamstown, Kentucky) is a retired American basketball player. ... Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee), nicknamed The Big O, is a former American NBA player with the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks. ... John S. Roosma (September 3, 1900 – November 13, 1983) was an amateur basketball great during the 1920s, playing for the United States Military Academy. ... Cesare Rubini (born November 2, 1923, Trieste, former Venezia Giulia) is a former Italian basketball player and coach, and high level waterpolo player. ... Mendy Rudolph Marvin (Mendy) Rudolph (March 8, 1926 - July 1979, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a National Basketball Association (NBA) referee for 25 years, from 1953 to 1978. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... John Honey Russell (born May 31, 1902 in Brooklyn, New York, died November 15, 1973) was an American basketball player and coach. ... William Fenton Russell (born February 12, 1934) is a former American basketball player remembered for his central role in the Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in the 13 seasons that he played. ...

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Leonard D. Sachs (August 7, 1897 – October 27, 1942) was an American basketball coach. ... Lynn W. St. ... Abe M. Saperstein (July 4, 1902 - March 15, 1966) is the famous creator of the Savoy Big Five, which later became the Harlem Globetrotters. Born in London, England, he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970. ... Arthur A. Schabinger (born August 6, 1889 in Sabetha, Kansas, USA; died October 13, 1972) was an American basketball coach and administrator. ... Adolph Schayes (known as Dolph Schayes) (born May 19, 1928 in New York, New York) was a professional basketball player and coach in the NBA. He played his college basketball at New York University 1944-48. ... Ernest J. Schmidt (born February 12, 1911 in Nashville, Kansas, USA; died September 6, 1986) was an American college basketball player. ... John J. Schommer (January 29, 1884 – January 11, 1960) was an outstanding multi-sport athlete in the 1900s. ... Barney Sedran (January 28, 1891 – January 14, 1964) was one of the great early pro basketball players in the 1910s and 1920s. ... Uljana Semjonova (born March 9, 1952 in Daugavpils, Latvia) is a Latvian basketball player. ... William Walton Bill Sharman (born May 25, 1926 in Abilene, Texas) is a former professional basketball player and coach. ... Everett F. Shelton (May 12, 1898 – April 16, 1974) was a well-known college mens basketball coach in the 1940s and 1950s. ... Dallas Shirley (June 7, 1913 - March 1, 1994) was a basketball referee. ... Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28, 1931) is a retired head coach of men’s college basketball. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Borislav Bora Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав Станковић; born July 9, 1925) is a Serbian former basketball player and coach, as well as a longtime administrator in the sports various governing bodies. ... Christian Steinmetz (June 28, 1882 – June 11, 1963) was an outstanding collegiate basketball player in the 1900s. ... Edward S. Ed Steitz (born November 7, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York, USA; died May 21, 1990) was an American basketball coach and official. ... Maurice Stokes (born June 17, 1933 in Rankin, Pennsylvania - died April 6, 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was a pro basketball player in the 1950s, whose promising career was shortened by an injury. ... Earl Strom Earl Strom (December 15, 1927 – July 10, 1994), born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, was a basketball referee for 29 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and for three years in the American Basketball Association (ABA). ... Pat Summitt (born Patricia Sue Head on June 14, 1952 in Clarksville, Tennessee) is the coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team. ...

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Chuck Taylor Charles H. Chuck Taylor (June 24, 1901 – June 23, 1969), was an American basketball player and shoe salesman/evangelist. ... Fred R. Taylor (born December 3, 1924 in Zanesville, Ohio - died January 6, 2002 in Columbus, Ohio) was a college mens basketball coach. ... Bertha F. Teague (born September 17, 1906 in Carthage, Missouri, USA; died June 13, 1991) was an American basketball coach. ... For the boxer, see Isiah Thomas (boxer). ... David ONeil Thompson (born July 13, 1954 in Shelby, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball star who played for the Denver Nuggets of both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA), as well as the Seattle SuperSonics. ... John Thompson, Jr. ... John The Cat Thompson (born February 10, 1906 in St. ... Nathaniel Nate Thurmond (born July 25, 1941, in Akron, Ohio) is rated by many one of the best defensive centers ever to play pro basketball, feared and praised by legends including Bob Pettit, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Wilt Chamberlain. ... David Dave Tobey (born May 1, 1898 in New York, New York, USA; died July 25, 1988) was an American basketball referee. ... Oswald Tower (born November 23, 1883 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA; died May 28, 1968) was an American basketball administrator. ... Arthur L. Trester (born June 10, 1878 in Pecksburg, Indiana, USA; died September 18, 1944) was an American basketball administrator. ... John Kennedy “Jack” Twyman (born May 11, 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former professional basketball player. ...

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Westley Sissel Wes Unseld (born March 14, 1946 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American former basketball player and coach in the NBA. Unseld is a prominent member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans. ...

V

Robert P. Fuzzy Vandivier (December 26, 1903 – July 30, 1983) was a well-known high school and collegiate basketball player during the 1920s. ...

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Edward A. Wachter (June 30, 1883 - March 12, 1966) was one of the first professional basketball players. ... Lily Margaret Wade (born December 30, 1912 in McCool, Mississippi, USA; died February 16, 1995) was an American basketball player and coach. ... David H. Walsh (October 5, 1889 - June 2, 1975) was a hall of fame basketball referee. ... William Theodore Walton III, better known as Bill Walton (born November 5, 1952), is a former American basketball player and current television sportscaster. ... Robert Francis (Bobby) Wanzer, also known as Hooks Wanzer (born June 4, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former basketball player and coach. ... Stanley H. Watts (August 30, 1911 – April 6, 2000) was a college mens basketball coach, well-known for coaching Brigham Young University to a 372-254 record between 1949 and 1972. ... W.R. Clifford Cliff Wells (born March 17, 1896 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; died August 15, 1977) was an American basketball coach and administrator. ... Jerry Alan West (born May 28, 1938, in Chelyan, West Virginia) is a retired basketball player who played his entire professional career in the NBAs Los Angeles Lakers. ... Nera D. White (born November 15, 1935 in Macon County, Tennessee, USA) is a retired American basketball player. ... Louis G. Wilke (born October 10, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; died February 28, 1962) was an American basketball coach and administrator. ... Lenny Wilkens with the Portland Trail Blazers Leonard Randolph Wilkens (born October 28, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is a former National Basketball Association player, as well as the NBAs career leader in coaching wins and losses. ... Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960, in Paris, France) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA and Basketball Hall of Famer. ... Roy Williams (born August 1, 1950 in Marion, North Carolina) is head coach of the mens basketball team at the University of North Carolina. ... Lynette Woodard (born August 12, 1959, in Wichita, Kansas) was a womens basketball player who made history by becoming the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters and who tasted success abroad before finally reaching, at age 38, her dream of playing in a American womens professional basketball... Morgan Wootten (born Morgan Bayard Wootten, April 21, 1931 in Durham, North Carolina, United States) is a former high school basketball coach. ... John Robert Wooden (born October 14, 1910, in Hall, Indiana) is a retired American basketball coach. ... Phil Woolpert (December 15, 1915 - May 7, 1987) is an American college basketball coach. ... James Ager Worthy (b. ...

Y

George Yardley (November 3, 1928 in Hollywood, California - August 13, 2004 in Newport Beach, California) was an NBA Hall of Famer, the first player in history to score 2,000 points in one season, breaking the 1,932-point record held by fellow Hall of Famer George Mikan. ... Sandra Kay Yow (born March 14, 1942 in Gibsonville, North Carolina), United States is the head coach of the womens basketball team at North Carolina State University. ...

Z

Fred Zollner (January 22, 1901 – June 21, 1982) was the founder and longtime owner of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons) and a key figure in the merger of National Basketball League and Basketball Association of America in 1949. ...

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The 1966 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a public, coeducational university, and it is a member of the University of Texas System. ...

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