The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced its .
Six-time NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire, veteran NBA coaches Mike D’Antoni, Doc Rivers, Gonzaga coach Mark Few and 39-year veteran referee Joey Crawford were selected.
Also selected for enshrinement: WNBA greats Candace Parker, Chamique Holdsclaw and Elena Delle Donne, as well as the 1996 U.S. Women’s Olympic Team that won the gold medal in Atlanta, Georgia.
The annual Gowdy award winners are Mike Fratello, Chris Carrino, Seth Davis and Ma Guoli. NBA vice president Leah Wilcox is the recipient of the John Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award.
The 2026 class was announced April 4 at the NCAA men’s Final Four in Indianapolis, Indiana and will be enshrined in Springfield, Massachusetts on Aug. 14-15. Enshrinement weekend will begin at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut on Aug. 14 with the tipoff celebration and awards gala, inclusive of the Class of 2026 jacket and ring presentation and the annual Hall of Fame Awards.
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Joey Crawford (referee)
NBA referee for 39 seasons (1977-2016)
Officiated 2,561 regular season (second all-time), 374 playoff (first), 50 NBA Finals games (first)
Mark Few (coach)
Gonzaga head coach since 1999
Guided Bulldogs to NCAA title game appearances in 2017 and 2021
Assistant on gold medal-winning 2024 U.S. Olympic Team
Kevin Johnson (player)
12-year NBA career with Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns
3-time All-Star; 4-time All-NBA second team; 1989 Most Improved Player
Gary McKnight (coach)
Boys’ basketball coach at Mater Dei High School since 1982
More than 1,300 career victories, second most all-time
11 California state championships; national high school title in 2014
Dick Motta (coach)
NBA Coach of the Year in 1971
1978 NBA champion (Washington Bullets)
14th all-time in wins (Bullets, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets)
Doc Rivers (coach)
More than 1,190 career wins with Orlando Magic (1999-2003), Boston Celtics (2004-13), Los Angeles Clippers (2013-20), Philadelphia 76ers (2020-23), Milwaukee Bucks (2023-present)
2008 NBA champion; guided Celtics to Finals in 2008 and 2010)
NBA Coach of the Year in 2000
Kelvin Sampson (coach)
More than 800 career wins
Guided Oklahoma to Final Four in 2002; Houston in 2021 and 2025
2-time AP Coach of the Year (1995, 2024)
Amar’e Stoudemire (player)
6-time NBA All-Star (2005, 2007-11); 2003 Rookie of the Year
Ninth overall pick in the 2002 draft directly out of high school
14-year NBA career (2002-16); 18.9 points and 7.8 rebounds.
Jerry Welsh (coach)
494-141 record over 22 seasons at SUNY Potsdam (1968-91)
1981 NCAA Division III national champion, with three Final Four appearances (1979, 1981, 1986).
NABC Division III Coach of the Year in 1981
Buck Williams (player)
3-time NBA All-Star (1982-83, ’86)
Named to four NBA All-Defensive Teams
Ranks third in NBA history in offensive rebounds (4,526); 16th in total rebounds (13,017)
Amar’e Stoudemire reflects on what he learned over his career on his way to being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
1996 U.S. Women’s National Team
Gold medalists at 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
First of 8 consecutive gold medals (1996 to 2024)
Coached by Tara VanDerveer, roster featured future Hall of Famers Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes, Dawn Staley, Teresa Edwards, Rebecca Lobo, Katrina McClain
Elena Delle Donne (player)
2-time WNBA MVP (2015, 2019); Champion with Washington Mystics in 2019
7-time All-Star; 4-time All-WNBA First Team selections; 2013 WNBA Rookie of the Year
Olympic gold medalist with Team USA at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro
Chamique Holdsclaw (player)
6-time WNBA All-Star (1999-2003, 2005); 1999 Rookie of the Year; 2002 scoring champion
First overall pick in 1999 draft after leading Tennessee to three consecutive national titles
2-time Naismith College Player of the Year (1998, 1999)
Candace Parker (player)
3-time WNBA champion (2016, 2021, 2023); 2-time league MVP (2008, 2013)
Only player in WNBA history to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season (2008)
7-time WNBA All-Star; 7-time All-WNBA First Team selection
2-time NCAA national champion (2007, 2008); 2-time Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2012)
Marques Johnson (player)
5-time NBA All-Star (1979-1981, 1883, 1986); 3-time All-NBA selection
Averaged 20.1 points, 7.0 rebounds during 11-year NBA career
1975 national champion with UCLA; won inaugural John Wooden Award in 1977
Molly Bolin-Kazmer (player)
First player signed in Women’s Professional Basketball League history
Led Iowa Cornets to back-to-back WBL championship appearances (1979, 1980); earned co-MVP honors in 1980
Set WBL single-game scoring record with 55 points (March 2, 1980)
Dusan Ivkovic (coach)
Inducted into FIBA Hall of Fame in 2017; named one of 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors in 2008
2-time EuroLeague champion (1997, 2012); FIBA World Champion in 1990
Led Yugoslavia to silver medal at 1988 Olympics
Mike D’Antoni (coach)
2-time NBA Coach of the Year (2005, 2017)
Coach of “Seven Seconds or Less” Phoenix Suns that redefined NBA offenses
Assistant on gold medal-winning 2012 Olympic team
Tal Brody (player)
Led Maccabi Tel Aviv to 1977 FIBA European Champions Cup, a first for an Israeli team.
Inducted into International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1996; into U.S. Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2011
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