The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has officially announced its Class of 2024, confirming in a series of tweets the inductees previously reported as well as the other finalists who were elected to the Hall.
Here’s the full list of new Hall of Famers:
- Chauncey Billups: A five-time All-Star who made three All-NBA teams and a pair of All-Defensive teams, Billups won a championship and a Finals MVP award with the Pistons in 2004. He is currently the head coach of the Trail Blazers.
- Vince Carter: Carter played for an NBA-record 22 seasons and scored 25,728 career points, currently ranking 24th in league history. He’s an eight-time All-Star, a two-time All-NBA member, and was the 1999 Rookie of the Year.
- Michael Cooper: Cooper won five NBA championships with the Lakers, earning eight All-Defensive nods and won the Defensive Player of the Year in 1987.
- Walter Davis: A six-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA member, Davis won the Rookie of the Year award in 1978 and remains the Suns’ all-time leading scorer with 15,666 points. He died in 2023.
- Jerry West: A Hall of Famer already as a player and member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic team, West is being enshrined for a third time as a contributor due to his work as an executive for the Lakers, Grizzlies, Warriors, and Clippers.
- Doug Collins: A four-time All-Star as a player, Collins is being inducted as a contributor for his work as a head coach of the Bulls, Pistons, Wizards, and Sixers, including 442 career regular season wins, as well as his time as a broadcaster.
- Herb Simon: Simon has been the Pacers’ owner since 1983, making him the longest-tenured governor in NBA history.
- Seimone Augustus: Augustus was a two-time Naismith College Player of the Year and the WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2006. She won four league titles, made eight All-Star teams, and claimed the WNBA Finals MVP award in 2011.
- Dick Barnett: Barnett, an NBA All-Star in 1968, won championships with the Knicks in 1970 and 1973 after earning three NAIA titles with Tennessee A&I College (now Tennessee State University) from 1957-59.
- Bo Ryan: Ryan was Wisconsin's longtime men’s basketball head coach. He won four-time Big Ten Coach of the Year awards and made back-to-back Final Four appearances in 2014 and 2015.
- Michele Timms: A WNBA All-Star in 1999 and a Defensive Player of the Year runner-up in 1997 for the Phoenix Mercury, Timms won Olympic bronze and silver medals with the Australian national team.
- Harley Redin: The former men’s and women’s basketball coach at Wayland Baptist University (Texas), Redin won six AAU national championships. He died in 2020.
- Charles Smith: Smith is the winningest high school head coach in Louisiana history and has led nine teams to high school state championships.
The enshrinement of the 2024 class will take place in Springfield, MA, on Friday, Aug. 16, and Saturday, Aug. 17.
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