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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. Main article: List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major ...
Won 3 NBA championships as Warriors' President (2015, 2017, 2018) in a 5-year span (2015–2019). 2019 Al Attles: 1975 NBA champion as a coach for the Warriors. No. 16 retired by the Golden State Warriors. No. 22 retired by North Carolina A&T. John Bunn Award (2014). 2020 Patrick Baumann: Secretary General of the FIBA (2003–2018).
The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. Players from the winning team usually receive championship rings from the team honoring their contribution, with "rings" becoming shorthand for championships. [3]
The Ring of Honor is an award given to prominent players and employees of the professional basketball team, the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Awardees are selected to recognize the significant role the individual has had for the Suns organization (not specifically their prominence in the NBA).
Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun was an inaugural member of the Huskies of Honor. [4] Husky of Honor Emeka Okafor was drafted second overall in the 2004 NBA draft. [22] Geno Auriemma was one of the eleven inaugural inductees in 2006 from the women's basketball program into the Huskies of Honor, and the only one who is a man. [3]
Over 900 NBA wins, 1981 NBA champion, 2x NBA Coach of the Year, took 5 different teams to the NBA Playoffs, one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996), Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award (2013) United States 2020: Kim Mulkey: 4 NCAA Championships (2005, 2012 and 2019 with Baylor, 2023 with LSU), 5x NCAA Final Fours United States 2020
[a] [10] [11] The first undrafted player to be voted an NBA All-Star starter in 2003, [12] Wallace played the most career games of any undrafted player with 1,088 games played in 15 seasons, won an NBA championship, was a four-time All-Star, and was a four-time winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. [13]
Thurmond was named a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985, one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, [2] and part of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021. [3] Known to fans as "Nate the Great", [4] Thurmond has had his No. 42 jersey retired by both the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. [5]