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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 ...
Called by the Hall of Fame "the greatest collection of basketball talent on the planet"; won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics with an 8–0 record and an average victory margin of nearly 44 points; roster (Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Christian Laettner, Karl Malone, Chris ...
The third-oldest player is Hall of Famer Robert Parish. Parish, who played with the Boston Celtics in the 1980s, played his last season with the Chicago Bulls at the age of 43. [ 6 ] He played in 1,611 regular season games during his 21-year career, more than any other player in NBA history. [ 4 ]
French Olympic cyclist Champion , and oldest torch bearer in 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony [48] Rusi Cooper: 1922–2023: 100: Indian cricketer [49] Jim Cullivan: 1921–2024: 103: American football player and coach [50] Iris Cummings: 1920–2025: 104: American Olympic swimmer and aviator [51] Ray Cunningham: 1905–2005: 100
Dikembe Mutombo — an NBA Hall of Famer whose pro career began in 1991 with the Denver Nuggets, and who retired in 2009 while with the Houston Rockets — died on Monday after a two-year battle ...
A Basketball Hall of Famer, Brown has been a fixture on NBA sidelines either as a coach or a broadcaster since 1972, when he took his first NBA coaching job as an assistant with the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Bob Cousy Award has been presented annually since 2004 by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate point guard. In 2022, the NBA renamed its Eastern Conference championship trophy in honor of Cousy. [56] After the death of Bob Harrison in March 2024, Cousy is now the oldest living NBA champion.
Former NBA basketball player Dikembe Mutombo laughs during a news conference announcing him as one of the 12 finalists of this year's hall of fame class during an event ahead of the NBA All Star ...