List of members of the FIBA Hall of Fame

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The FIBA Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the sport.

Inductees[]

Key:

Also elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Male players[]

In total, 60 individuals, have been inducted as male players.

Year Inductee Nationality Pos. Achievements Ref.
2007
 Alexander Belov  Soviet Union
 Russia
C
[1]
2007
 Sergei Belov  Soviet Union
 Russia
SG
2007
 Emiliano Rodríguez  Spain
SF
2007
 Bill Russell  United States
C
2007
 Radivoj Korać  Yugoslavia
 Serbia
PF
  • Olympic Games silver medalist (1968)
  • EuroBasket MVP (1961)
  • Best Athlete of Yugoslavia (1960)
  • Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year (1962)
  • 2× FIBA European Selection (1964, 1965)
  • 7× Yugoslav League Top Scorer (1957, 1958, 1960, 1962–1965)
  • Italian League Top Scorer (1969)
  • Belgium League Top Scorer (1968)
  • 4× Yugoslav League champion (1958, 1960, 1963, 1964)
  • 2× Yugoslav Cup winner (1960, 1962)
  • Belgium League champion (1968)
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players
  • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
2007
 Krešimir Ćosić  Yugoslavia
 Croatia
C
2007
 Teófilo Cruz  Puerto Rico
C
2007
 Dražen Dalipagić  Yugoslavia
 Serbia
SF
[2]
2007
 Ivo Daneu  Yugoslavia
 Slovenia
PG
  • Olympic Games silver medalist (1968)
  • FIBA World Cup MVP (1967)
  • FIBA European Selection (1967)
  • 6× Yugoslav League champion (1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1970)
  • Yugoslav Sportsperson of the Year (1967)
  • Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year (1969)
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players
2007
 Mirza Delibašić  Yugoslavia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
SG
2007
 Oscar Furlong  Argentina
C
  • FIBA World Cup MVP (1950)
  • 6× Buenos Aires League champion (1945–1948, 1951, 1954)
2007
 Nikos Galis  Greece
 United States
SG
[3]
2007
 Fernando Martín  Spain
C/PF
2007
 Pierluigi Marzorati  Italy
PG
  • Olympic Games silver medalist (1980)
  • 2× FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1975, 1982)
  • 2× EuroLeague champion (1982, 1983)
  • 5× FIBA European Selection (1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982)
  • 4× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1977, 1978, 1979, 1981)
  • 4× FIBA Korać Cup champion (1973, 1974 , 1975, 1991)
  • 2× Italian League champion (1975, 1981)
  • Mr. Europa (1976)
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
  • Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2007)
  • EuroLeague 50 Greatest Contributors (2008)
2007
 Amaury Pasos  Brazil
PF
  • 2x Olympic Games bronze medalist (1960, 1964)
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
  • Brazil Former Athlete Olympic Prize (2003)
  • FIBA World Cup MVP (1959)
  • 2× South American Club Champion (1961, 1969)
  • 2× Brazilian Champion (1966, 1969)
  • 5× Paulista State Champion (1959, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1969)
2007
 Dražen Petrović  Yugoslavia
 Croatia
SG/PG
2009
 Bira Maciel  Brazil
PF/C
  • Olympic Games bronze medalist (1964)
  • 2× South American Club Champion (1964, 1969)
  • 5× Brazilian Champion (1965, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1981)
  • 8× São Paulo State champion (1964–1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1980, 1981)
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
  • FIBA Order of Merit (1994)
2009
 Ricardo González  Argentina
SG
  • 2× Argentine Federation League champion (1947, 1949)
  • Konex Merit Diploma (1980)
2009
 Oscar Robertson  United States
PG
  • Olympic Games gold medal (1960)
  • NBA champion (1971)
  • NBA Most Valuable Player (1964)
  • 12× NBA All-Star (1961–1972)
  • 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1961, 1964, 1969)
  • 9× All-NBA First Team (1961–1969)
  • 2× All-NBA Second Team (1970, 1971)
  • NBA Rookie of the Year (1961)
  • NBA 35th Anniversary Team
  • NBA 50th Anniversary Team
2010
 Dragan Kićanović  Yugoslavia
 Serbia
SG
  • Olympic Games gold medal (1980)
  • Olympic Games silver medal (1976)
  • FIBA World Cup champion (1978)
  • 3× EuroBasket (1973, 1975, 1977)
  • EuroBasket All-Tournament Team (1979, 1981)
  • 2× Korać Cup champion (1978–1979)
  • Best Basketball Player of Yugoslavia in the 20th Century
  • FIBA World Cup MVP (1974)
  • 2× Mr. Europa (1981, 1982)
  • 2× Euroscar (1981, 1982)
  • Best Athlete of Yugoslavia (1982)
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
  • 3× FIBA European Selection (1976, 1978, 1981)
  • FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1983)
  • 3× Yugoslav League champion (1976, 1979, 1981)
  • Yugoslav Cup winner (1979)
[4]
2010
 Vlade Divac  Yugoslavia
 Serbia
C
  • NBA All-Star (2001)
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team (1990)
  • J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2000)
  • 2× FIBA World Cup champion (1990, 2002)
  • 2× Olympic Games silver medalist (1988, 1996)
  • 3× EuroBasket champion (1989, 1991, 1995)
  • FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team (1990)
  • 2× EuroBasket All-Tournament Team (1991, 1995)
  • Yugoslav League champion (1987)
  • Yugoslav Cup champion (1989)
  • FIBA Korać Cup champion (1989)
  • Mister Europa Player of the Year (1989)
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
  • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
  • Olympic Order (2016)
[5]
2010
 Dino Meneghin  Italy
C
  • Olympic Games silver medalist (1980)
  • 4× FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1967, 1970, 1973, 1987)
  • 7× EuroLeague champion (1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1988)
  • EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1974)
  • 3× FIBA European Selection (1975, 1978, 1980)
  • 2× Mister Europa (1980, 1983)
  • Euroscar (1983)
  • 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1967, 1980)
  • FIBA Korać Cup champion (1985)
  • 12× Italian League champion (1969–1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1985–1987, 1989)
  • 6× Italian Cup winner (1969–1971, 1973, 1986, 1987)
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
  • Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2006)
  • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
2010
 Arvydas Sabonis  Soviet Union
 Lithuania
C
2010
 Oscar Schmidt  Brazil
SG/SF
  • FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1979)
  • FIBA Intercontinental Cup Finals Top Scorer (1979)
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
  • FIBA European Selection (1991)
  • Spanish League Top Scorer (1994)
  • 2× Spanish League All-Star (1993, 1994)
  • Spanish League All-Star Game 3 Point Contest Champion (1993)
  • Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2017)
  • 7× Italian League Top Scorer (1984–1987, 1989, 1990, 1992)
  • Italian Cup winner (1988)
  • 10× Italian League All-Star (1983–1992)
  • Italian League All-Star Game MVP (1987)
  • 3× Italian League All-Star Game 3 Point Contest Champion (1987–1989)
  • 2× Italian 2nd Division Top Scorer (1991, 1993)
  • South American Club Championship champion (1979)
  • 3× Brazilian Championship champion (1977, 1979, 1996)
  • 10× Brazilian Championship Top Scorer (1979, 1980, 1996–2003)
  • Olympic Order (1997)
2013
 David Robinson  United States
C
  • 2× Olympic Games gold medal (1992, 1996)
  • Olympic Games bronze medal (1988
  • FIBA World Cup champion (1986)
  • 2× NBA champion (1999, 2003)
  • NBA Most Valuable Player (1995)
  • 10× NBA All-Star (1990–1996, 1998, 2000, 2001)
  • 4× All-NBA First Team (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996)
  • 2× All-NBA Second Team (1994, 1998)
  • 4× All-NBA Third Team (1990, 1993, 2000, 2001)
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1992)
  • 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996)
  • 4× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1990, 1993, 1994, 1998)
  • NBA Sportsmanship Award (2001)
  • NBA Rookie of the Year (1990)
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team (1990)
  • NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
2013
 Zoran Slavnić  Yugoslavia
 Serbia
PG
2013
 Andrew Gaze  Australia
SG
  • NBA champion (1999)
  • 2× NBL champion (1993, 1997)
  • 7× NBL MVP (1991, 1992, 1994–1998)
  • 11× NBL All-Star (1988–1997, 2004)
  • 2× NBL All-Star Game MVP (1989, 1992)
  • 15× All-NBL First Team (1986–2000)
  • All-NBL Second Team (2001)
  • 8× NBL Most Efficient Player (1990–1997)
  • NBL Rookie of the Year (1984)
  • NBL 20th Anniversary Team (1998)
  • NBL 25th Anniversary Team (2003)
  • NBL 40th Anniversary Team (2018)
  • 6× Gaze Medalist (1990, 1994–1996, 1998, 2000)
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
2013
 Jean-Jacques Conceição  Angola
 Portugal
PF
  • Most Valuable African Player of All Time (2011)
  • 10× Portuguese League champion (1989–1995, 2001–2003)
  • 7× Portuguese Federation Cup winner (1992–1996, 2001, 2002)
  • 6× Portuguese League Cup winner (1990, 1991, 1993–1996)
  • 5× Portuguese Super Cup winner (1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2002)
  • 5× Angolan League champion (1983, 1985–1988)
  • 4× Angolan Cup winner (1985–1988)
2015
 Ruperto Herrera  Cuba
SG/SF
  • Olympic Games bronze medal (1972)
  • Olympic Order (2019)
  • FIBA Order of Merit (1999)
  • 9× Cuban League champion (1964–1969, 1971, 1973, 1975)
2015
 Michael Jordan  United States
SG/SF
  • 2× Olympic Games gold medal (1984, 1992)
  • 6× NBA champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 6× NBA Finals MVP (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 5× NBA Most Valuable Player (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998)
  • 14× NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002, 2003)
  • 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)
  • 10× All-NBA First Team (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
  • All-NBA Second Team (1985)
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)
  • 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1988–1993, 1996–1998)
  • NBA Rookie of the Year (1985)
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985)
  • 2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1987, 1988)
  • NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1996)
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)
2015
 Šarūnas Marčiulionis  Soviet Union
 Lithuania
SG
2015
 Antoine Rigaudeau  France
PG/SG
  • Olympic Games silver medal (2000)
  • 2× EuroLeague champion (1998, 2001)
  • FIBA European Selection (1991)
  • 4× FIBA EuroStar (1996–1999)
  • 2× Italian League champion (1998, 2001)
  • 3× Italian Cup winner (1999, 2001, 2002)
  • French League champion (1996)
  • 5× French League French Player's MVP (1991–1994, 1996)
  • 3× French League Best Young Player (1990–1992)
  • Glory of Sport (2017)
2015
 Vladimir Tkachenko  Soviet Union
 Russia
C
  • 2x Olympic Games bronze medal (1976, 1980)
  • Euroscar (1979)
  • Mr. Europa (1979)
  • 2× FIBA European Selection (1979, 1982)
  • 4× USSR League champion (1983, 1984, 1988, 1990)
  • Master of Sports of the USSR (1979)
  • Order of the Badge of Honour (USSR) (1985)
2016
 Panagiotis Fasoulas  Greece
C
[6]
2016
 Hakeem Olajuwon  Nigeria
 United States
C
2016
 Juan Antonio San Epifanio  Spain
SF
  • Olympic Games silver medal (1984)
  • FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1985)
  • FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP (1987)
  • Mr. Europa (1984)
  • EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1984)
  • 3× FIBA European Selection (1980, 1982, 1991)
  • 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1985, 1986)
  • FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer (1981)
  • FIBA Korać Cup champion (1987)
  • 7× Spanish League champion (1981, 1983 LEB, 1987–1990, 1994 ACB)
  • 10× Spanish Cup winner (1978–1983, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1994)
  • 3× Spanish Cup Finals Top Scorer (1981, 1983, 1984)
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
  • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
2016
 Manuel Raga  Mexico
SG
  • 2× FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1970, 1973)
  • 3× EuroLeague champion (1970, 1972, 1973)
  • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
  • 3× Italian League champion (1969–1971)
  • 3× Italian Cup winner (1969–1971)
  • 3× Swiss League champion (1975–1977)
  • Swiss Cup winner (1975)
  • Best Mexican Player of the 20th Century
2017
 Miki Berkovich  Israel
SG
  • FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1980)
  • 2× EuroLeague champion (1977, 1981)
  • 4× FIBA European All-Star (1978, 1981, 1982, 1987)
  • 16× Israeli League champion (1972–1975, 1977–1988)
  • 13× Israeli Cup winner (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977–1983, 1985, 1986, 1987)
  • EuroBasket MVP (1979)
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
  • Israel's Top Sportsmen of the 50 Year Jubilee (1948–1998)
  • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
2017
 Pero Cameron  New Zealand
PF/C
  • 9× NZNBL champion (1995–1997, 1999–2002, 2008, 2009)
  • NZNBL Rookie of the Year (1992)
  • British League champion (2002)
2017
 Valdis Valters  Soviet Union
 Latvia
PG
  • EuroBasket MVP (1981)
  • 9× Latvian League champion (1974, 1979, 1982, 1984–1986, 1992, 1993, 1996)
2017
 Toni Kukoč  Yugoslavia
 Croatia
SF/PF
2017
 Shaquille O'Neal  United States
C
2019
 Atanas Golomeev  Bulgaria
C
[7]
2019
 Alonzo Mourning  United States
C
[7]
2019
 Fabricio Oberto  Argentina
C
[7]
2019
 José Ortiz  Puerto Rico
C
[7]
2019
 Mohsen Medhat Warda  Egypt [7]
2019
 Jiří Zídek Sr.  Czechoslovakia
C
[8]
2020
 Mieczysław Łopatka  Poland
SF
  • FIBA European Selection (1969)
  • 3× EuroBasket medalist (1963, 1965, 1967)
2020
 Steve Nash  Canada
PG
2020
 Modestas Paulauskas  Soviet Union
 Lithuania
SF
  • Olympic Games gold medal (1972)
  • Olympic Games silver medal (1968)
  • 3x FIBA European Selection (1969, 1971, 1972)
  • 4× EuroBasket champion (1965, 1967, 1969, 1971)
  • 2x FIBA World Cup champion (1967, 1974)
  • FIBA World Cup medalist (1970)
  • EuroBasket medalist (1973)
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
2020
 Kenichi Sako  Japan
PG
2020
 Alexander Volkov  Soviet Union
 Ukraine
PF
2020
 Jure Zdovc  Yugoslavia
 Slovenia
PG
  • FIBA World Cup champion (1990)
  • Olympic Games silver medal (1988)
  • 2× EuroBasket champion (1989, 1991)
2021
 Mathieu Faye  Senegal
G
2021
 Panagiotis Giannakis  Greece
PG / SG
  • EuroLeague champion (1996)
  • 1× EuroBasket champion (1987)
  • 1× EuroBasket silver medalist (1989)
  • FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1993)
  • 3× FIBA European Selection (1980, 1987, 1990)
  • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
  • 7× Greek League champion (1985–1991)
  • 7× Greek Cup winner (1985, 1987–1990, 1992, 1996)
  • Greek League MVP (1987)
  • Greek League Top Scorer (1980)
  • Greek League Assist leader (1989)
  • 2× Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (1985, 1988)
  • Greek 2nd Division champion (1975)
2021
 Stanislav Kropilák  Czechoslovakia
F/C
  • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
  • 4× FIBA European Selection (1981 2×, 1982, 1987)
  • 5× Czechoslovakian League champion (1979, 1980, 1983–1985)
  • 5× Czechoslovakian Player of the Year (1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985)
  • 10× Czechoslovakian League All-Star Five (1976–1985)
  • 10× Slovakian Player of the Year (1975–1984)
  • Best Slovak Player of the 20th Century (2000)
2021
 Oscar Moglia  Uruguay
SF
  • Olympic Games bronze medal (1956)
  • Summer Olympic Games Top Scorer (1956)
  • 5× Uruguayan Federal Champion (1953, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1967)
  • 8× Uruguayan Federal Championship Top Scorer (1953–1960)
2021
 Detlef Schrempf  Germany
SF/PF
  • 3× NBA All-Star (1993, 1995, 1997)
  • All-NBA Third Team (1995)
  • 2× NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1991, 1992)
  • German Player of the Year (1992)
2021
 Sergei Tarakanov  Soviet Union
 Russia
SF/PF
  • Olympic Games gold medal (1988)
  • Olympic Games bronze medal (1980)
  • FIBA World Cup champion (1982)
  • 5× EuroBasket medalist (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987)
  • 7× Soviet League champion (1980–1984, 1988, 1990)
  • 2× Soviet Cup winner (1978, 1982)
  • Master of Sports of the USSR, international class (1981)
  • Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1981)
  • Order of Friendship of Peoples (1988)
  • Medal "For Distinguished Labour" (1988)
  • Order of Honour (Russia) (2006)

Male teams[]

Class of 2017[9]
United States United States Men's Dream Team at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Games -  Gold
Starters
PG #15 Magic Johnson SG #9 Michael Jordan SF #7 Larry Bird PF #14 Charles Barkley C #6 Patrick Ewing
Bench
PG #12 John Stockton SG #10 Clyde Drexler SF #8 Scottie Pippen
SF #13 Chris Mullin		 PF #11 Karl Malone
PF #4 Christian Laettner		 C #5 David Robinson
Coaches
Head Coach
Chuck Daly		 Assistant coach
Mike Krzyzewski		 Assistant coach
Lenny Wilkens		 Assistant coach
P. J. Carlesimo
[10]

Female players[]

In total, 21 individuals, have been inducted as female players.

Year Inductee Nationality Pos. Achievements Ref.
2007
 Liliana Ronchetti  Italy
SG
[1]
2007
 Vanya Voynova  Bulgaria
C
2007
 Uljana Semjonova  Soviet Union
 Latvia
C
  • Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1976)
  • 2× Summer Olympics medalist (1976, 1980)
2007
 Hortência Marcari  Brazil
SG
2007
 Ann Meyers  United States
SG
2009
 Jacky Chazalon  France
PG
  • EuroBasket medalist (1970)
  • Glory of Sport (2003)
2010
 Cheryl Miller  United States
SF/PF
2010
 Natalya Zasulskaya  Soviet Union
 Russia
PF
  • 2× Summer Olympics medalist (1988, 1992)
2013
 Teresa Edwards  United States
SG
2013
 Paula Gonçalves  Brazil
PG
2015
 Anne Donovan  United States
C
2016
 Michele Timms  Australia
PG
  • 2× Summer Olympics medalist (1996, 2000)
  • World Cup medalist (1998)
  • WNBA All-Star (1999)
2017
 Razija Mujanović  Yugoslavia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
C
  • Summer Olympics medalist (1988)
  • World Cup medalist (1990)
  • 3× Euroscar European Player of the Year (1991, 1994, 1995)
2019
 Janeth Arcain  Brazil
G
[7]
2019
 Margo Dydek  Poland
C
  • 2× WNBA All-Star (2003, 2006)
  • WNBA all-time blocks leader
  • EuroBasket medalist (1999)
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport's European Female Basketball Player of the Year (1999)
  • Poland's Sports Woman of the Year
  • Polish League Finals MVP (2000)
  • Polish Cross of Merit (1999)
 [7]
2020
 Isabelle Fijalkowski  France
PF
  • EuroBasket champion (2001)
  • 2x EuroBasket medalist (1993, 1999)
2020
 Ágnes Németh  Hungary
2020
  South Korea
2021
 Hana Horáková  Czech Republic
G
2021
 Penka Stoyanova  Bulgaria
C
  • 2× Summer Olympics medalist (1976, 1980)
2021
 Zheng Haixia  China
C
  • 2× Summer Olympics medalist (1984, 1992)

Male coaches[]

In total, 24 individuals, have been inducted as male coaches.

Year Inductee Nationality Achievements Ref.
2007
 Antonio Díaz-Miguel  Spain
  • Olympic Games silver medalist (1984)
  • Basketball Hall of Fame (1997)
  • FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)
  • 5× FIBA European Selection (1977, 1978, 1981 (2×), 1982)
  • Royal Order of Sports Merit Grand Cross (2000)
  • Royal Order of Sports Merit Gold Medal (1994)
  • 2× AEEB Spanish Coach of the Year (1981, 1983)
  • Spanish Women's League champion (1997)
  • Spanish Women's Cup winner (1997)
[11]
2007
 Alexander Gomelsky  Soviet Union
 Russia
  • Olympic Games gold medalist (1988)
  • Olympic Games silver medalist (1964)
  • 2x Olympic Games bronze medalist (1968, 1980)
  • 4× EuroLeague champion (1958–1960, 1971)
  • Honored Coach of the USSR (1956)
  • Master of Sports of the USSR International Class (1965)
  • 13× Soviet League champion (1955, 1957, 1958, 1970–1974, 1976–1980)
  • 2× Soviet Cup winner (1972, 1973)
  • 4× Soviet Union Men's Basketball Coach of the Year (1967, 1977, 1982, 1988)
  • Honored Coach of the Lithuanian SSR (1982)
  • Olympic Order (1998)
  • Contributor to Russian Basketball (2004)
  • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
2007
 Henry "Hank" Iba  United States
  • 2× Olympic Games gold medal (1964, 1968)
  • Olympic Games silver medal (1972)
2007
 Vladimir Kondrashin  Soviet Union
 Russia
2007
 Aleksandar Nikolić  Yugoslavia
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia
  • FIBA Order of Merit (1995)
  • 2× FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1970, 1973)
  • 3× EuroLeague champion (1970, 1972, 1973)
  • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
  • 2× European Coach of the Year (1966, 1976)
  • FIBA European Selection (1979)
  • FIBA Cup Winners' Cup champion (1974)
  • 3× Italian League champion (1970, 1972, 1973)
  • 3× Italian Cup winner (1970, 1971, 1973)
  • Yugoslav League champion (1963)
  • Yugoslav Cup winner (1962)
2007
 Giancarlo Primo  Italy
  • FIBA Order of Merit (2001)
  • FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)
  • FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1982)
  • EuroLeague champion (1983)
  • 3× FIBA European Selection (1974–1976)
  • Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2008)
  • Gold Star for Sports Merit (Italy) (1998)
2007
 Dean Smith  United States
  • Olympic Games gold medal (1976)
2007
 Togo Renan Soares "Kanela"  Brazil
  • Olympic Games bronze medalist (1960)
  • South American Club champion (1953)
  • Brazilian champion (1973)
  • São Paulo State champion (1972)
  • 20× Rio de Janeiro State champion (1939, 1942–1945, 1947–1949, 1951–1960, 1962, 1964)
2007
 Ranko Žeravica  Yugoslavia
 Serbia
  • Olympic Games gold medalist (1980)
  • Olympic Games silver medalist (1968)
  • FIBA Korać Cup champion (1978)
  • Yugoslav League champion (1996)
2009
 Pedro Ferrándiz  Spain
2009
 Pete Newell  Canada
 United States
  • Olympic Games gold medal (1960)
2010
 Evgeny Gomelsky  Soviet Union
 Russia
  • Olympic Games gold medal (1992)
  • Honored Coach of the Russian SSR (1967)
  • Honored Coach of the USSR (1977)
  • Russian Women's Basketball Coach of the Year (1998)
  • Contributor to Russian Basketball (2008)
2010
 Lindsay Gaze  Australia
2010
 Mirko Novosel  Yugoslavia
 Croatia
  • Olympic Games silver medal (1976)
  • Olympic Games bronze medal (1984)
  • 2× EuroLeague champion (1985, 1986)
  • European Coach of the Year (1985)
  • 2× FIBA European Selection (1995)
  • 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1982, 1987)
  • 2× Yugoslav League champion (1982, 1984)
  • 7× Yugoslav Cup winner (1969, 1980–1983, 1985, 1988)
2013
 John "Jack" Donohue  United States
 Canada
2013
 Cesare Rubini  Italy
  • EuroLeague champion (1966)
  • 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1971, 1972)
  • 9× Italian League champion (1958–1960, 1962, 1963, 1965–1967, 1972)
  • Italian Cup winner (1972)
  • FIBA Order of Merit (2002)
2016
 Jorge Hugo Canavesi  Argentina
2017
 Dušan Ivković  Yugoslavia
 Serbia
2019
 Bogdan Tanjević  Yugoslavia
 Montenegro
  • 2× EuroBasket medalist (1981, 1999)
  • FIBA World Cup medalist (2010)
  • EuroLeague champion (1979)
  • Italian League champion (1996)
  • Italian Cup winner (1996)
  • Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2016)
  • 2× Turkish Super League champion (2008, 2010)
  • Turkish Cup winner (2010)
  • Turkish Supercup winner (2007)
  • 2× Yugoslav League (1978, 1980)
  • FR Yugoslav League champion (2001)
  • Yugoslav Cup winner (2001)
  • French League champion (2002)
 [12]
2019
 Mou Zuoyun  China [13]
2020
 Svetislav Pešić  Serbia
  • Spanish AEEB Coach of the Year (2019)
  • 3× Spanish King's Cup winner (2003, 2018, 2019)
  • 2× Spanish League champion (2003, 2004)
  • 5× German League champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2014)
  • 2× German Cup winner (1997, 1999)
  • 3× German League Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 1999)
  • Korać Cup champion (1995)
  • EuroLeague champion (2003)
  • FIBA EuroCup champion (2007)
  • Yugoslav Cup winner (1984)
  • Yugoslav League champion (1983)
2020
 Rubén Magnano  Argentina
  • Olympic Games gold medal (2004)
  • FIBA AmeriCup gold medal (2001)
  • Panamerican Games gold medal (2015)
  • Pan American Club Championship champion (1996)
  • 2× FIBA South American League champion (1997, 1998)
  • 2× South American Club champion (1993, 1994)
  • 4× Argentine League champion (1992, 1998, 1999, 2009)
  • Argentine 2nd Division champion (1995)
  • Argentine League Coach of the Year (2000)
2021
 Chuck Daly  United States
  • Olympic Games gold medal (1992)
  • 2× NBA champion (1989, 1990)
  • NBA All-Star Game head coach (1990)
  • Top 10 Coaches in NBA History
2021
 Tom Maher  Australia
  • Olympic Games silver medal (2000)
  • Olympic Games bronze medal (1996)
2021
 Ettore Messina  Italy
  • 4× EuroLeague champion (1998, 2001, 2006, 2008)
  • 2× EuroLeague Coach of the Year (2006, 2008)
  • European Coach of the Year (1998)
  • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
  • FIBA Cup Winners' Cup champion (1990)
  • 6× Italian League champion (1993, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
  • 8× Italian Cup winner (1990, 1999, 2001–2005-2021)
  • 2x Italian Supercup winner (2002-2020)
  • 2× Best Italian Coach (1990, 1993)
  • 3× Italian League Best Coach (1998, 2001, 2005)
  • Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2008)
  • 3× Torneo Comunidad de Madrid champion (2009–2011)
  • Trofeo Ciudat de Zaragoza champion (2011)
  • 3× VTB United League champion (2008, 2013, 2014)
  • VTB United League Hall of Fame (2019)
  • 6× Russian League champion (2006–2009, 2013-2014)
  • 2× Russian Cup winner (2006–2007)
  • 4× Russian League Coach of the Year (2006–2009)
  • 3× Gomelsky Cup champion (2012-2014)

NB:

  • Newell was born in Canada, but became a U.S. citizen as a young adult, and made his coaching mark in the U.S.
  • In addition, Newell is a member of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, as a contributor, not as a coach.

Female coaches[]

In total, 6 individuals, have been inducted as female coaches.

Year Inductee Nationality Achievements Ref.
2007
 Lidiya Alekseyeva  Russia
  • 2× Summer Olympics medalist (1976, 1980)
  • Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1950)
  • Order of Lenin (1957)
  • Honored coach of the USSR (1964)
  • Order of the Badge of Honor (1985)
[11]
2009
 Kay Yow  United States
  • 2× Summer Olympics medalist (1984, 1988)
2013
 Pat Summitt  United States
  • Summer Olympics medalist (1984)
2015
 Jan Stirling  Australia
  • 2× Summer Olympics medalist (2004, 2008)
2019
 (cs)  Slovakia
[7]
2020
 Tara VanDerveer  United States
  • Summer Olympics medalist (1996)

Technical officials (referees)[]

In total, 14 individuals, have been inducted as technical officials.

Year Inductee Nationality Achievements Ref.
2007
 Obrad Belošević  Serbia
  • FIBA Silver Whistle Award (1977)
[14]
2007
 Mario Hopenhaym  Uruguay
2007
 Ervin Kassai  Hungary
2007
 Vladimir Kostin  Russia
2007
 Allen Rae  Canada
2007
 Pietro Reverberi  Italy
2007
 Renato Righetto  Brazil
2009
  Bulgaria
  • FIBA Silver Whistle Award (1976)
2009
   Switzerland
2010
  United States
2010
  Greece
  • FIBA Golden Whistle Award (1982)
2013
 Valentin Lazarov  Bulgaria
2013
 Costas Rigas  Greece
  • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
2015
  France

Contributors[]

National federations (8)[]

The original eight founding member national basketball federations of FIBA, in 1932.

Year Inductee Major Contribution Ref.
2007
 Argentina Argentine Federation Founding member of FIBA
[15]
2007
 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakian Federation Founding member of FIBA
2007
 Greece Greek Federation Founding member of FIBA
2007
 Italy Italian Federation Founding member of FIBA
2007
 Latvia Latvian Federation Founding member of FIBA
2007
 Portugal Portuguese Federation Founding member of FIBA
2007
 Romania Romanian Federation Founding member of FIBA
2007
 Switzerland0Swiss Federation Founding member of FIBA

Inductees (35)[]

Year Inductee Nationality Role Achievements Ref.
2007
 Nebojša Popović  Yugoslavia
[16]
2007
 Radomir Šaper  Yugoslavia
2007
 Borislav Stanković  Yugoslavia
 Serbia
  • Olympic Order (1987)
  • Order of Merit of FR Germany (1987)
  • National Order of the Lion (1999)
  • Knight of the Legion of Honour (2001)
  • Order of Merits of FR Yugoslavia (2002)
  • Order of Honor of Republika Srpska (2010)
  • FIBA Order of Merit (2015)
2007
 Anselmo López  Spain
2007
 Raimundo Saporta  Spain
2007
 Willard N. Greim  United States
2007
 Edward S. Steitz  United States
2007
 Decio Scuri  Italy
2007
 Antonio dos Reis Carneiro  Brazil
2007
 José Cláudio dos Reis  Brazil
2007
 Abdel Azim Ashry  Egypt
2007
 Abdel Moneim Wahby  Egypt
2007
 Nikolai Semashko  Soviet Union
2007
 Robert Busnel  France
  • Olympic Order (1990)
  • National Order of Merit (France)
  • Officer of the Legion of Honor (1989)
  • Glory of Sport (1994)
2007
 Renato William Jones  United Kingdom
2007
 Turgut Atakol  Turkey
2007
 Marian Kozłowski  Poland
2007
 Ferenc Hepp  Hungary
2007
 August Pitzl  Austria
2007
 Léon Bouffard   Switzerland
2007
 James Naismith  Canada
 United States
2007
 Eduardo Airaldi Rivarola  Peru
  • Olympic Order (1992)
2007
 Dionisio "Chito" Calvo  Philippines
2007
 Yoshimi Ueda  Japan
2007
 Yoon Duk-joo  South Korea
2009
  Australia
2009
  Argentina
2010
 George Killian  United States
2010
  Spain
2010
  Germany
2010
  Senegal
2013
  Italy
2015
 Noah Klieger  Israel
2016
 Juan Antonio Samaranch  Spain
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
  • Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Cisneros
  • Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sports Merit
  • Gold Medal of the Generalitat de Catalunya (1985)
  • Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (1994)
  • Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria in Gold with Star (1994)
  • Order of Friendship of Peoples (1994)
  • Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, First Class (2003)
  • Grand Cross of the Grand Order of King Tomislav
  • Order of the Golden Fleece (2001)
  • Grand Cross of the Ancient Order of Sikatuna
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
  • Order of the Republic
  • Order of Honour
  • Order of the White Double Cross, 1st Class (2000)
  • Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class
  • Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2000)
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
2016
 David Stern  United States
  • Olympic Order (2012)

Current candidates[]

These basketball players and coaches are eligible candidates to possibly become FIBA Hall of Fame inductees in the future.[17]

Male player candidates (59)[]

Female player candidates (34)[]

Male coach candidates (17)[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b HALL OF FAMERS PLAYERS.
  2. ^ "FIBA Hall of Fame - Drazen Dalipagic's profile". halloffame.fiba.com. Archived from the original on 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  3. ^ "Nikos GALIS (2007 Class)". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Dragan KIĆANOVIĆ (2010 Class)". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Vlade DIVAC (2010 Class)". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Fasoulas Inducted to FIBA Hall of Fame". The National Herald. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Mourning, Arcain and Tanjevic among 11 top basketball personalities making up 2019 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame".
  8. ^ "2019 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Jiri Zidek".
  9. ^ Dream Team, Shaq and Kukoc headline 2017 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame Inductees.
  10. ^ HALL OF FAMERS The Dream Team (USA).
  11. ^ a b HALL OF FAMERS COACHES.
  12. ^ "2019 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Bogdan Tanjevic".
  13. ^ "2019 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Mou Zuoyun".
  14. ^ HALL OF FAMERS OFFICIALS.
  15. ^ 8 Founding Federations.
  16. ^ HALL OF FAMERS CONTRIBUTORS.
  17. ^ FIBA HALL OF FAME FOR THOSE WHO MADE THE GAME Candidates.

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