Basketball Hall of Fame 2012

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2008
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2007
  • Jackson
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2006
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INDUCTION CEREMONY

  • What: 2012 Induction Ceremony
  • When: Sept. 7, 2012
  • Where: Springfield, Mass.
  • Official site: hoophall.com
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HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2012

  • REGGIE MILLER
    Elected as: Player
    NBA career: 1987-2005
    Team: Pacers
    Notable: 25,279 career points (T-17 all-time), five-time All-Star

  • DON NELSON
    Elected as: Coach
    NBA Career: 1976-2010
    Teams: Bucks, Warriors, Knicks, Mavericks
    Notable: 1,335 wins, best in NBA

  • RALPH SAMPSON
    Elected as: Player
    NBA career: 1983-1992
    Teams: Rockets, Warriors, Kings, Bullets
    Notable: Three-time college POY

  • JAMAAL WILKES
    Elected as: Player
    NBA career: 1974-1986
    Teams: Warriors, Lakers, Clippers
    Stats: 17.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.5 apg
    Notable: Four-time NBA champion

  • MEL DANIELS
    Elected as: Player
    ABA career: 1967-1975
    Teams: Muskies, Pacers, Sounds
    Notable: Seven-time ABA All-Star, top all-time ABA rebounder (9,494)

  • DON BARKSDALE
    Elected as: Contributor
    Notable: First African-American NCAA All-America, the first to make the U.S. Olympic team, and the first to play in a NBA All-Star game

  • LIDIA ALEXEEVA
    Elected as: Coach
    Career: Soviet Union women's national coach
    Notable: Led USSR to gold medals in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics

  • CHET WALKER
    Elected as: Player
    NBA Career: 1962-1975
    Teams: Nationals, 76ers, Bulls
    Notable: Seven-time All-Star, member of 1967 champion 76ers

  • KATRINA McCLAIN
    Elected as: Player
    Notable: Won two Olympic gold medals (1988 and 1996) and named the USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year in 1988, 1992


  • PHIL KNIGHT
    Elected as: Contributor
    Position: Nike co-founder
    Notable: Sports apparel innovator, supporter of the game

  • HANK NICHOLS
    Elected as: Referee
    Notable: A long-time NCAA basketball official who has refereed six national championship games, 10 Final Fours, three NIT finals and 13 ACC Championships. Influential rules architect

  • ALL AMERICAN RED HEADS
    Elected as: Team
    Career: 1936-1986
    Notable: Known as the female version of the Harlem Globetrotters and the first women's professional basketball team. The team regularly played more than 200 games per season, barnstorming North America

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