2025 Basketball Hall of Fame Class

[Della9250]

Some very, very obvious ones this year:

Of note: The Hall also unveiled an update to its eligibility requirements, reducing the waiting period for Player candidates from three full seasons out of the game to two seasons.

* Indicates First-Time Nominee

NORTH AMERICA NOMINEES
2008 United States Olympic Team (TEA)
Marv Kessler (COA)
Carmelo Anthony (PLA)*
Bill Laimbeer (PLA)
Rick Barnes (COA)
Jim Larranaga (COA)
Gene Bartow (COA)
Mike Leonardo (COA)
John Beilein (COA)
Maurice Lucas (PLA)
Tom Chambers (PLA)
Jack Madden (REF)*
John Clougherty (REF)
Shawn Marion (PLA)
Danny Crawford (REF)*
Rollie Massimino (COA)
Terry Cummings (PLA)
Gary McKnight (COA)
Jack Curran (COA)
Bill Morse (COA)
Bobby Dibler (REF)
deck Motta (COA)
Don Donoher (COA)
Jack Nagle (COA)
Billy Donovan (COA)*
Jim Phelan (COA)
Mark Few (COA)*
Don Richardson (COA)*
Robert Foley (COA)
Doc Rivers (COA)*
Mike Gminski (PLA)
Lee Rose (COA)
Anfernee Hardaway (PLA)
Stan Spirou (COA)
Lou Henson (COA)
Harry Statham (COA)
Robert Horry (PLA)*
Amar'e Stoudemire (PLA)*
Marques Houtman (PLA)
Reggie Theus (PLA)
Dwight Howard (PLA)*
Jerry Welsh (COA)
Marques Johnson (PLA)
Buck Williams (PLA)

WOMEN'S NOMINEES
Leta Andrews (COA)
Taj McWilliams-Franklin (PLA)*
Jennifer Azzi (PLA)
Debbie Yosinoffalmore (PLA)
Sue Bird (PLA)*
Maya Moore (PLA)*
Lisa Bluder (COA)*
Ticha Penicheiro (PLA)*
Doug Bruno (COA)
Ruth Riley (PLA)*
Cheryl Ford (PLA)
Mike Thibault (COA)*
Wanda Ford (PLA)*
Marian Washington (COA)
Sylvia Fowles (PLA)*
Dean Weese (COA)
Bridgette Gordon (PLA)*
Chris Weller (COA)
Chamique Holdsclaw (PLA)*
Andrew Yosinoff (COA)
Becky Martin (COA)

CONTRIBUTOR NOMINEES
Micky Arison*
Johnny "Red" Kerr
Pete Babcock
Tom Konchalski
deck Baumgartner
Bobby Lewis
Henry Bibby
Dan Lynch
Bernie Bickerstaff*
Fred McCall
Marty Blake
Jack McCloskey
Tal Brody
Jon McGlocklin
Vic Bubas
Speedy Morris
Tremaine Dalton*
Dennis Murphy
Bill Duffy*
Curly Neal
Wayne Duke
Jack Powers
Bill Foster
Jim Riswold*
Mike Fratello
Will Robinson
Bob Gibbons
Gene Shue
Roberto Gonzalez*
Oris "Dino" Smiley
Simon Gourdine
Scott Tarter
Tim Grgurich
Donnie Walsh
Dennis Jackson*
World Wheelers
Junius Kellogg

INTERNATIONAL NOMINEES
David Blatt (COA)
Marcos Leite (PLA)
Jean-Jacques Conceicao (PLA)
Ettore Messina (COA)
Mirza Delibasic (PLA)
Juan Carlos Navarro (PLA)
Jorge Garbajosa (PLA)
Andres Nocioni (PLA)
Marc Gasol (PLA)*
Fabricio Oberto (PLA)
Andrew Gaze (PLA)
Jose Ortiz (PLA)
Panaglotis Giannakis (PLA)
Amaury Pasos (PLA)
Giuseppe Giergia (PLA)
Modesto Palauskas (PLA)
J.R. Holden (PLA)*
Togo Soares (PLA)
Dusan Ivkovic (PLA)
Penny Taylor (PLA)
Andrei Kirilenko (PLA)
Amaya Valdemore (PLA)
Vladimir Kondrashin (COA)
Ranko Zeravica (COA)

WOMEN'S VETERAN NOMINEES
1982 Cheyney State NCAA Final Four Team (TEA)
Yolanda Laney (PLA)
Molly Bolin (PLA)
Nashville Business College (TEA)
Alline Banks Sprouse (PLA)
Lometa Odom (PLA)
Edmonton Commercial Grads (TEA)
Hazel Walker (PLA)
Fort Shaw Indians School (TEA)
Valerie Walker (PLA)
John Head (COA)

VETERAN NOMINEES
1936 US Olympic Team (TEA)
Francis Meehan (PLA)
1972 Melchionni Team (TEA)
Luci Zaslofskyll (COA)
Tom Blackburn (COA)
Joe Mullaney (COA)
Charles Brown (PLA)
Richard Mullins (PLA)*
Freddie Brown (PLA)
Willie Naulls (PLA)
Malcolm Brown (PLA)*
Ben Newman (CONT)
Boid Buie (PLA)*
Don Otten (PLA)
Mack Calvin (PLA)
Louis Pieri (CONT)
Jack Coleman (PLA)
Kevin Porter (PLA)
Leroy Edwards (PLA)
William J. Reinhart (CONT)*
Leo Ferris (CONT)
Mel Riebe (PLA)
World B. Free (PLA)*
Glenn Roberts (PLA)
Travis Grant (PLA)
Lennie Rosenbluth (PLA)
Bobby "Showboat" Hall (CONT)
Kenny Sailors (PLA)
Jack Hartman (COA)
Bernard "Red" Sarachek (CONT)*
Cam Henderson (COA)
Fred Schaus (CONT)
Robert Hopkins (PLA)
Sam Schulman (CONT)
Charles Keinath (PLA)
Paul Silas (PLA)
Greg Kelser (PLA)
Ralph Simpson (PLA)*
1966 Kentucky Wesleyan 1966, '68, '69 (TEA)
deck Van Arsdale (PLA)
Abe Lemons (COA)
Tom Van Arsdale (PLA)
Henry Logan (PLA)*
Cleo Vaughn (PLA)
Loyola of Chicago 1962-63 (TEA)
Lambert Will (CONT)
Billy Markward (CONT)
Gus Williams (PLA)*
Jack McKinney (CONT)
John Williamson (PLA)
Bill Melchionni (PLA)
Max Zaslofsky (PLA)

 

[Neutral Corner]

Bill Laimbeer is in, right?

 

[Starman]

Nope. A C-minus HOF prospect as a player, but A-plus as a WNBA coach. I imagine that'll eventually get him in.

 

[Della9250]

Legendary Detroit Pistons play-by-play announcer George Blaha, renowned CBS analyst Clark Kellogg, veteran women's basketball writer Michelle Smith, and influential NBA journalist Adrian Wojnarowski are the 2025 Curt Gowdy Media Award recipients.

Boston Celtics long-time Vice President of Media and Alumni Relations Jeff Twiss is the recipient of the 2025 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

[Della9250]

Finalists are announced

North American Committee Finalists (in alphabetical order)
2008 US Olympic Men's Basketball Team
Carmelo Anthony [Player]
Danny Crawford [Referee]
Billy Donovan [Coach]
Mark Few [Coach]
Dwight Howard [Player]
Marques Johnson [Player]
Jerry Welsh [Coach]
Buck Williams [Player]

Women's Committee Finalists
Jennifer Azzi [Player]
Sue Bird [Player]
Sylvia Fowles [Player]
Maya Moore [Player]

Women's Veteran Committee Finalist
Molly Bolin [Player]

International Committee Finalist
Dušan Ivković [Coach]

Contributors Committee Finalists
Micky Arison
Tal Brody

 

[dixiehack]

Edmonton Commercial Grads robbed yet again.

 

[TigerVols]

Dwight Howard's clock will have to reset when the Los Angeles Lukas sign him on Monday.

 

[swingline]

If there's a more inconsequential hall of fame, I've yet to see it.

 

[Twirling Time]

I'll put in a word for Molly Bolin. She was a stinking good perimeter shooter even after having a kid.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

I have the same reaction to this that I have to every other Hall of Fame thread.

Outside of the individuals and the sportswriters, who really cares?