National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
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The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame is a museum proposed by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) to be located at the Sprint Center which is scheduled to open in 2007 in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Hall of Fame which promises an immersive experience is projected to be 60,000 square feet is projected to cost $20 million. NABC has pledged to raise at least $10 million. Kansas City has indicated it will contribute money as part of the $225-$250 million cost of the Sprint Center.[1]
Even though the Hall is not completed, on November 17, 2006 the NABC honored around 180 players, coaches and other notable contributors to college basketball by inducting them into the founding class of the Hall of Fame. Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell, Dean Smith, John Wooden and the family of Dr. James Naismith, were selected to represent the inaugural class[2].
The Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts has indicated it will help with the exhibits. The interactive portion is called the College Basketball Experience and the NABC recently renamed the Guardians Classic college tournament the CBE Classic to help promote it.
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- ^ Proponents share vision for basketball hall of fame. Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
- ^ Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame to induct founding class. NABC. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
