FIBA Hall of Fame
FIBA Hall of Fame honors basketball players, coaches and administrators who have contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA in 1991. It includes the "Samaranch Library", the biggest basketball library in the world that, as of 2007, has over 10,000 basketball books and 950 magazines from over 65 countries. The Hall of Fame building is a basketball museum built in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain by the Pedro Ferrándiz Foundation. Initially, induction ceremonies occurred every two years, with the first taking place in 2007. The pattern was interrupted in 2010, when a class was inducted on the day of the 2010 FIBA World Championship Final in Istanbul. After that, no induction took place until 2013, with a class announced in May of that year with induction taking place on 19 June.
Summary of inductees and candidates
Key:
Male players
Inductees
Year |
Inductee |
Nationality |
Pos. |
Achievements |
Ref. |
2007 | Belov, AlexanderAlexander Belov | Russia | C |
2007 | Belov, SergeiSergei Belov | Russia | G |
2013 | Conceiçao, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques Conceiçao | Angola | F |
2007 | CosicKrešimir Ćosić | Croatia | C |
2007 | Cruz, TeófiloTeófilo Cruz | Puerto Rico | C | | |
2007 | Dalipagić, DraženDražen Dalipagić | Serbia | F | | [1] |
2007 | Daneu, IvoIvo Daneu | Slovenia | G | | |
2010 | Divac, VladeVlade Divac | Serbia | C | | |
2007 | Delibašić, MirzaMirza Delibašić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | SG | 1979 Euroleague Champion | |
2007 | Furlong, OscarOscar Furlong | Argentina | C | | |
2007 | Galis, NikosNikos Galis | Greece | SG | | Eurobasket 1987 champion | |
2013 | Gaze, AndrewAndrew Gaze | Australia | SG | | |
2009 | González, RicardoRicardo González | Argentina | SG | | |
2010 | Kićanović, DraganDragan Kićanović | Serbia | SG | | |
2007 | Korać, RadivojRadivoj Korać | Serbia | PF | | |
2007 | Martín, FernandoFernando Martín | Spain | C | | |
2007 | Marzorati, PierluigiPierluigi Marzorati | Italy | PG | | |
2010 | Meneghin, DinoDino Meneghin | Italy | C | | |
2007 | Pasos, AmauryAmaury Pasos | Brazil | PF | | |
2009 | Pereira, UbiratanUbiratan Pereira | Brazil | C | | |
2007 | Petrović, DraženDražen Petrović | Croatia | SG/PG | | |
2009 | Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson | United States | PG | | |
2013 | Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson | United States | C | | |
2007 | Rodríguez, EmilianoEmiliano Rodríguez | Spain | F | | |
2007 | Russell, BillBill Russell | United States | C | | |
2010 | Sabonis, ArvydasArvydas Sabonis | Lithuania | C | | |
2010 | Schmidt, OscarOscar Schmidt | Brazil | F | | |
2013 | Slavnić, ZoranZoran Slavnić | Serbia | PG | | |
Candidates
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Brazil: Wlamir Marques, Waldemar Blatskauskas, Ruy de Freitas, Marcel de Souza, Edson Bispo dos Santos, Antonio Salvador Sucar, Affonso Évora, Alfredo da Motta, Jatyr Eduardo Schall, Carmo de Souza "Rosa Branca", Carlos Domingos Massoni "Mosquito", Zenny de Azevedo "Algodão"
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Latvia:Jānis Krūmiņš, Valdis Muižnieks, Maigonis Valdmanis, Valdis Valters, Rudolfs Jurcinš, Juris Kalninš, Gunars Silinš, Juris Silarajs
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USA: Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Bob Kurland
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Serbia: Predrag Danilović, Dejan Bodiroga, Aleksandar Đorđević, Žarko Paspalj
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Greece: Georgios Kolokithas, Panagiotis Giannakis, Fanis Christodoulou, Panagiotis Fasoulas
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Slovenia: Aljoša Žorga, Peter Vilfan, Jurij "Jure" Zdovc, Boris Kristancic
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Lithuania: Modestas Paulauskas, Šarūnas Marčiulionis
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Spain: Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Francisco "Nino" Buscató
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France: Alain Gilles, Antoine Rigaudeau
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Czech Republic: Ivan Mrázek, Jiří Zídek Sr.
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Puerto Rico: Raymond Dalmau, Juan "Pachin" Vicens
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Bulgaria: Konstantin Totev, Iliya Mirchev
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Cuba: Ruperto Herrera, Pedro Chappe
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Syria: Jacques Bachayani, Koutrach Tarif
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Australia: Ed Palubinskas
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Russia: Gennadi Volnov
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Ukraine: Vladimir Tkachenko
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Germany: Detlef Schrempf
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Netherlands: Rik Smits
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Israel: Mickey Berkowitz
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Poland: Mieczysław Łopatka
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Hungary: János Greminger
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Canada: Leo Rautins
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Mexico: Manuel Raga
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Uruguay: Oscar Moglia
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Ecuador: Nicolás Lapentti
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Iran: Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami
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Iraq: Ahmed Abdul Ghafour Al-Samarrai
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Jordan: Awwad Mfadi Haddad
Female players
Inductees
Year |
Inductee |
Nationality |
Pos. |
Achievements |
Ref. |
2009 | Chazalon, JackieJackie Chazalon | France | PG | | |
2013 | Edwards, TeresaTeresa Edwards | United States | SG | | |
2013 | Gonçalves, PaulaPaula Gonçalves | Brazil | PG | | |
2007 | Marcari, HortênciaHortência Marcari | Brazil | SG | | |
2007 | Meyers, AnnAnn Meyers | United States | G | | |
2010 | Miller, CherylCheryl Miller | United States | SF/PF | | |
2007 | Ronchetti, LilianaLiliana Ronchetti | Italy | G | | |
2007 | Voynova, VanyaVanya Voynova | Bulgaria | C | | |
2007 | Semjonova, UljanaUljana Semjonova | Latvia | C | | |
2010 | Zasulskaya, NatalyaNatalya Zasulskaya | Russia | PF | | |
Candidates
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Brazil: Marlene Jose Bento, Delcy Ellender Marques, Laís Elena Aranha da Silva, Maria Helena Cardoso, Nilza Monte Garcia, Maria Helena Campos "Heleninha", Norma Pinto de Oliveira "Norminha"
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Latvia: Dzintra Grundmane, Helēna Bitnere-Hehta, Silvija Ravdone-Krodere, Maija Saleniece-Siliņa, Skaidrīte Smildziņa-Budovska, Dzidra Uztupe-Karamiševa
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Russia: Nina Poznanskaya, Tatiana Ovechkina, Olga Soukharnova
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Italy: Catarina Pollini, Mara Fullin, Liliana Mabel Bocchi
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Hungary: Agnes Nemeth, Lenke Kiss
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Australia: Robyn Maher, Michele Timms
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USA: Anne Donovan
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Spain: Elisabeth Cebrián
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Serbia: Marija Veger-Demšar
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Bulgaria: Penka Stoyanova
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Austria: Adriana Bilik-Biermaier
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People's Republic of China: Liu Yumin
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South Korea: Shin-Ja Park
Coaches
Inductees
Year |
Inductee |
Nationality |
Achievements |
Ref. |
2007 | Alexeyeva, LidiaLidia Alexeyeva | Russia | | |
2007 | Díaz-Miguel, AntonioAntonio Díaz-Miguel | Spain | | |
2013 | Donohue, John "Jack"John "Jack" Donohue | Canada | | |
2009 | Ferrándiz, PedroPedro Ferrándiz | Spain | | |
2007 | Gomelsky, AlexanderAlexander Gomelsky | Russia | | |
2010 | Gomelsky, EvgenyEvgeny Gomelsky | Russia | | |
2010 | Gaze, LindsayLindsay Gaze | Australia | | |
2007 | Iba, Henry "Hank"Henry "Hank" Iba | United States | | |
2007 | Kondrashin, VladimirVladimir Kondrashin | Russia | | |
2009 | Newell, PetePete Newell | United States | | |
2007 | Nikolić, AleksandarAleksandar Nikolić | Serbia | | |
2010 | Novosel, MirkoMirko Novosel | Croatia | | |
2007 | Primo, GiancarloGiancarlo Primo | Italy | | |
2013 | Rubini, CesareCesare Rubini | Italy | | |
2007 | Smith, DeanDean Smith | United States | | |
2007 | Renan Soares "Kanela", TogoTogo Renan Soares "Kanela" | Brazil | | |
2013 | Summitt, PatPat Summitt | United States | | |
2009 | Yow, KayKay Yow | United States | | |
2007 | Žeravica, RankoRanko Žeravica | Serbia | | |
NB:
- Newell was born in Canada, but is classified as American because he 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.
Candidates
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Serbia: Dušan Ivković, Božidar "Boža" Maljković, Želimir "Željko" Obradović, Svetislav Pešić, Milan Vasojevic
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Latvia: Oļģerts Altbergs, Valdemārs Baumanis, Raimonds Karnītis
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Algeria: Tayeb Abdelhadi, Kaddour Bilekdar, Tayeb Zenati
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Italy: Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba, Valerio Bianchini
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Poland: Witold Zagórski, Ludwik Miętta
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Bulgaria: Dimitar Mitev, Ivan Galabov
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USA: Chuck Daly
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Greece: Nikos Nisiotis
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France: Joë Jaunay
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Slovenia: Zmago Sagadin
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Australia: Jan Stirling
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Argentina: Jorge Hugo Canavesi
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Puerto Rico: Julio Toro
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Syria: Najeeb Rateb Al Sheikh
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Iraq: Ghazi Talib
Technical officials (referees)
Inductees
Year |
Inductee |
Nationality |
Achievements |
Ref. |
2009 | Arabadjian, ArtenikArtenik Arabadjian | Bulgaria | | |
2010 | Bain, JimJim Bain | United States | | |
2007 | Belošević, ObradObrad Belošević | Serbia | | |
2010 | Dimou, KonstantinosKonstantinos Dimou | Greece | | |
2007 | Hopenhaym, MarioMario Hopenhaym | Uruguay | | |
2007 | Kassai, ErvinErvin Kassai | Hungary | | |
2007 | Kostin, VladimirVladimir Kostin | Russia | | |
2013 | Lazarov, ValentinValentin Lazarov | Bulgaria | | |
2009 | Pfeuti, MarcelMarcel Pfeuti | Switzerland | | |
2007 | Rae, AllenAllen Rae | Canada | | |
2007 | Reverberi, PietroPietro Reverberi | Italy | | |
2013 | Rigas, CostasCostas Rigas | Greece | | |
2007 | Righetto, RenatoRenato Righetto | Brazil | | |
Candidates
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Latvia: Tālivaldis Pētersons, Imants Pļaviņš, Miervaldis Ramans, Jāzeps Šadeiko, Viesturs Baldzens, Andris Kuskis
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Greece: Spyridon Kamizoulis, Antonios Skylogiannis
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Spain: Miguel Ángel Betancor, Pedro Hernández-Cabrera
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France: Yvan Mainini, Robert Blanchard
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Iraq: Ali Al-Safar, Yousif Taher Al-Wahab
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USA: Hugh Richardson
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Italy: Gualtiero Follati
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Netherlands: Piet Leegwater
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Luxembourg: Léon Brosius
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Malta: Louis Borg
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Australia: John Holden
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Puerto Rico: Calvin Pacheco
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Bahamas: Vincent L. Ferguson
Contributors
Inductees
The eight founding Federations of FIBA were those of Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland.
Candidates
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Germany: Ursula Frank, Manfred Ströher
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Lithuania: Vladas Garastas, Stanislovas Stonkus
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Bulgaria: Bozhidar Takev, Dragomir Kirkov
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Poland: Kajetan Hądzelek
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Israel: Noah Klieger
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Austria: Friedrich Walz
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Luxembourg: Henri Heyart
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Australia: Ivor Burge
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Brazil: Ivan Raposo
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Venezuela: Israel Sarmiento Ramirez
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Philippines: Gonzalo "Lito" G. Puyat
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People's Republic of China: Carl Men-Ky Ching
See also
References
External links
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