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| Established | 1962 |
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| Founded at | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
| Headquarters | One Hall of Fame Court, New Castle, Indiana |
Official language | English |
| Website | hoopshall |
The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame is a sports museum and hall of fame in New Castle, Indiana. While it honors men and women associated with high school, college, and professional basketball in Indiana, an emphasis is placed on the athlete's high school career for induction.
The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame was organized in 1962. [1] The museum was in Indianapolis from 1970 to 1986; the present-day facility in New Castle opened in 1990. [2]
In addition to featuring its Hall of Fame inductees, the museum includes photographs, pennants, and displays of artifacts of championship teams and their schools. [2]
Players become eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame "twenty-six years after they graduate from high school." [2] The first women became eligible for induction following the 2000–2001 season. On March 1, 2002, Cinda Rice Brown became the first woman inducted onto the Hall of Fame. [3] [4]
The Hall of Fame's website provides an official list of inductees; notables include John Wooden, Everett Case, Oscar Robertson, Lee H. Hamilton, Larry Bird, Del Harris, Baron Hill, Gregg Popovich, Bobby Plump, and Chuck Taylor. [5]
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-related artifacts and exhibits, honoring those who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport. The Hall's motto is "Preserving History, Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations". Cooperstown is often used as shorthand for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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