John Bunn Award

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The John Bunn Award—in full, the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award—is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to an individual who has contributed significantly to the sport of basketball. Named after John Bunn, the first chairman of the Basketball Hall of Fame Committee from 1949 to 1969, the award is the highest and the most prestigious honor presented by the Basketball Hall of Fame other than enshrinement. [1] [2]

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Honorees

*Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame
YearRecipientNote
1973 John Bunn *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1964
1974 John Wooden *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a player in 1960 and a coach as 1973
1975 J. Walter Kennedy *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1981
1976 Henry P. Iba *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 1969
1977 Cliff Fagan *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1984
1978 Curt Gowdy Another Hall of Fame award, the Curt Gowdy Media Award, is named after him
1979 Eddie Gottlieb *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1972
1980 Arnold "Red" Auerbach *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 1969
1981 Ray Meyer *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 1979
1982 Danny Biasone *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2000
1983 Robert J. Cousy *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a player in 1971
Another Hall of Fame award, the Bob Cousy Award, is named after him
1984 Lawrence F. O'Brien *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1991
1985 Lee Williams
1986 Grady W. Lewis
1987 Dave R. Gavitt *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2006
1988Haskell Hillyard
1989 George E. Killian
1990 Pat Head Summitt *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 2000
1991 Morgan B. Wootten *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 2000
1992 Will Robinson
1993 Joe Vancisin
1994 Bill Wall
1995 P. J. Carlesimo
1996 Vic Bubas
1997 C. M. Newton *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2000
1998 Tex Winter *Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2011
1999 Harlem Globetrotters*Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a team in 2002
2000 Meadowlark Lemon *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2003
2001 Tom Jernstedt *Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2017
2002 Harvey Pollack
2003 Joe O'Brien
2004Zelda Spoelstra
2005 Marty Blake
2006 Betty Jaynes
2007 Thomas "Satch" Sanders Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2011
2008 Val Ackerman Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2021
2009 Johnny Kerr
2010 Don Meyer [3]
2011Brian McIntyre [4]
2012 Pat Williams [5]
2013 George Raveling [6] Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2015. [7]
2014 Alvin Attles [8] Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2019
2015 Rod Thorn [9] Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2018.
2016 Jim Delany [10]
2017 Michael Goldberg [11]
Donald Rowe [11]
2018 Jim Host [12]
Harley Redin [12]
2019 Harry Glickman [13]
Del Harris [13] Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2022.
2020 Timothy Nugent [14]
2021 Carol Stiff [15]
2022 Reggie Minton [16]
2023 Tom Konchalski [17]

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  1. ↑ "John Bunn Award". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Kerr receives 2009 Hall of Fame Bunn Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 10, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Legendary Coach Don Meyer To Receive Hall of Fame's 2010 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. June 30, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Brian McIntyre to receive Hall of Fame's 2011 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award". NBA.com (Press release). June 2, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Orlando Magic Executive Pat Williams To Receive Hall of Fame's 2012 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 24, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Legendary Coach George Raveling To Receive Basketball Hall of Fame's 2013 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 15, 2013. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Five Direct-Elect Members Announced for the Class of 2015 by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 14, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Legendary Player and Coach Alvin Attles To Receive Basketball Hall of Fame's 2014 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 14, 2014. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  9. ↑ "NBA Player, Coach and Executive Rod Thorn To Receive Basketball Hall of Fame's 2015 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 12, 2015. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Big Ten Conference Commissioner Jim Delany To Receive Basketball Hall of Fame's 2016 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 12, 2016. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Michael H. Goldberg & Donald "Dee" Rowe Each to Receive Basketball Hall of Fame's 2017 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. January 19, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Harley Redin & Jim Host to Receive Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's 2018 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 17, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Del Harris & Harry Glickman to Receive Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's 2019 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award". hoophall.com (Press release). February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Timothy Nugent Posthumously Honored with Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's 2020 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award". hoophall.com (Press release). February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  15. ↑ "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Carol Stiff Wins Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's 2021 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award".
  16. ↑ "Former Coach Reggie Minton to Receive Court of Honor Award".
  17. ↑ "Basketball Hall of Fame reveals recipients for 2023 Curt Gowdy Media Award". NBA.com. February 17, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  18. ↑ "The John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award". Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
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