FIBA Individual Awards |
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FIBA Individual Awards |
The FIBA Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill, all-time great teams, all-time great coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the sport of basketball.
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Also elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
In total, 66 men have been inducted.
Class of 2017 [9] | ||||
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Starters | ||||
PG #15 Magic Johnson | SG #9 Michael Jordan | SF #7 Larry Bird | PF #14 Charles Barkley | C #6 Patrick Ewing |
Bench | ||||
PG #12 John Stockton | SG #10 Clyde Drexler | SF #8 Scottie Pippen SF #13 Chris Mullin | PF #11 Karl Malone PF #4 Christian Laettner | C #5 David Robinson |
Coaches | ||||
Head coach Chuck Daly | Assistant coach Mike Krzyzewski | Assistant coach Lenny Wilkens | Assistant coach P. J. Carlesimo |
In total, 30 women have been inducted.
In total, 29 individuals, have been inducted as male coaches.
NB:
In total, 8 individuals, have been inducted as female coaches.
In total, 14 individuals, have been inducted as technical officials.
Year | Inductee | Nationality | Achievements | Ref. |
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2007 | Obrad Belošević | ![]() |
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2007 | Mario Hopenhaym | ![]() |
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2007 | Ervin Kassai | ![]() |
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2007 | Vladimir Kostin | ![]() | ||
2007 | Allen Rae | ![]() |
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2007 | Pietro Reverberi | ![]() | ||
2007 | Renato Righetto | ![]() | ||
2009 | Artenik Arabadjian | ![]() |
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2009 | Marcel Pfeuti | ![]() |
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2010 | Jim Bain | ![]() | ||
2010 | Konstantinos Dimou | ![]() |
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2013 | Valentin Lazarov | ![]() | ||
2013 | Costas Rigas | ![]() | ||
2015 | Robert Blanchard | ![]() |
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The original eight founding member national basketball federations of FIBA, in 1932.
Year | Inductee | Major Contribution | Ref. |
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2007 | ![]() | Founding member of FIBA | |
2007 | ![]() | Founding member of FIBA | |
2007 | ![]() | Founding member of FIBA | |
2007 | ![]() | Founding member of FIBA | |
2007 | ![]() | Founding member of FIBA | |
2007 | ![]() | Founding member of FIBA | |
2007 | ![]() | Founding member of FIBA | |
2007 | ![]() | Founding member of FIBA |
These basketball players and coaches are eligible candidates to possibly become FIBA Hall of Fame inductees in the future. [17]
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