| Established | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Location | New York City, United States |
| Type | Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Founder | Bob Williams, Howard Garfinkel, Tom Konchalski, Cecil Watkins |
| President | Nate Archibald |
| Website | Official website |
The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame celebrates over 120 years of basketball history in the city that has come to be known as the "Mecca of Basketball" aka in New York City - recognizing and honoring the best basketball players, coaches, referees, promoters and contributors in the history of New York.
Candidates for the hall are nominated for the honor by the public and chosen annually by a select committee consisting of Hall of Famers, media personalities, former players and coaches.
The governing body of the hall was most recently appointed by their peers in July 2025 for a two-year term.
The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame's inaugural class was inducted in May 1990. The hall's first class included all-time basketball superstars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Billy Cunningham, Coach Arnold “Red” Auerbach, Coach Claire Bee, Bob Cousy, William “Pop” Gates, Connie Hawkins, Coach Dick McGuire, Holcombe Rucker, Adolph Schayes and Ms. Zelda Spoelstra.
The second class was no less stunning: Dolly King, Fuzzy Levane, Ned Irish, Tiny Archibald, Bobby Wanzer, Bob Douglas and Coaches Red Sarachek, Lenny Wilkins, Nat Holman and Red Holtzman.
A similar level of greatness has continued throughout the years.
A total of twenty eight classes of inductees were enshrined between 1990 and 2017. Declining health and the sad passing of the legendary founders Robert A. "Bob" Williams, Howard "Garf" Garfinkel, Cecil Watkins, Tom Konchalski, Larry "Scout" Pearlstein, Bill Travers and most recently Howie Evans, the Hall found itself in need of new leadership. [1] The only remaining Founder is the esteemed Peter Vecsey (Class of 2001)- who is well on his way to achieving his lifelong goal – to outlive everyone born in 1943.
On 24 May 2023 a newly constituted board was elected. The Class of 2024 was inducted on Sept. 19 of that year before a roaring crowd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and the Class of 2025 was announced in May of that year.
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