On Dec. 21, the “Birthday of Basketball,” the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has announced its full list of eligible candidates for the class of 2018, including big names like Mark Aguirre, Ray Allen, Chauncey Billups, Muggsy Bogues, Maurice Cheeks, Richard Hamilton, Tim Hardaway, Grant Hill, Kevin Johnson, Jason Kidd, Sidney Moncrief, Steve Nash, Ben Wallace, Chris Webber, Vlade Divac, Marv Albert and Jim Valvano.
Here’s the list in its entirety:
North American Committee Nominees
- Mark Aguirre (PLA)
- Ray Allen (PLA)*
- Chauncey Billups (PLA)*
- Muggsy Bogues (PLA)
- Irv Brown (REF)
- Jim Burch (REF)
- Maurice Cheeks (PLA)
- Charles “Lefty” Driesell (COA)
- Hugh Evans (REF)
- Steve Fisher (COA)*
- Bill Fitch (COA)
- Cotton Fitzsimmons (COA)
- Richard Hamilton (PLA)*
- Tim Hardaway (PLA)
- Ed Hightower (REF)*
- Grant Hill (PLA)*
- Bob Huggins (COA)*
- Kevin Johnson (PLA)
- Marques Johnson (PLA)
- Bobby Jones (PLA)
- Jerry “Tiger” Jones (COA)
- Gene Keady (COA)
- Ken Kern (COA)
- Jason Kidd (PLA)*
- Rollie Massimino (COA)
- Gary McKnight (COA)
- Danny Miles (COA)
- Sidney Moncrief (PLA)
- Dick Motta (COA)
- Steve Nash (PLA)*
- Jake O’Donnell (REF)
- Jim Phelan (COA)
- Lamont Robinson (PLA)
- Lee Rose (COA)
- Bo Ryan (COA)
- Bob Saulsbury (COA)
- Jack Sikma (PLA)
- Steve Smith (COA)
- Harry Statham (COA)
- Eddie Sutton (COA)
- Rudy Tomjanovich (COA)
- Ben Wallace (PLA)
- Chris Webber (PLA)
- Willie West (COA)*
- Paul Westphal (PLA)
Women’s Committee Nominees
- Leta Andrews (COA)
- Jennifer Azzi (PLA)
- Becky Hammon (PLA)*
- Susie McConnell (PLA)
- Pearl Moore (PLA)
- Kim Mulkey (COA)
- Kim Mulkey (PLA)
- Harley Redin (COA)
- Theresa Shank (PLA)
- Katie Smith (PLA)*
- Marianne Stanley (COA)
- Barbara Stevens (COA)
- Valerie Still (PLA)*
- Tina Thompson (PLA)*
- Wayland Baptist (TEA)
- Theresa Weatherspoon (PLA)
Early African-American Pioneers Committee Nominations
- Clarence “Puggy” Bell
- Sonny Boswell
- Chuck Cooper
- Bill Garrett
- Inman Jackson
- Clarence “Fats” Jenkins
- Bucky Lew
- Davage “Dave” Minor
- Hudson Oliver
- Al “Runt” Pullins
- James “Pappy” Ricks
- Paul Robeson
- Eyre Saitch
- William “Wee Willie” Smith
International Committee Nominations
- Tal Brody
- Jackie Chazalon
- Vlade Divac
- Alphonso Ford
- Semen Khalipski
- Vladimir Kondrashin
- Toni Kukoc
- Marcos Leite
- Aldo Ossola
- Amaury Pasos
- Dan Peterson
- Dino Radja
- Manuel Sainz
- Togo Soares
- Ranko Zeravica
Contributor Committee Nominations
- Marv Albert
- Al Attles
- Dick Baumgartner
- Henry Bibby*
- Marty Blake
- Vic Bubas
- Wayne Duke
- Harry Glickman
- Marty Glickman
- Simon Gourdine*
- Curt Gowdy
- Tim Grgurich
- Del Harris
- Greg Heineman*
- Robert Indiana
- Johnny “Red” Kerr
- Bill King
- John Kline
- Red Klotz
- Bobby Lewis
- Jack McCloskey
- Jerry McHale*
- Johnny Most
- Dennis Murphy
- Joe O’Toole
- Billy Packer
- Jack Powers
- Dee Rowe
- Zelda Spoelstra
- Rod Thorn*
- Jim Valvano
- Donnie Walsh
- Frank Walsh
- Rick Welts*
Veterans Committee Nominations
- 1936 US Olympic Team (TEA)
- 1964 State Department Basketball Ambassadors (TEA)
- Ron Boone (PLA)
- Sid Borgia (REF)
- Carl Braun (PLA)
- Frank Brian (PLA)
- Joe Caldwell (PLA)
- Mack Calvin (PLA)
- Jack Coleman (PLA)
- Bob Dandridge (PLA)
- Charles Eckman (REF)
- Leroy Edwards (PLA)
- Leo Ferris (CONT)
- Clarence “Bevo” Francis (PLA)
- Buck Freeman (COA)
- Donnie Freeman (PLA)
- Travis Grant (PLA)
- Bob Grody (PLA)
- Robert Harrison (PLA)
- Flo Harvey (PLA)
- Dick Hemric (PLA)
- Cam Henderson (COA)
- Robert Hopkins (PLA)
- Lou Hudson (PLA)
- Warren Jabali (PLA)
- Jimmy Jones (PLA)
- Charles Kenaith (PLA)
- Freddie Lewis (PLA)
- Jim Loscutoff (PLA)
- Loyola of Chicago (TEA)
- Billy Markward (CONT)
- Ed McCluskey (COA)
- Ray Mears (COA)
- Francis Meehan (PLA)
- Donald “Dudey” Moore (COA)
- Willie Naulls (PLA)
- Philadelphia SPHAS (TEA)
- Mel Riebe (PLA)
- Glenn Roberts (PLA)
- Holcombe Rucker (CONT)
- Kenny Sailors (PLA)
- Fred Schaus (PLA)
- Charlie Scott (PLA)
- Kenny Sears (PLA)
- Frank Selvy (PLA)
- George Senesky (PLA)
- Paul Seymour (PLA)
- Charles Siler (CONT)
- Talvin Skinner (PLA)
- Ken Suesens (PLA)
- Tennessee A&I (TEA)
- Dick Van Arsdale (PLA)
- Tom Van Arsdale (PLA)
- Willie Wise (PLA)
- Max Zaslofsky (PLA)
On Tuesday, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced changes to its enshrinement process, including players needing to wait just three, instead of four, years after retirement to be eligible for consideration.
