It’s that time again. Time for the Naismith Basketball Hall Of Fame to get busy and name their Hall Of Fame Class of 2015.
We’re at the early stages of the process. At the moment the Hall of Fame has named 12 Finalists that all deserve a place but some will go in. A couple might not. Here are the finalists and the criteria for them to be accepted into the Hall of Fame via NBA.com.
This year’s list includes nine first-time finalists: 39-year NBA referee Dick Bavetta, two-time College Coach of the Year John Calipari, two-time NBA Coach of the Year Bill Fitch, all-time winningest boys high school coach Robert Hughes, eight-time NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutumbo, four-time Division III national champion coach Bo Ryan, seven-time NBA All-Star Jo Jo White, the all-time winningest high school coach Leta Andrews and three-time WNBA MVP Lisa Leslie. Previous finalists included again this year for consideration are five-time NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway, four-time NBA All-Star Spencer Haywood and three-time NBA All-Star Kevin Johnson.
The Class of 2015 will be announced on Monday, April 6 at a press conference in Indianapolis prior to the NCAA Men’s Championship game. A finalist needs 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee for election into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The Class of 2015 will be enshrined during festivities in Springfield, Massachusetts September 10-11.
I would have no qualms with having all the finalists being accepted. I’m surprised Tim Hardaway is still on the list! What does a guy have to do!
