To kick off the 2024 All-Star weekend, the NBA has announced the Naismith Hall Of Fame Class 2024 Finalists on Friday.
You can find a list of every Finalist and a list of their achievements below.
Seimone Augustus
- WNBA Champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
- WNBA Finals MVP (2011)
- WNBA Rookie of the Year (2006)
- All-WNBA First Team (2012)
- All-WNBA Second Team (2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014)
- Western Conference All-Star (2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017)
- Gold Medal for USA (2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics)
Dick Barnett
- 2× NBA champion (1970, 1973)
- NBA All-Star (1968)
- ABL champion (1962)
- All-ABL First Team (1962)
- No. 12 retired by New York Knicks.
- 3× NAIA champion (1957–1959)
- 3× AP Little College All-American (1957–1959)
- 2× UPI Little College All-American (1958, 1959)
Chauncey Phillips
- 7x NBA All-Star
- 1x All-NBA Second-Team
- 2x All-NBA Third-Team
- 2x All-Defensive Second-Team
- NBA Finals MVP (2003-04)
- NBA Championship (2003-04)
- J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2008)
- NBA Sportsmanship Award (2009)
- Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award (2013)
Doug Collins
Collins is already in the HOF for his basketball career, but has been nominated again for his storied broadcasting and coaching career career, which has spanned over 30 years.
He was a recipient of the Curt Gowdy Media Award and accumulated over 400 wins with the Chicago Bulls (1986-89), Detroit Pistons (1995-98), Washington Wizards (2001-03) and 76ers (2010-13) as a coach.
Harley Redin
- John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award
- Guided Wayland to six AAU National titles
- Spent 27 years altogether coaching the men’s (1947-1957) and women’s (1956-1973) teams at Wayland Baptist, coaching both teams simultaneously for two years
Michael Cooper
- Five-time NBA champion (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987-1988)
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1986-87)
- Five-time NBA All-Defensive First Team (1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988)
- Three-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1981,1983, 1986)
- Ranks fifth all-time in Lakers history in assists (3,666) and steals (1,033)
Vince Carter
- 2 x All-NBA
- 1 x All-Rookie Team
- 8 x All-Star
- 1 x NBA Rookie of the Year
- 1 x Olympic Gold Medal
Walter Davis
- six-time NBA All-Star
- two-time All-NBA Second Team member
- NBA Rookie of the Year in 1978
- In 1994, the Suns retired his No. 6 jersey
- Davis is the leader in most career points with 15,666 in Suns franchise history.
Bo Ryan
- Clair Bee Coach of the Year (2007)
- 4× Big Ten Coach of the Year (2002, 2003, 2013, 2015)
- Jim Phelan Award (2008)
- Adolph Rupp Cup (2007)
- NABC Div III Coach of the Year: 4 (1991, 1995, 1998, 1999)
- National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted 2017)
Charles Smith
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1989)
- Second-team All-American – NABC (1988)
- Big East Player of the Year (1988)
- 2× First-team All-Big East (1987, 1988)
- 2× Third-team All-Big East (1985, 1986)
- No. 32 retired by Pittsburgh Panthers.
- First-team Parade All-American (1984)
Herb Simon
Simons is the longest-tenured governor in the history of the NBA, since purchasing the Pacers in 1983.
The Pacers won numerous Central Division titles and made the franchise’s first NBA Finals in 2000 and have seen some great players pass through, like Jermaine O’Neal, Rik Smits, and Reggie Miller .
Michele Timms
- Olympic medals with the Opals (bronze in 1996 and silver in 2000)
- All-Star (1999)
- The Sport Australia Hall of Fame (inducted 2003)
- the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (2008)
- FIBA Hall of Fame in (2016)
- The Mercury retired her No. 7 jersey in 2002
Marian Washington
- Coach of the Year (Big Eight: 1992, ’96; Big 12: 1997)
- Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (2004)
- Led the University of Kansas women’s basketball team for 31 seasons (1973-2004)
- First black woman to coach a United States team in international play (1982 R. William Jones Cup)
Jerry West
West was enshrined to the HOF as a player in 1980, so is being nominated for his work as an executive. He helped the Lakers to eight NBA championships (1980, ‘82, ‘85, ‘87-88, 2000-02) and was named Executive of the Year twice (1995, 2004). He also won two championships as executive with the Warriors (2015, ‘17).