NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES NINE INDUCTEES FOR THE CLASS OF 2025

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SAN ANTONIO – The Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame has revealed the Class of 2025, that includes 9 inductees who can be celebrated through the Enshrinement festivities on September 5-6. The announcement occurred in San Antonio, host metropolis of the 2025 NCAA Males’s Closing 4, and was broadcast stay on ESPN2.

NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2025

North American Committee (in alphabetical order): 2008 US Olympic Males’s Basketball Staff, Carmelo Anthony [Player], Danny Crawford [Referee], Billy Donovan [Coach], Dwight Howard [Player]

Girls’s Committee: Sue Hen [Player], Sylvia Fowles [Player], Maya Moore [Player]

Contributors Committee: Micky Arison

“The Corridor of Fame is thrilled to have fun the Class of 2025, a bunch that has left a profound mark on the game at each stage,” mentioned John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame. “This 12 months’s class embodies excellence, innovation, and a permanent ardour for basketball—whether or not by game-changing performances, management on the sidelines, or shaping the game’s world attain. We sit up for honoring this Class and their lasting contributions to the sport.”

The Class of 2025 can be enshrined throughout festivities in Springfield, Mass., the Birthplace of Basketball, in addition to on the Mohegan Solar in Uncasville, Conn., on September 5-6. VIP packages and single-event tickets to the 2025 Corridor of Fame Enshrinement Weekend are actually out there athoophall.com/occasions/enshrinement-2025.

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North American Committee:

2008 US OLYMPIC MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM [Team] – The 2008 United States males’s Olympic basketball workforce restored USA Basketball to world prominence underneath the management of Managing Director Jerry Colangelo, who rebuilt this system by securing multi-year commitments from NBA gamers. Capturing gold in Beijing with an ideal 8-0 file and common victory margin of 27.9 factors, the squad featured co-captains Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd, and Dwyane Wade, alongside LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, and Chris Bosh underneath Corridor of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The workforce, which earned its ‘Redeem Staff’ moniker after USA’s bronze medal end in 2004, defeated Spain 118-107 within the gold medal sport.

CARMELO ANTHONY [Player] – A ten-time NBA All-Star, Anthony was one of the prolific scorers of his technology throughout his 19-year NBA profession (2003-22). Chosen third total by the Denver Nuggets in 2003 after main Syracuse to its first NCAA nationwide championship in basketball as a freshman and incomes Closing 4 Most Excellent Participant honors, Anthony averaged 22.5 factors per sport in his profession and ranks tenth all-time in NBA scoring with 28,289 factors. He earned All-NBA honors six occasions and gained three Olympic gold medals (2008, ’12, ’16) as a key member of Staff USA. Anthony led the NBA in scoring in 2012-13 (28.7). Anthony was named to the NBA’s seventy fifth Anniversary Staff in 2021.

DANNY CRAWFORD [Referee] – One of many NBA’s most revered officers over his 32-year profession (1985-2017), Crawford officiated over 2,000 common season video games, 300 playoff video games, and 30 NBA Finals contests. He was chosen to work the NBA Finals in 23 consecutive seasons, together with his closing sport—Recreation 5 of the 2017 NBA Finals. Crawford labored lots of the league’s most important video games, together with the 1992 Dream Staff’s first Olympic contest and a number of NBA All-Star Video games. He served as a referee within the Missouri Valley Convention prior to creating his NBA debut.

BILLY DONOVAN [Coach] – Donovan is a two-time NCAA nationwide champion coach who achieved unparalleled success throughout his tenure on the College of Florida (1996-2015). He guided the Gators to consecutive nationwide titles in 2006 and ‘07 and 4 Closing 4 appearances whereas recording over 500 complete victories at Florida and Marshall (1994-96). After his collegiate success, Donovan transitioned to the NBA, teaching the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder (2015-20) and Chicago Bulls (2020-present) to over 400 wins. The previous Windfall School level guard underneath Corridor of Famer Rick Pitino was named SEC Coach of the Yr thrice and was inducted into the School Basketball Corridor of Fame in 2016.

DWIGHT HOWARD [Player] – A dominant drive on each ends of the court docket, Howard was an eight-time All-Star, three-time Defensive Participant of the Yr (2009-11), and earned eight All-NBA choices throughout his 18-year profession. Referred to as “Superman,” he led the NBA in rebounding 5 occasions and blocks twice, rating tenth all-time in NBA historical past in rebounds (14,627) and thirteenth in blocks (2,228). Howard led the Orlando Magic to the 2009 NBA Finals and later gained a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. The 2008 Olympic gold medalist was the primary total choose by the Orlando Magic within the 2004 NBA Draft out of highschool.

Girls’s Committee:

SUE BIRD [Player] – Extensively considered one of many best level guards in basketball historical past, Hen is a four-time WNBA champion (2004, ’10, ’18, ’20) who performed 21 seasons with the Seattle Storm (2002-22). A file 13-time All-Star, Hen was acknowledged as one of many 25 best gamers in league historical past through the WNBA’s W25 celebration in 2021. She is the WNBA’s all-time chief in wins (333), video games performed (580), assists (3,234), and minutes (18,079) and earned All-WNBA First-Staff accolades on 5 events. Internationally, Hen gained 5 Olympic gold medals and is a five-time FIBA World Cup medalist with Staff USA. At UConn, Hen led the Huskies to 2 NCAA titles (2000, ‘02), gained the Naismith Participant of the Yr award in 2002, and was the primary total choose within the 2002 WNBA Draft.

SYLVIA FOWLES [Player] – A four-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time WNBA champion with the Minnesota Lynx (2015, ‘17), Fowles earned Finals MVP honors in each title runs. She retired because the WNBA’s all-time main rebounder (4,006) and was honored as a part of the WNBA’s W25 celebration in 2021. The 2017 WNBA MVP was an eight-time All-Star and four-time Defensive Participant of the Yr (2011, ‘13, ‘16, ‘21) and completed her 15-year profession averaging 15.7 factors and 9.8 rebounds. Fowles was chosen second total within the 2008 draft after a stellar profession at LSU, the place she led the Tigers to 4 consecutive Closing 4 appearances. Fowles, who has her No. 34 retired by LSU and the Lynx.

MAYA MOORE [Player] – Moore led the Minnesota Lynx to 4 WNBA championships (2011, ‘13, ‘15, ‘17) throughout her seven-season profession (2011-18) earlier than stepping away from basketball to deal with legal justice reform. A six-time All-Star, she additionally earned WNBA MVP honors in 2014 and Finals MVP in 2013 and was named to the All-WNBA First Staff 5 occasions. Moore was additionally acknowledged as one of many 25 best gamers in league historical past through the WNBA’s W25 celebration in 2021. The primary total choose within the 2011 WNBA Draft, Moore starred at UConn, successful a pair of Naismith Girls’s School Participant of the Yr honors (2009, ‘11) and main the Huskies to back-to-back undefeated seasons (2008-09, 2009-10) and two NCAA nationwide championships. Internationally, she captured two Olympic gold medals (2012, 2016) and two FIBA World Cup golds (2014, ‘18).

Contributor Committee:

MICKY ARISON – Since buying the Miami Warmth in 1995, Arison has led the franchise to a few NBA championships (2006, ’12, ’13) and 7 Jap Convention titles. Beneath his possession, the Warmth have featured legendary gamers like Corridor of Famers Ray Allen, Chris Bosh, Tim Hardaway, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O’Neal, Gary Payton, and Dwyane Wade, and present superstars LeBron James and Jimmy Butler. With Arison as proprietor, Pat Riley as workforce president, and Erik Spoelstra as head coach, the group has grow to be famend for its tradition of stability and success. Arison’s affect extends past the court docket by his philanthropic work and dedication to the Miami group.

Concerning the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame:

Situated in Springfield, Massachusetts, the town the place basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame is an unbiased non-profit 501(c)(3) group devoted to selling, preserving, and celebrating the sport of basketball at each stage – women and men, novice {and professional} gamers, coaches, and contributors, each domestically and internationally. The Corridor of Fame museum is residence to greater than 475 inductees and over 40,000 sq. toes of basketball historical past. Practically 200,000 individuals go to the Corridor of Fame museum every year to be taught in regards to the sport, expertise the interactive reveals, and take a look at their abilities on the Jerry Colangelo “Court docket of Goals.” Greatest recognized for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the sport’s elite, the Corridor of Fame additionally operates over 70 highschool and collegiate competitions yearly all through the nation and overseas. For extra data on the Basketball Corridor of Fame group, its museum, and occasions, go to hoophall.com, observe @hoophall #25HoopClass, or name 1-877-4HOOPLA.