The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has officially announced its Class of 2024, confirming in a series of tweets the inductees that have been previously reported as well as the other finalists who were elected to the Hall.
Here’s the full list of new Hall of Famers:
Chauncey Billups: A five-time All-Star who made three All-NBA teams and a pair of All-Defensive teams, Billups won a championship and a Finals MVP award with the Pistons in 2004. He is currently the head coach of the Trail Blazers. (Twitter link)- Vince Carter: Carter played for an NBA-record 22 seasons and scored 25,728 career points, which currently ranks 24th in league history. He’s an eight-time All-Star, a two-time All-NBA member, and was the 1999 Rookie of the Year. (Twitter link)
- Michael Cooper: Cooper won five NBA championships with the Lakers, earning eight All-Defensive nods and won the Defensive Player of the Year in 1987. (Twitter link)
- Walter Davis: A six-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA member, Davis won the Rookie of the Year award in 1978 and remains the Suns’ all-time leading scorer with 15,666 points. He died in 2023. (Twitter link)
- Jerry West: A Hall of Famer already as a player and as a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic team, West is being enshrined for a third time as a contributor due to his work as an executive for the Lakers, Grizzlies, Warriors, and Clippers. (Twitter link)
- Doug Collins: A four-time All-Star as a player, Collins is being inducted as a contributor for his work as a head coach of the Bulls, Pistons, Wizards, and Sixers, including 442 career regular season wins, as well as his time as a broadcaster. (Twitter link)
- Herb Simon: Simon has been the Pacers’ owner since 1983, making him the longest-tenured governor in NBA history. (Twitter link)
- Seimone Augustus: Augustus was a two-time Naismith College Player of the Year and was the WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2006. She won four titles in the league, made eight All-Star teams, and claimed the WNBA Finals MVP award in 2011. (Twitter link)
- Dick Barnett: Barnett, an NBA All-Star in 1968, won championships with the Knicks in 1970 and 1973 after earning three NAIA titles with Tennessee A&I College (now Tennessee State University) from 1957-59. (Twitter link)
- Bo Ryan: Ryan was the longtime men’s basketball head coach at Wisconsin. He won four-time Big Ten Coach of the Year awards and made back-to-back Final Four appearances in 2014 and 2015. (Twitter link)
- Michele Timms: A WNBA All-Star in 1999 and a Defensive Player of the Year runner-up in 1997 for the Phoenix Mercury, Timms won Olympic bronze and silver medals with the Australian national team. (Twitter link)
- Harley Redin: The former men’s and women’s basketball coach at Wayland Baptist University (Texas), Redin won six AAU national championships. He died in 2020. (Twitter link)
- Charles Smith: Smith is the winningest high school head coach in Louisiana history and has led nine teams to high school state championships. (Twitter link)
The enshrinement of the 2024 class will take place in Springfield, MA on Friday, August 16 and Saturday, Aug. 17.
Liked the guy, but Barnett doesn’t belong. Nor do high school coaches. I scored 67 points in a neighborhood game once. Do I get in next year?
If you had another game over 50, you’re in.
Yeah you’re in ……. you can visit anytime
I once hit 8 threes in a row in a backyard game. Does the HOF not know about that or why are they ignoring me?
1 All NBA 3rd team, 1 All NBA 2nd team, and 8 Allstars. In 22 seasons… those are not hall of fame numbers… He finished top 10 in MVP voting ONCE and it was his 2nd season and he finished 10th exactly. I get the longevity part but we might as well get Udonis Haslem his invite if thats the determining factor.
Would you feel the same way if it was in 11 seasons because all those accolades were during his time in Toronto and NJ. The back 11 of his career was just gravy.
With Billups in the HoF now the narrative that the Pistons had no stars for those title teams should be over.
Big Ben is in the HOF too.
Barnett is borderline. With his college career. I can see it.
He’s from an era. Where the best players were team players. Was all about competing and winning. Not about getting your stats. Played both ways.
Congratulations…… sir.
Barnett’s induction is actually long overdue. I’ve always believed that him being on the Knick championship teams in the twilight of his career probably hurt his cause. For most on this board, history = mystery; but the HOF voters shouldn’t have been so clueless. Thankfully, that oversight, born of ignorance, has been remedied.
Dick wasn’t just a great college player, he was an historically signifcant one. Those three Tennessee A&I championship teams are separately in the HOF for a reason. The head coach of those teams was and is considered the grandfather of black college basketball for a reason. Barrett was the singular star of those teams, and a two time tournament MVP, and went on to be the highest drafted HBCU player ever to that time. The thought at the time was that prolific HBCU scorers wouldn’t adjust well to the NBA. Barnett’s adjustment was seamless, becoming a 2 way guard without losing the ability to take over a game with his seemingly unlimited ability to create a shot. He won a title in the ABL the one year he played there, and was an NBA All Star. All of that happened before the Knick championship teams.
“He’s the ninth member of the 1973 Knicks championship to be inducted — joining Clyde Frazier, Willis Reed, Dave DeBusshere, Red Holzman, Phil Jackson, Earl Monroe, Jerry Lucas and Bill Bradley.“
9 – HOFers on one team. 8 players one coach. Now that’s what you call a Team Game.
Weird to say, but is it possible for Vince Carter to be both overrated AND underrated at the same time?