(#1) Paul Westphal
Inducted in: 2019
Achievements
NBA champion (1974)
5× NBA All-Star (1977–1981)
3x All-NBA First Team (1977, 1979, 1980)
All-NBA Second Team (1978)
Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor
No. 44 retired by the Phoenix Suns
No. 25 retired by USC
College Basketball Hall of Fame (2018)(#2) Teresa Weatherspoon
Inducted in: 2019
Achievements
First WNBA player with 1,000 points and 1,000 assists
5× WNBA All-Star (1999–2003)
2x WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (1997, 1998)
4× All-WNBA Second Team (1997–2000)
WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time (2011)
WNBA Top 20@20 (2016)
6x Italian League All-Star (1989–1994)
Wade Trophy (1988)
Honda Sports Award (1988)
2x Kodak All-American (1987, 1988)
America South Player of the Year (1988)
Broderick Cup (1988)
Summer Olympics Gold: 1988 Bronze: 1992
World Cup Gold: 1986(#3) Jack Sikma
- Power forward, Center
Inducted in: 2019
Achievements:
NBA champion (1979)
7× NBA All-Star (1979–1985)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1978)
No. 43 retired by the Seattle SuperSonics
2x First-Team NAIA All-American (1976, 1977)
Third-Team NAIA All-American (1975)
3x CCIW Player of the Year (1975–1977)(#4) Sidney Moncrief
- Shooting guard
Inducted in: 2019
Achievements
5x NBA All-Star (1982–1986)
All-NBA First Team (1983)
4x All-NBA Second Team (1982, 1984–1986)
2x NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1983, 1984)
4x NBA All-Defensive First Team (1983–1986)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982)
No. 4 retired by the Milwaukee Bucks
Consensus first-team All-American (1979)
SWC Player of the Year (1979)
College Basketball Hall of Fame (2018)(#5) Bobby Jones
- Small forward
Inducted in: 2019
Achievements
NBA champion (1983)
4× NBA All-Star (1977, 1978, 1981, 1982)
8× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1977–1984)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1985)
NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1983)
ABA All-Star (1976)
All-ABA Second Team (1976)
2× ABA All-Defensive First Team (1975, 1976)
ABA All-Rookie First Team (1975)
No. 24 retired by Philadelphia 76ers
Consensus second-team All-American (1974)(#6) Vlade Divac
- Center
Inducted in: 2019
Achievements
NBA All-Star (2001)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1990)
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2000)
No. 21 retired by the Sacramento Kings
Mister Europa Player of the Year (1989)
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
2× Summer Olympics Silver: 1988, 1996
FIBA World Cup Bronze 1986
2x FIBA World Cup Gold: 1990, 2002
3x EuroBasket Gold: 1989, 1991, 1995
2x EuroBasket Bronze: 1987, 1999
FIBA Hall of Fame (2010)
(#7) Chuck Cooper
- Shooting guard, Small forward
Inducted in: 2019
Achievements
First African-American drafted into the NBA
No. 15 retired by Duquesne
Consensus second-team All-American (1950)
(#8) Carl Braun
- Shooting guard
Inducted in: 2019
Achievements
NBA champion (1962)
5× NBA All-Star (1953–1957)
All-BAA Second Team (1948)
All-NBA Second Team (1954)
(#9) Charlie Scott
- Shooting guard
Inducted in: 2018
Achievements
NBA champion (1976)
3× NBA All-Star (1973–1975)
2× ABA All-Star (1971, 1972)
All-ABA First Team (1971)
All-ABA Second Team (1972)
ABA Rookie of the Year (1971)
ABA All-Rookie First Team (1971)
ABA All-Time Team
2× Consensus second-team All-American (1969, 1970)
ACC Athlete of the Year (1970)
College Basketball Hall of Fame (2015)
Summer Olympics Gold: 1968(#10) Dino Rađa
- Power forward
Inducted in: 2018
Achievements
2× EuroLeague champion (1989, 1990)
FIBA European Selection (1991)
FIBA Korać Cup champion (1992)
3× Yugoslav League champion (1988–1990)
2× Greek League champion (1998, 1999)
Greek League Finals MVP (1998)
2× Croatian League champion (2002, 2003)
Yugoslav Cup winner (1990)
Croatian Cup winner (2000)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1994)
EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1989)
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
2× Summer Olympics Silver: 1988, 1992
2× FIBA World Cup Gold: 1990 Bronze: 1994
5x EuroBasket Gold: 1989, 1991 Bronze: 1987, 1993, 1995(#11) Ora Washington
Inducted in: 2018
Achievements
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2009)(#12) Tina Thompson
- Power forward
Inducted in: 2018
Achievements
4× WNBA champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
9× WNBA All-Star (1999–2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013)
WNBA All-Star Game MVP (2000)
3× All-WNBA First Team (1997–1998, 2004)
4× All-WNBA Second Team (1999–2002)
WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time (2011)
WNBA Top 20@20 (2016)
Member of WNBA All-Decade Team
Russian National League champion (2007)
EuroLeague champion (2007)
Romanian National League champion (2010)
2× Summer Olympics Gold: 2004, 2008
2× World Cup Gold: 1998 Bronze: 2006(#13) Katie Smith
- Point guard, Shooting guard, Small forward, Swingman
Inducted in: 2018
Achievements
2× WNBA champion (2006, 2008)
WNBA Finals MVP (2008)
2× All-WNBA First Team (2001, 2003)
7× WNBA All-Star (2000–2003, 2005, 2006, 2009)
WNBA scoring champion (2001)
WNBA's All-Decade Team (2006)
WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time (2011)
WNBA Top 20@20 (2016)
Big Ten Player of the Year (1996)
Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (1996)
3× Summer Olympics Gold: 2000, 2004, 2008
3× World Cup Gold: 1998, 2002 Bronze: 2006(#14) Steve Nash
- Point guard
Inducted in: 2018
Achievements
2× NBA Most Valuable Player (2005, 2006)
8× NBA All-Star (2002, 2003, 2005–2008, 2010, 2012)
3× All-NBA First Team (2005–2007)
2× All-NBA Second Team (2008, 2010)
2× All-NBA Third Team (2002, 2003)
5× NBA assists leader (2005–2007, 2010, 2011)
4× 50–40–90 club (2006, 2008–2010)
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2007)
Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor
No. 13 retired by Phoenix Suns
2× FIBA AmeriCup MVP (1999, 2003)
Lou Marsh Trophy (2005)
3× Lionel Conacher Award (2002, 2005, 2006)
2× WCC Player of the Year (1995, 1996)
No. 11 retired by Santa Clara(#15) Jason Kidd
- Point guard
Inducted in: 2018
Achievements
NBA champion (2011)
10× NBA All-Star (1996, 1998, 2000–2004, 2007, 2008, 2010)
5× All-NBA First Team (1999–2002, 2004)
All-NBA Second Team (2003)
4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1999, 2001, 2002, 2006)
5× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2000, 2003–2005, 2007)
NBA Co-Rookie of the Year (1995)
5× NBA assists leader (1999–2001, 2003, 2004)
2× NBA Sportsmanship Award (2012, 2013)
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2007)
No. 5 retired by the Brooklyn Nets
Consensus first-team All-American (1994)
USBWA National Freshman of the Year (1993)
Pac-10 Player of the Year (1994)
Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (1993)
No. 5 retired by University of California
Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1992)
2× California Mr. Basketball (1991, 1992)
2× Summer Olympics Gold: 2000, 2008(#16) Grant Hill
- Small forward
Inducted in: 2018
Achievements
7× NBA All-Star (1995–1998, (2000–2001, 2005)
All-NBA First Team (1997)
4× All-NBA Second Team (1996, 1998–2000)
NBA Co-Rookie of the Year (1995)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1995)
3× NBA Sportsmanship Award (2005, 2008, 2010)
2× NCAA champion (1991, 1992)
Consensus first-team All-American (1994)
Consensus second-team All-American (1993)
ACC Player of the Year (1994)
NABC Defensive Player of the Year (1993)
Summer Olympics Gold: 1996
No. 33 retired by Duke(#17) Maurice Cheeks
- Point guard
Inducted in: 2018
Achievements
NBA champion (1983)
4× NBA All-Star (1983, 1986–1988)
4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1983–1986)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1987)
No. 10 retired by the Philadelphia 76ers(#18) Ray Allen
- Shooting guard
Inducted in: 2018
Achievements
All-Time Leader three-point field goals (2,973)
2× NBA champion (2008, 2013)
10× NBA All-Star (2000–2002, 2004–2009, 2011)
All-NBA Second Team (2005)
All-NBA Third Team (2001)
NBA Sportsmanship Award (2003)
NBA Three-Point Shootout champion (2001)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997)
Consensus first-team All-American (1996)
UPI Player of the Year (1996)
Big East Player of the Year (1996)
2× First-team All-Big East (1995, 1996)
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1995)
Summer Olympics Gold: 2000(#19) George McGinnis
- Power forward, Center
Inducted in: 2017
Achievements
ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player (1973)
ABA Most Valuable Player (1975)
3× NBA All-Star (1976, 1977, 1979)
All-NBA First Team (1976)
All-NBA Second Team (1977)
3× ABA All-Star (1973–1975)
2× All-ABA First Team (1974, 1975)
All-ABA Second Team (1973)
ABA All-Rookie First Team (1972)
ABA All-Time Team
No. 30 retired by Indiana Pacers
Third-team All-American – AP, NABC, UPI (1971)
Mr. Basketball USA 1969(#20) Nikos Galis
- Shooting guard
Inducted in: 2017
Achievements
2× EuroBasket medalist Gold: 1987, Silver: 1989
EuroBasket MVP (1987)
4× EuroBasket Top Scorer (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991)
FIBA World Cup Top Scorer (1986)
8× EuroLeague Top Scorer (1986–1992, 1994)
EuroLeague assists leader (1994)
5× Greek League MVP (1988–1992)
5× Greek League Finals MVP (1987–1991)
5× Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993)
11× Greek League Top Scorer (1981–1991)
Euroscar (1987)
Mr. Europa (1987)
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991
FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)
50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)(#21) Tracy McGrady
- Shooting guard, Small forward
Inducted in: 2017
Achievements
7× NBA All-Star (2001–2007)
2× NBA scoring champion (2003, 2004)
2× All-NBA First Team (2002, 2003)
3× All-NBA Second Team (2001, 2004, 2007)
NBA Most Improved Player (2001)
Mr. Basketball USA (1997)
FIBA Americas Championship Gold (2003)(#22) Allen Iverson
- Point guard, Shooting guard
Inducted in: 2016
Achievements
NBA Most Valuable Player (2001)
11× NBA All-Star (2000–2010)
3× All-NBA First Team (1999, 2001, 2005)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1997)
4× NBA scoring champion (1999, 2001, 2002, 2005)
3× NBA Steals Leader (2001–2003)
Olympic medalist with Team USA Bronze in 2004
FIBA Americas Championship Gold (2003)(#23) Shaquille O'Neal
- Center
Inducted in: 2016
Achievements
4× NBA champion (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006)
3× NBA Finals MVP (2000–2002)
NBA Most Valuable Player (2000)
FIBA Basketball World Cup MVP (1994)
15× NBA All-Star (1993–1998, 2000–2007, 2009)
3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2000, 2004, 2009)
8× All-NBA First Team (1998, 2000–2006)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1993)
NBA 50th Anniversary Team
Summer Olympics Gold: 1996
FIBA Basketball World Cup Gold: 1994
FIBA Hall of Fame (2017)(#24) Zelmo Beaty
- Center
Inducted in: 2016
Achievements
2× NBA All-Star
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1963)
3× ABA All-Star
ABA All-Time Team(#25) Sheryl Swoopes
Inducted in: 2016
Achievements
First player to be signed to the WNBA.
3× WNBA MVP
4× WNBA Champion
6× WNBA All-Star
5× First Team All-WNBA
2× Second Team All-WNBA
2× WNBA Scoring Leader
2× WNBA Steals Leader
2× WNBA Defensive Player of the Year
2× All-Defensive First Team
3× Olympic Gold Medalist(#26) Cumberland Posey
Inducted in: 2016
Achievements
Known as the "best basketball player" of the 1900s-1920s.
Formed, operated, and played for the Loendi Big Five, which became the most dominant basketball team of the Black Fives Era through the mid-1920s, winning four straight Colored Basketball World Championship titles.(#27) Yao Ming
- Center
Inducted in: 2016
Achievements
8× NBA All-Star
2× All-NBA Second Team
3× All-NBA Third Team
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2003)
CBA champion (2002)
CBA MVP (2001)
CBA Finals MVP (2002)
3× FIBA Asia Cup MVP (2001, 2003, 2005)
FIBA World Cup Top Scorer (2006)(#28) Jo Jo White
Inducted in: 2015
Achievements
Summer Olympics Gold: 1968
2× NBA Champion (1974, 1976)
7× NBA All Star
NBA Finals MVP (1976)
2× All-NBA Second Team
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1970)
2× Consensus Second Team All-American (1968, 1969)
The Sporting News First Team All-America (1968, 1969)(#29) Dikembe Mutombo
- Center
Inducted in: 2015
Achievements
8× NBA All-Star (1992, 1995–1998, 2000–2002)
All-NBA Second Team (2001)
2× All-NBA Third Team (1998, 2002)
4× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001)
3× All-NBA Defensive First Team (1997–1998, 2001)
3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1995, 1999, 2002)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1992)
2× NBA rebounding leader
3× NBA blocks leader
2× J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2001, 2009)
Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1991)(#30) Lisa Leslie
- Center
Inducted in: 2015
Achievements
Naismith Award (USC, 1994)
Kodak All-America (1994)
8× WNBA All-Star
3× WNBA All-Star Game MVP
4× Olympic Gold Medalist (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
3× WNBA MVP (2001, 2004, 2006)
2× WNBA Champions (Los Angeles Sparks, 2001, 2002)
2× WNBA Finals MVP
8× First Team All-WNBA
4× Second Team All-WNBA
2× WNBA Defensive Player of the Year
2× All-Defensive First Team
2× All-Defensive Second Team
First player to dunk in a WNBA game(#31) John Isaacs
Inducted in: 2015
Achievements:
World Professional Basketball Tournament Championships (1939, 1943)
World Professional Basketball Tournament Second Team (1943)
Utica Pics MVP (1947)
New York City Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee (1992)(#32) Spencer Haywood
- Power forward, Center
Inducted in: 2015
Achievements
Summer Olympics Gold: 1968
ABA All-Time Team (1997)
ABA All-Rookie First Team (1970)
ABA Rookie of the Year (1970)
ABA MVP (1970)
ABA All-Star Game MVP (1970)
ABA All-Star
All-ABA First Team
NBA Champion (Los Angeles Lakers, 1980)
4× NBA All-Star (1972–1975)
2× All-NBA First Team
2× All-NBA Second Team(#33) Louie Dampier
- Point guard, Shooting guard
Inducted in: 2015
Achievements
ABA All-Time Team (1997)
ABA All-Rookie First Team (1968)
7× ABA All-Star
4× All-ABA Second Team
ABA Champion(Kentucky Colonels, 1975)
AP First Team All-America, 1966
2× Consensus Second Team All-American (1966, 1967)(#34) Guy Rodgers
Inducted in: 2014
Achievements
3× MVP in the Philadelphia Big 5
Consensus First Team All-American (Temple, 1958)
Consensus Second Team All-American (1957)
NCAA All-Tournament Team (1958)
4× NBA All-Star
2× NBA assists leader(#35) Mitch Richmond
- Shooting guard
Inducted in: 2014
Achievements
6× NBA All-Star
NBA Rookie of the Year (1988)
3× All-NBA second team
NBA Champion (Los Angeles Lakers, 2002)
2× Olympic medalist with Team USA ( Bronze in 1988, Gold in 1996)(#36) Alonzo Mourning
- Center
Inducted in: 2014
Achievements
Summer Olympics Gold: 2000
2× FIBA Basketball World Cup medalist Gold: 1994 Bronze: 1990
Consensus First Team All-American (Georgetown, 1992)
Consensus Second Team All-American (1990)
Third-team All-American – NABC (1991)
7× NBA All-Star (1994–1997, 2000–2002)
All-NBA First Team (1999)
All-NBA Second Team (2000)
2× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1999, 2000)
2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1999–2000)
2× NBA blocks leader (1999–2000)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1993)
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2002)
NBA champion (Miami Heat, 2006)(#37) Šarūnas Marčiulionis
- Shooting guard
Inducted in: 2014
Achievements
3× Summer Olympics medalist ( Gold with the Soviet Union in 1988, Bronze with Lithuania in 1992 and 1996)
3× EuroBasket medalist Silver: 1987, 1995, Bronze: 1989
EuroBasket MVP (1995)
Mr. Europa (1988)
4× Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991)
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
Pioneer of European players in the NBA
Resurrected the Lithuania national team after Lithuania's return to independence in 1990
Founder of the top-tier level Lithuanian League, the LKL
FIBA Hall of Fame (2015)(#38) Oscar Schmidt
- Small forward, Power forward
Inducted in: 2013
Achievements
All-time Top Scorer in FIBA World Cup basketball history
All-time Top Scorer in Summer Olympic Games history
3× Summer Olympic Games Top Scorer (1988, 1992, 1996)
1× FIBA World Cup Top Scorer (1990)
16× Top Scorer in national domestic leagues (8× in Brazil, 7× in Italy, 1× in Spain)
Gold Medalist at the Pan American Games (1987)
Longest professional career for a basketball player (29 years)
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
FIBA Hall of Fame (2010)
Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2017)(#39) Dawn Staley
Inducted in: 2013
Achievements
2× Naismith Award (Virginia, 1991, 1992)
6× WNBA All-Star
2× ABL All-Star
3× Olympic Gold Medalist (1996, 2000, 2004)(#40) Richie Guerin
Inducted in: 2013
Achievements
6× NBA All-Star
3× All-NBA Second Team(#41) Gary Payton
- Point guard
Inducted in: 2013
Achievements
NBA champion (Miami Heat, 2006)
9× NBA All-Star
2× All-NBA First Team
NBA Defensive Player of the Year
9× NBA All-Defensive First Team
NBA steals leader
2× Summer Olympics Gold: 1996, 2000
2× FIBA Americas Championship Gold (1999), Silver (1989)(#42) Bernard King
- Small forward
Inducted in: 2013
Achievements
4× NBA All Star
2× All-NBA First Team
NBA top scorer (1985)
NBA All-Rookie Team(#43) Roger Brown
Inducted in: 2013
Achievements
ABA Playoffs MVP (1970)
4× ABA All-Star
All-ABA First Team (1971)
3× ABA champion (Indiana Pacers, 1970, 1972, 1973)(#44) Jamaal Wilkes
- Shooting guard, Small forward
Inducted in: 2012
Achievements
3× Academic All-America (UCLA, 1972, 1973, 1974)
Consensus first-team All-American (1974)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1975)
3× NBA All-Star
4× NBA champion (Golden State Warriors, 1975; Los Angeles Lakers, 1980, 1982, 1985)(#45) Chet Walker
- Small forward, Power forward
Inducted in: 2012
Achievements
Consensus first-team All-America (Bradley, 1962)
NBA All-Rookie Team (1963)
7× NBA All-Star
NBA champion (Philadelphia 76ers, 1967)(#46) Ralph Sampson
- Center
Inducted in: 2012
Achievements
3× Naismith Award (Virginia, 1981, 1982, 1983)
2× Wooden Award (1982, 1983)
3× consensus first-team All-American (1981–1983)
4× NBA All-Star
NBA All-Star Game MVP (1985)(#47) Reggie Miller
- Shooting guard
Inducted in: 2012
Achievements
Retired with the most three-point field goals in NBA history (2,560)
5× NBA All-Star
3× All-NBA Third Team
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2004)
FIBA Basketball World Cup Gold: 1994
Summer Olympics Gold: 1996
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2002)(#48) Katrina McClain
Inducted in: 2012
Achievements
2× Kodak All-America (Georgia, 1986, 1987)
WBCA Player of the Year (1987)
2× Olympic gold medalist with Team USA (1988, 1996)
2× World Championship gold medalist (1986, 1990)
2× USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year(#49) Mel Daniels
- Center
Inducted in: 2012
Achievements
ABA Rookie of the Year (1968)
2× ABA Most Valuable Player (1969, 1971)
3× ABA champion (Indiana Pacers, 1970, 1972, 1973)
7× ABA All-Star(#50) Goose Tatum
Inducted in: 2011
Achievements
Member of the Harlem Globetrotters inducted as a unit in 2002
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