In 1996, he was named to the NBA’s Ten Best Coaches of All Time. THE NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2019:īILL FITCH - Fitch, a native of Davenport, Iowa, coached in the NBA for 25 seasons, being named Coach of the Year twice (1976, 1980). Premium Sponsors of Enshrinement 2019 include Haggar Clothing Company, Baron Championship Rings, Mohegan Sun and Panini.
Ticket packages to the 2019 Enshrinement Ceremony and all Enshrinement events are on sale now and available online at or by calling the Basketball Hall of Fame at (413) 231-5513. The Class of 2019 will be enshrined on Friday, September 6 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Direct elect committees are incorporated into the election process to maintain a strong focus on keeping history on the forefront of the voting procedures and to preserve a balance between two eras of basketball. To be elected, North American and Women’s Committee finalists must receive 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee for election into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
We thank them for their contributions to the game and look forward to honoring them during Enshrinement this fall.” “The Class of 2019 is brimming with those who have had a significant historical impact on the game we love. Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. “The globally celebrated game of basketball would not be what it is today without the many remarkable men and women who have broken barriers and paved the way for future generations,” said John L. They include Al Attles from the Contributor Committee, Charles “Chuck” Cooper from the Early African American Pioneers Committee, Vlade Divac from the International Committee, Carl Braun from the Veterans Committee and the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens of 1948-1982 from the newly instated Women’s Veterans Committee. This year’s class includes two-time NBA Coach of the Year Bill Fitch, eight-time NBA All-Defensive First Team member Bobby Jones, five-time NBA All-Star Sidney Moncrief, seven-time NBA All-Star Jack Sikma, five-time WNBA All-Star Teresa Weatherspoon, five-time NBA All-Star Paul Westphal and the first men’s collegiate team to win back-to-back-to-back Championships, the Tennessee A&I Teams of 1957-1959.ĭistinguished committees focused on preserving all areas from the game also selected five directly elected enshrinees. The Class Announcement was made in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the site of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Final Four and televised live on ESPN2. Minneapolis, MN (April 6, 2019) – Saturday, at a press event presented by Haggar Clothing Company, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 12 honorees in the Class of 2019 to be celebrated September 5-7, 2019 during this year’s Enshrinement festivities in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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