The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame celebrates over 120 years of basketball history in the city that has come to be known as the Mecca of Basketball aka in New York City - recognizing and honoring the best basketball players, coaches, referees, promoters and contributors in the history of New York.
Established | 1990 |
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Location | New York City, United States |
Type | Basketball Hall of Fame |
Founder | Bob Williams, Howard Garfinkel, Tom Konchalski, Cecil Watkins |
President | Nate Archibald |
Website | Official website |
Candidates for the hall are nominated for the honor by the public and chosen annually by a select committee consisting of Hall of Famers, media personalities and coaches.
The governing body of the hall was most recently appointed by their peers in May 2023 for a two-year term.
The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame's inaugural class was inducted in May 1990. The hall's first class included all-time basketball superstars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Billy Cunningham, Coach Arnold “Red” Auerbach, Coach Claire Bee, Bob Cousy, William “Pop” Gates, Connie Hawkins, Coach Dick McGuire, Holcombe Rucker, Adolph Schayes and Ms. Zelda Spoelstra.
A total of twenty eight classes of inductees were enshrined between 1990 and 2017 when the two legendary founders Robert A. "Bob" Williams and Howard "Garf" Garfinkel passed away, followed closely by the passing of founding board members Cecil Watkins and Tom Konchalski themselves members of the hall.
On 24 May 2023 a newly constituted board was appointed with the next induction ceremony scheduled for September 2024.
Listed by induction year
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