NYC Basketball Hall of Fame

Basketball Hall of Fame in New York City, United States

New York City Basketball Hall of FameEstablished| 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

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.

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.

## History

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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.[1]

On 24 May 2023 a newly constituted board was appointed with the next induction ceremony scheduled for September 2024.

## Inductees

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Listed by induction year

### 1990

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* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
* Billy Cunningham
* Red Auerbach
* Clair Bee
* Bob Cousy
* Pop Gates
* Connie Hawkins
* Dick McGuire
* Holcombe Rucker
* Dolph Schayes
* Zelda Spoelstra

### 1991

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* Nate "Tiny" Archibald
* Bob Douglas
* Nat Holman
* Red Holzman
* Ned Irish
* Dolly King
* Andrew "Fuzzy' Levane
* Bernard "Red" Sarachek
* Bobby Wanzer
* Lenny Wilkens

### 1992

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* Jack "Dutch" Garfinkel
* Marty Glickman
* Sihugo "Si" Green
* Richie Guerin
* Sidney "Sonny" Hertzberg
* John Isaacs
* Joe Lapchick
* Frank McGuire
* Willis Reed
* Satch Sanders

### 1993

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* Roger Brown
* Lou Carnesecca
* Tony Jackson
* Leonard Lewin
* Nancy Liberman-Cline
* Jim McMillian
* Jammy Moskowitz
* John Nucatola
* Sid Tannenbaum
* Max Zaslofsky
* '38-'39 James Madison Championship Team

### 1994

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* Norm Drucker
* Mickey Fisher
* Ernie Grunfeld
* Bernard King
* Bobby McDermott
* Al McGuire
* Claude "Red" Phillips
* Cal Ramsey
* Ossie Schechtman
* ‘49-50 CCNY Championship Team

### 1995

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* Al Badain
* Arlington "Ollie" Edinboro
* Bernie Fliegel
* Charles Scott
* Alan Seiden
* ‘69-70 NBA Championship New York Knicks

### 1996

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* Marv Albert
* Jerry Fleishman
* Rudy La Russo
* Howard Cann
* Donnie Forman
* Julius Erving
* Vinnie Johnson
* The N.Y. Renaissance

### 1997

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* Harry Boykoff
* World B. Free
* Kevin Loughery
* Lou Rossini
* Cecil Watkins
* Milton Kutsher
* St. John's Wonder Five

### 1998

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* Mel Davis
* Ray Lumpp
* Dean Meminger
* Doug Moe
* Irv Torgoff
* Frank Layden
* Bill Spiegel
* Charles "Doc" Turner

### 1999

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* John Goldner
* Hy Gotkin
* Carl Green
* Sidney Green
* Howard Jones
* Kevin Joyce
* Tom Stith
* Jim Valvano

### 2000

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* Rolando Blackman
* Ralph Kaplowitz
* John Condon
* Jack Donohue
* Lucille Kyvallos
* Jack McMahon
* Kenny Smith
* Brian Winters
* Power Memorial HS. ‘63-64

### 2001

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* Dan Buckley
* Jack DeFares
* Mike Dunleavy
* Len Elmore
* Tom Hemans
* Mac Kinsbruner
* Jim McDermott
* Peter Vecsey

### 2002

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* Fred Crawford
* Larry Fleischer
* Charlie Hoxie
* Albert King
* Chris Mullin
* Mark Reiner
* Solly Walker

### 2003

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* Ed Conlin
* Floyd Layne
* Alfred "Butch" Lee
* John Roche
* Danny Lynch
* Richard "Chink" Gaines
* 1959-60 Boys High Team

### 2004

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* LeRoy Ellis
* James "Buck" Freeman
* John Lee
* George Kaftan
* Malik Sealy
* Emilio "Zeke" Sinicola
* Herb Turetzky
* 1972-73 Queens College Team

### 2005

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* John Bach
* Jack Curran
* Lou Eisenstein
* Clarence "Puggy" Bell
* Vern Fleming
* Lenny Rosenbluth
* Willie Rubenstein
* Dwayne "Pearl" Washington
* The Original Celtics Team

### 2006

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* Stacey Arceneaux
* George Gregory
* Jamal Mashburn
* Nevil "Butch" Shed
* Willie Cager
* Mark Jackson
* Rick Pitino
* Mickey Crowley
* Tommy Kearns
* John "Honey" Russell
* Willie Worsley

### 2007

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* Burt Beagle
* Walter Berry
* Al Bianchi
* Bobby Cremins
* Mario Elie
* Ed Pinckney
* Hank Rosenstein
* Bob Wolff

### 2008

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* Kenny Anderson
* Louis "LuLu" Bender
* Pete Gillen
* Joe Goldstein
* Bob McCullough
* Sam Perkins
* Rod Strickland
* Eddie Younger

### 2009

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* John Andariese
* John Crawford
* Armond Hill
* John Kresse
* Gail Marquis
* Spencer Ross
* John Salley
* Bill Schaeffer
* Sam Schoenfeld

### 2010

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* George Johnson
* Teddy Jones
* Barney Sedran
* Anthony Mason
* Joe Mullaney
* Isaac "Rab" Walthour
* Phil Sellers
* George Kalinsky

### 2011

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* Kenny Charles
* Jim Larranaga
* Donnie Walsh
* Sonny Dove
* Debbie Mason
* John Warren
* Tom Henderson
* Mike Saunders

### 2012

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* Dick Bavetta
* Donald Goldstien
* Ricky Sobers
* Ray Felix
* Jack Kaiser
* Charley Yelverton
* Chuck Granby
* Connie Simmons

### 2013

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* Vaughn Harper
* Don Kennedy
* Hank Whitney
* Jerry Harkness
* Manny Sokal
* Lee Jones
* George Thompson

### 2014

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* Craig "Speedy" Claxton
* Hugh Evans
* Mike Riordan
* Felipe Lopez
* Jack Rohan
* Charlie Davis
* Tom Owens
* Christ the King HS 1993

### 2015

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* Mike Davis
* Geoff Huston
* Bob McKillop
* Willie Hall
* Richard Lapchick
* Sam Worthen
* Chamique Holdsclaw
* Johnny Mathis

### 2016

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* Gus Alfieri
* Howard Garfinkel
* Sam Stith
* Steve Burtt
* Olden Polynice
* Jayson Williams
* Jim Couch
* Jerry Reinsdorf
* Willie Worsley

### 2017

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* Ron Behagen
* Jackie Jackson
* Steve Lappas
* Larry Lembo
* Anne Gregory O’Connell
* Lamar Odom
* Kevin Stacom
* Robert A. Williams[1]

### 2018-2023

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No Activity

### 2024

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* Tina Charles
* Lauren Cargill
* Jonathan Halpert
* Gil Reynolds
* Joe Hammond
* Raymond Delmau
* Ronnie Nunn
* Tom Konchalski
* Jack Powers
* Charley Rosen

## See also

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* Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

## References

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1. ^ a b Jamie C. Harris (26 July 2018). "New York City basketball legend Robert 'Bob' Williams transitions". Retrieved 4 January 2023.

## External links

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* Legendary high school scout Tom Konchalski dies at 74 [1]
* Honoring legendary H.S. hoops scout Tom Konchalski as he battles cancer [2]
* The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame [3]
* NYC Basketball Hall of Fame set to welcome newest class [4]
* New York City Basketball Hall Of Fame Induction This Week [5]
* NYC Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony moved to Bryant Park Grill [6]
* MBB: “Speedy” Claxton Inducted Into NYC Basketball Hall Of Fame [7]
* Howard Garfinkel, colorful broker of basketball talent, dies at 86 [8]
* Five-Star camp founder Howard Garfinkel dies at 86 [9]
* His Basketball Camp Made Hall of Famers. Now He's One, Too. [10]
* Robert A. Williams, pro basketball player, Bronx activist, 77 [11]
* Cecil Watkins: A Great Friend of the Game [12]
* A Legend Passes: Cecil K. Watkins [13]
* The World According to Garf [14]
* Five-Star: The Art of Camping [15]
* ESPN: Pearl Washington to lead '05 NYC hoops hall class [16]