The 13 finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame were announced on Saturday. The list includes three first-time eligibles who seem to be shoo-ins for the honor: Ray Allen, Jason Kidd, and Steve Nash.
Here are some accolades from each of the Hall of Fame finalists. Not included is the 1954-58 Wayland Baptist University women’s team who won 131 consecutive games.
Ray Allen
- 10x All-Star
- 2X All-NBA
- 2X NBA Champion
- NBA record 2,973 made three-pointers
- 24,505 career points (24th all-time)
Maurice Cheeks
- 4X All-Star
- 5X All-Defensive
- 1X NBA Champion
- 2,310 career steals (5th all-time)
- 7,392 career assists (13th all-time)
Lefty Dreisell
- Career 786-394 record at Davidson, Maryland, James Madison, and Georgia State
- 9th all-time in career D-1 wins
- 13 NCAA Tournament appearances
- 16X regular season conference champion
Hugh Evans
- NBA referee for 28 seasons from 1972-2001
- officiated 1,969 regular season games and 35 NBA Finals games
Grant Hill
- 7X All-Star
- 5X All-NBA
- 1994-95 Co-Rookie of the Year
- Per-game averages of 21.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 1.6 steals in his second through sixth seasons
Jason Kidd
- 10X All-Star
- 6X All-NBA
- 9X All-Defensive
- 1X NBA Champion
- 1994-95 Co-Rookie of the Year
- 1X NBA Champion
- 12,091 career assists (2nd all-time)
- 2,684 career steals (2nd all-time)
Kim Mulkey
- 2X National Champion
- Career head coaching record of 531-97 at Baylor (as of February 18, she still is their head coach)
- AP College Basketball Coach of the Year in 2012
- 8X Big-12 regular season conference champion
Steve Nash
- 8X All-Star
- 7X All-NBA
- 2X MVP
- 10,335 career assists (3rd all-time)
- 90.4 career free throw percentage (1st all-time)
Katie Smith
- 9X WNBA All-Star
- 4X All-WNBA
- 2X WNBA Champion
- 906 made three-pointers (2nd in WNBA history)
- 6,452 career points (5th in WNBA history)
Rudy Tomjanovich
- Won back-to-back NBA Championships as head coach of the Rockets in 1994 and 1995
- Career head coaching record of 527-416 in 12 seasons with Rockets, one with Lakers
- Losing record in only two of his 13 seasons
- Seven straight seasons helped guide the Rockets to the playoffs from 1993-99
Tina Thompson
- 9X WNBA All-Star
- 8X All-WNBA
- 4X WNBA Champion
- 7,488 career points (2nd in WNBA history)
- 3,070 career rebounds (4th in WNBA history)
Chris Webber
- 5X All-Star
- 5X All-NBA
- 1993-94 Rookie of the Year
- Career per-game averages of 20.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks