The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 2025 finalists for possible enshrinement in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Former NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard headline the field of 17 potential Hall of Famers, including four-time WNBA champion Sue Bird, Maya Moore and the 2008 USA Basketball Men's Olympic Team.
The annual award winners are George Blaha, Clark Kellogg, Michelle Smith, Adrian Wojnarowski and Jeff Twiss.
The full list of nominees from the North American and women's committees was unveiled in December. The 2025 class will be announced April 5 at the NCAA Final Four in San Antonio.
Enshrinement weekend will begin at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut on Sept. 5, with the tip-off celebration and awards gala, inclusive of the Class of 2025 jacket and ring presentation and the annual Hall of Fame Awards. The enshrinement ceremony will take place Sept. 6 in Springfield at the Hall of Fame.
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Class of 2025 finalists
North American committee finalists
Carmelo Anthony (player)
22.5 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game in 19 seasons for the Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers
10x All-Star, six-time All-NBA, 2013 NBA scoring champion
2003 NCAA tournament champion, NBA 75th Anniversary Team
Danny Crawford (referee)
32-year NBA career
Officiated over 2,000 regular-season games
300 playoff games and 30 NBA Finals games, including 23 consecutive NBA Finals matchups.
Billy Donovan (coach)
Two-time NCAA champion
502 NCAA wins, 399 NBA wins
2020 NBCA co-Coach of the Year
Mark Few (coach)
24 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances
735 NCAA wins
2017 AP Coach of the Year, two-time NABC Coach of the Year, two-time Naismith Coach of the Year
Dwight Howard (player)
15.7 PPG and 11.8 RPG in 18 seasons with the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards, Philadelphia 76ers
Eight-time NBA All-Star, eight-time All-NBA, three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
2020 NBA champion (Lakers)
Marques Johnson (player)
20.1 PPG and 7.0 RPG in 11 seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, LA Clippers and Golden State Warriors
Five-time NBA All-Star and three-time All-NBA
1975 NCAA champion
Jerry Welsh (coach)
494 wins over 22 seasons at SUNY Potsdam
60 consecutive victories
Two-time NCAA Division III champion
Buck Williams (player)
12.8 PPG and 10 RPG in 17 seasons with the New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers and New York Knicks
Three-time All-Star, one-time All-NBA, 1982 Rookie of the Year
Two NBA Finals appearances
2008 US Olympic Men's Basketball Team
Gold medal in the Beijing Olympics
8-0 record throughout the tournament
27.9-point average margin of victory
Women's committee finalists
Jennifer Azzi (player)
1990 Naismith College Player of the Year and Wade Trophy recipient
1990 NCAA champion
1996 Olympic gold medalist
Sue Bird (player)
11.7 PPG and 5.6 assists per game in 20 seasons with the Seattle Storm.
13-time All-Star. First in WNBA games played (580), assists (3,234) and minutes played (18,080). Eight-time All-WNBA. 2002 Naismith College Player of the Year
Four-time WNBA champion, two-time NCAA champion
Sylvia Fowles (player)
15.7 PPG and 9.8 RPG in 15 seasons with the Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx
2017 WNBA MVP, eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA, four-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year
Two-time WNBA champion
Maya Moore (player)
18.4 PPG and 5.9 RPG over eight seasons with the Minnesota Lynx.
2014 WNBA MVP, six-time All-Star, seven-time All-WNBA
Four-time WNBA champion, two-time NCAA champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist
Women's veteran committee finalist
Molly Bolin (player)
Pioneer figure of women's professional basketball
Averaged 32.8 points in the 1980-81 Women's Basketball League season
Three-time WBL All-Star
International committee finalist
Dušan Ivković (coach)
Six-decade coaching career
FIBA Hall of Fame, 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
Two-time EuroLeague champion, 1988 Olympic silver medalist, 1990 FIBA world champion
Contributors committee finalists
Micky Arison (owner)
Owner of the Miami Heat since 1995
Three-time NBA champion
Seven NBA Finals appearances
Tal Brody (contributor)
Goodwill ambassador of Israel
First athlete to receive the Israel Prize, the highest civilian honor in Israel
1977 FIBA European Champions Cup, 10-time Israeli League champion, six-time Israeli State Cup winner
Recent Hall of Fame classes
2024: Seimone Augustus, Dick Barnett, Chauncey Billups, Vince Carter, Doug Collins, Michael Cooper, Walter Davis, Harley Redin, Bo Ryan, Herb Simon, Charles Smith, Michele Timms, Jerry West
2023: Gene Bess, Pau Gasol, David Hixon, Gene Keady, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Gregg Popovich, Dwyane Wade, Becky Hammon, Gary Blair, Jim Valvano, 1976 U.S. Women's Olympic Team
2022: Sonny Boswell, Swin Cash, Larry Costello, Hugh Evans, Manu Ginobili, Tim Hardaway, Del Harris, Lou Hudson, Bob Huggins, Inman Jackson, George Karl, Radivoj Korac, Albert Pullins, Theresa Shank-Grentz, Marianne Stanley, Lindsay Whalen
2021: Val Ackerman, Rick Adelman, Chris Bosh, Bob Dandridge, Lowell Fitzsimmons, Howard Garfinkel, Yolanda Griffith, Lauren Jackson, Clarence Jenkins, Toni Kukoc, Pearl Moore, Paul Pierce, Bill Russell, Ben Wallace, Chris Webber, Jay Wright
2020: Patrick Baumann, Kobe Bryant, Tamika Catchings, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Kim Mulkey, Barbara Stevens, Eddie Sutton, Rudy Tomjanovich
2019: Al Attles, Carl Braun, Charles "Chuck" Cooper, Vlade Divac, Bill Fitch, Bobby Jones, Sidney Moncrief, Jack Sikma, Tennessee A&I teams from 1957 to 1959, Wayland Baptist University teams of 1982-84, Teresa Weatherspoon, Paul Westphal
2018: Ray Allen, Maurice Cheeks, Charles "Lefty" Driesell, Grant Hill, Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Tina Thompson, Dino Radja, Charlie Scott, Ora Mae Washington, Rod Thorn, Rick Welts, Katie Smith
2017: Robert Hughes, Tracy McGrady, Bill Self, Rebecca Lobo, Muffet McGraw, Mannie Jackson, Tom Jernstedt, Jerry Krause, Zack Clayton, Nick Galis, George McGinnis
2016: Zelmo Beaty, Darell Garretson, Allen Iverson, Tom Izzo, John McClendon, Yao Ming, Shaquille O'Neal, Cumberland Posey, Jerry Reinsdorf, Sheryl Swoopes