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The star-studded 10-member class of 2016 -- including Shaquille O'Neal, Yao Ming and Allen Iverson -- was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 9 in Springfield, Mass.
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HALL OF FAME WEEKEND
CLASS OF 2016
Shaquille O'Neal
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Elected as player
Four-time NBA champion (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006)
NBA MVP (2000), three-time Finals MVP
15-time NBA All-Star
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Allen Iverson
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Elected as player
11-time NBA All-Star; NBA MVP (2001)
Four-time NBA scoring champion
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Yao Ming
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Elected as player
Eight-time NBA All-Star; five-time All-NBA selection
Three-time FIBA Asian Championship MVP
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Tom Izzo
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Elected as coach
NCAA national champion (2000)
AP National Coach of the Year (1998)
Has led Michigan State to seven Final Fours
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Sheryl Swoopes
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Elected as player
Four-time WNBA champion
Three-time WNBA MVP (2000, 2002, 2005)
Six-time WNBA All-Star; five-time All-WNBA first-team selection
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Jerry Reinsdorf
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Elected as contributor
Purchased Chicago Bulls in 1985
Six-time NBA champion owner
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Darell Garretson
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Elected as referee
27-year career: 1,798 regular-season games, 269 playoff games, 41 Finals games
Served as NBA chief of officiating staff and director of officials from 1981 to '98
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Zelmo Beaty
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Elected as player
Two-time NBA All-Star; three-time ABA All-Star
1971 ABA champion with Utah Stars
Averaged 25 points and 20 rebounds per game for Prairie View A&M (1958 to '62)
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Cumberland Posey
Elected as player
Led the Loendi Big Five to four straight Colored Basketball World Championships from 1919 to 1922
Multisport athlete; inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006
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John McLendon
Elected as coach
Guided Tennessee State to three consecutive NAIA titles from 1957 to 1959
First African-American coach to win a national championship
Enshrined in Basketball Hall of Fame as contributor in 1979
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