Vince Carter honored to hitch 'the icons of the sport,' headlines 2024 Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame Class

The Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts inducted its 2024 class on Sunday. The induction ceremony was initially scheduled for Aug. 17, however moved to October as a result of 2024 Paris Olympics.

Headlined by Vince Carter, listed here are the 13 individuals who can be inducted into the Basketball Corridor of Fame for 2024, representing NBA and WNBA stars, along with longtime school and highschool coaches:

Vince Carter: Recognized for his spectacular dunking, Carter was an eight-time NBA All-Star, Olympic gold medalist and 1999 Rookie of the Yr throughout his 22 seasons. Suiting up for eight NBA groups in his profession, he’s the one participant to have performed in 4 totally different many years.

“Thanks for this unbelievable honor. I maintain this honor in excessive regard,” Carter stated throughout his acceptance speech. “I’ve lastly been in a position to deal with that you have given me an honor not many gamers get to expertise. I am now strolling by way of the doorways of which the icons of the sport walked by way of.”

Michelle Timms: This yr’s Worldwide Committee Inductee, Timms gained two Olympic gold medals for Australia in 1996 and 2000. She performed internationally with Germany’s Lotus München and 5 seasons with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. Timms can also be within the Girls’s Basketball Corridor of Fame and FIBA Corridor of Fame.

Chauncey Billups: Billups gained the 2004 NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons and earned Finals MVP honors. He was a five-time All-Star, enjoying for seven groups throughout his 17 NBA seasons. He’s at the moment the top coach of the Portland Path Blazers.

“It was in Detroit the place I turned an NBA champion often known as a winner, which is all I ever needed,” Billups stated as he donned a pair of the city’s popular Buffs sunglasses. “It was in Detroit the place I turned often known as a winner, which is all I ever needed.”

Michael Cooper: A five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, Cooper was additionally named to eight All-Defensive Groups. As a coach, he gained consecutive WNBA championships with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2001-02 and earned WNBA Coach of the Yr honors in 2000.

Walter Davis: A six-time All-Star throughout his 15 NBA seasons, Davis is the Phoenix Suns’ all-time main scorer. He gained an Olympic gold medal on the 1976 Montreal Video games and was named 1978 NBA Rookie of the Yr.

Harley Redin: This yr’s Girls’s Veteran Committee Inductee, Redin went 431-66 in 18 seasons at Wayland Baptist College, together with two undefeated seasons, and gained six AAU nationwide championships. He was inducted into the Girls’s Basketball Corridor of Fame in 1999 and gained the Naismith Award for excellent contribution to ladies’s basketball in 2000.

Dick Barnett: This yr’s Males’s Veteran Committee Inductee, Barnett gained three consecutive NAIA nationwide titles at Tennessee A&I College, which was the primary traditionally black college to win a males’s basketball championship. He performed 14 seasons within the NBA and was an All-Star in 1968.

Bo Ryan: A 2017 School Basketball Corridor of Fame inductee, Ryan gained 747 video games in 32 seasons as a head coach, incomes three Division III championships. A four-time Large Ten coach of the yr at Wisconsin, he gained 4 common season and three convention event titles, and made two Ultimate Fours.

Seimone Augustus: This yr’s Girls’s Committee Inductee, Augustus was the No. 1 general decide within the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx, gained 2006 Rookie of the Yr and performed 15 seasons within the league. At LSU, she performed in three Ultimate Fours and gained the Naismith and Picket Awards.

“Act 1 is finished. And Act 2 has simply begun for me. And if I do this good, I is perhaps again right here on one other night time,” Augustus said, alluding to her function as an assistant coach for LSU.

Jerry West: West is the primary individual to be inducted into the Basketball Corridor of Fame as a participant (Class of 1980) and Olympian (in 2010), and now as a contributor. As an government, he gained eight NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and two with the Golden State Warriors.

Charles Smith: At Peabody Magnet Excessive Faculty, Smith gained 9 state championships and is Louisiana’s all-time winningest head coach. Twice, his groups went 41–0 (in 2004 and 2010). He was inducted into the Louisiana Sports activities Corridor of Fame in 2019 and the Nationwide HIgh Faculty Athletic Coaches Affiliation Corridor of Fame in 2021.

Doug Collins: As a participant, Collins was a four-time All-Star throughout his eight NBA seasons. As a coach, he gained 442 video games with 4 groups. But to many basketball followers, Collins is perhaps greatest often known as a TV analyst for CBS, NBC, TNT and ESPN.

Herb Simon: Simon has owned the Indiana Pacers since 1983, making him the longest-tenured group proprietor in NBA historical past. He additionally co-owns the Indiana Fever along with his nephew, David. The Pacers have been within the NBA playoffs 27 occasions throughout Simon’s tenure, together with a visit to the 2000 NBA Finals.

“This isn’t a recognition that I ever anticipated,” stated Simon in his speech. “However I am so honored and humbled to obtain it.”