Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups headline 2024 Basketball Hall of Fame finalists: Who will get in?
10 months, 1 week ago

Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups headline 2024 Basketball Hall of Fame finalists: Who will get in?

New York Times  

Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups are among the finalists named for induction to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024, the NBA announced Friday. Michael Cooper, Walter Davis, Bo Ryan and Charles Smith were also among the North American Committee finalists along with Carter — an eight-time NBA All-Star — and Portland Trail Blazers coach Billups — a five-time NBA All-Star. The Women’s Committee finalists list consists of two names: Seimone Augustus, an eight-time WNBA All-Star, and Marian Washington, who coached the University of Kansas women’s basketball team for 31 seasons. Doug Collins was Michael Jordan’s first and last NBA coach, and enjoyed a long, fulfilling career as a broadcaster for a bunch of networks, including calling several USA gold medal runs at the Olympics.

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