NYC Basketball Hall of Fame


The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame celebrates over 120 years of basketball history in the city and recognizes and honors the best basketball players, coaches, referees, promoters and contributors in the history of the sport in New York.
Candidates for the hall are nominated for the honor by the public and chosen annually by a select committee consisting of Hall of Famers, media personalities, former players and coaches.
The governing body of the hall was most recently appointed by their peers in July 2025 for a two-year term.
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History

The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame's inaugural class was inducted in September 1990. The hall's first class included all-time basketball superstars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Billy Cunningham, Coach Arnold “Red” Auerbach, Coach Claire Bee, Bob Cousy, William “Pop” Gates, Connie Hawkins, Coach Dick McGuire, Holcombe Rucker, Adolph Schayes and Ms. Zelda Spoelstra.
The second class included: Dolly King, Fuzzy Levane, Ned Irish, Tiny Archibald, Bobby Wanzer, Bob Douglas and Coaches Red Sarachek, Lenny Wilkins, Nat Holman and Red Holtzman.
A total of twenty eight classes of inductees were enshrined between 1990 and 2017 by the founders Robert A. "Bob" Williams, Howard "Garf" Garfinkel, Cecil Watkins, Tom Konchalski, Larry "Scout" Pearlstein, Bill Travers, and Howie Evans. As of October 2025, the only remaining founder was sports columnist Peter Vecsey.
The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024 was inducted on September 19 of 2024 before a crowd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 will be inducted on February 24, 2026.

Inductees

Listed by induction year

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

  • John Goldner
  • Hy Gotkin
  • Carl Green
  • Sidney Green
  • Howard Jones
  • Kevin Joyce
  • Tom Stith
  • Jim Valvano

2000

2001

  • Dan Buckley
  • Jack DeFares
  • Mike Dunleavy
  • Len Elmore
  • Tom Hemans
  • Mac Kinsbruner
  • Jim McDermott
  • Peter Vecsey

2002

  • Fred Crawford
  • Larry Fleischer
  • Charlie Hoxie
  • Albert King
  • Chris Mullin
  • Mark Reiner
  • Solly Walker

2003

  • Ed Conlin
  • Floyd Layne
  • Alfred "Butch" Lee
  • John Roche
  • Danny Lynch
  • Richard "Chink" Gaines
  • 1959-60 Boys High Team

2004

2005

  • John Bach
  • Jack Curran
  • Lou Eisenstein
  • Clarence "Puggy" Bell
  • Vern Fleming
  • Lenny Rosenbluth
  • Willie Rubenstein
  • Dwayne "Pearl" Washington
  • The Original Celtics Team

2006

  • Stacey Arceneaux
  • George Gregory
  • Jamal Mashburn
  • Nevil "Butch" Shed
  • Willie Cager
  • Mark Jackson
  • Rick Pitino
  • Mickey Crowley
  • Tommy Kearns
  • John "Honey" Russell
  • Willie Worsley

2007

  • Burt Beagle
  • Walter Berry
  • Al Bianchi
  • Bobby Cremins
  • Mario Elie
  • Ed Pinckney
  • Hank Rosenstein
  • Bob Wolff

2008

2009

2010

  • George Johnson
  • Teddy Jones
  • Barney Sedran
  • Anthony Mason
  • Joe Mullaney
  • Isaac "Rab" Walthour
  • Phil Sellers
  • George Kalinsky

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018-2023

  • ''No activity''

2024

2025

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