The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2013 was announced Monday, with 12 new members to be inducted in September.
The 2013 Class is highlighted by former New York Knicks star Bernard King, former University of Houston coach Guy Lewis, nine-time NBA All-Star Gary Payton, Louisville coach Rick Pitino and former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian.
The class also includes ABA standout Roger Brown, African American pioneer E.B. Henderson, Brazilian star Oscar Schmidt, Knicks standout Richard Guerin, NBA executive Russ Granik, former North Carolina women’s coach Sylvia Mitchell and three-time Olympic gold winner and WNBA All-Star Dawn Staley.
King, a four-time NBA All-Star, averaged 22.5 points per game during his 15-year NBA career. He had been nominated for the Hall of Fame six times.
Lewis led the University of Houston to five NCAA Final Four appearances and nearly 600 wins during his 30 years as head coach. He was named National Coach of the Year in 1968 and 1983.
Payton, considered one of the best defensive guards in NBA history, played on a Seattle Supersonics team that reached the NBA Finals in 1996.
Pitino, who is coaching Louisville in Monday night’s NCAA national championship game in Atlanta, is the only coach in men’s history to lead three different schools to the Final Four with Providence, Kentucky and Louisville. He won a championship with Kentucky in 1996 and reached the Final Four seven times.
Tarkanian coached 990 wins combined at UNLV, Fresno State and Long Beach State. He led UNLV to four NCAA Final Four appearances, including the 1990 NCAA Championship.
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