Basketball Hall of Fame: Updates, timetable, and additional details for the Class of 2026

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has revealed the members of the Class of 2026.

Included in this class are six-time NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire, experienced NBA coaches Mike D’Antoni, Doc Rivers, Gonzaga’s Mark Few, and veteran referee Joey Crawford, who has officiated for 39 years.

Also honored for enshrinement are WNBA legends Candace Parker, Chamique Holdsclaw, and Elena Delle Donne, along with the 1996 U.S. Women’s Olympic Team that secured the gold medal in Atlanta, Georgia.

The recipients of the annual Gowdy award are Mike Fratello, Chris Carrino, Seth Davis, and Ma Guoli. NBA vice president Leah Wilcox has been awarded the John Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award.

The announcement of the 2026 class took place on April 4 during the NCAA men’s Final Four in Indianapolis, Indiana, with the enshrinement scheduled for August 14-15 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The enshrinement weekend will commence at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut on August 14, featuring a tipoff celebration and awards gala, which will include the presentation of the Class of 2026 jacket and ring, along with the annual Hall of Fame Awards.

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Class of 2026 members

North American committee

Joey Crawford (referee)

• NBA referee for 39 seasons (1977-2016)

• Officiated 2,561 regular season games (second all-time), 374 playoff games (first), and 50 NBA Finals games (first)

Mark Few (coach)

• Head coach at Gonzaga since 1999

• Led the Bulldogs to NCAA title game appearances in 2017 and 2021

• Served as an assistant on the gold medal-winning 2024 U.S. Olympic Team

Kevin Johnson (player)

• 12-year NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns

• 3-time All-Star; 4-time All-NBA second team; 1989 Most Improved Player

Gary McKnight (coach)

• Boys’ basketball coach at Mater Dei High School since 1982

• Over 1,300 career victories, the second most in history

• 11 California state championships; national high school title in 2014

Dick Motta (coach)

• NBA Coach of the Year in 1971

• 1978 NBA champion with the Washington Bullets

• 14th all-time in wins (Bullets, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets)

Doc Rivers (coach)

• More than 1,190 career wins with the Orlando Magic (1999-2003), Boston Celtics (2004-13), Los Angeles Clippers (2013-20), Philadelphia 76ers (2020-23), and Milwaukee Bucks (2023-present)

• 2008 NBA champion; led the Celtics to the Finals in 2008 and 2010

• NBA Coach of the Year in 2000

Kelvin Sampson (coach)

• More than 800 career wins

• Led Oklahoma to the Final Four in 2002; Houston in 2021 and 2025

• 2-time AP Coach of the Year (1995, 2024)

Amar’e Stoudemire (player)

• 6-time NBA All-Star (2005, 2007-11); 2003 Rookie of the Year

• Ninth overall pick in the 2002 draft directly from high school

• 14-year NBA career (2002-16); averaged 18.9 points and 7.8 rebounds.

Jerry Welsh (coach)

• 494-141 record over 22 seasons at SUNY Potsdam (1968-91)

• 1981 NCAA Division III national champion, with three Final Four appearances (1979, 1981, 1986)

• NABC Division III Coach of the Year in 1981

Buck Williams (player)

• 3-time NBA All-Star (1982-83, ’86)

• Selected to four NBA All-Defensive Teams

• Ranks third in NBA history in offensive rebounds (4,526); 16th in total rebounds (13,017)

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Women’s committee

1996 U.S. Women’s National Team

• Gold medalists at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta

• First of eight consecutive gold medals (1996 to 2024)

• Coached by Tara VanDerveer, the roster included future Hall of Famers Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes, Dawn Staley, Teresa Edwards, Rebecca Lobo, and Katrina McClain

Elena Delle Donne (player)

• 2-time WNBA MVP (2015, 2019); champion with the Washington Mystics in 2019

• 7-time All-Star; 4-time All-WNBA First Team selections; 2013 WNBA Rookie of the Year

• Olympic gold medalist with Team USA at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro

Chamique Holdsclaw (player)

• 6-time WNBA All-Star (1999-2003, 2005); 1999 Rookie of the Year; 2002 scoring champion

• First overall pick in the 1999 draft after leading Tennessee to three consecutive national titles

• 2-time Naismith College Player of the Year (1998, 1999)

Candace Parker (player)

• 3-time WNBA champion (2016, 2021, 2023); 2-time league MVP (2008, 2013)

• Only player in WNBA history to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season (2008)

• 7-time WNBA All-Star; 7-time All-WNBA First Team selection

• 2-time NCAA national champion (2007, 2008); 2-time Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2012)

Veterans committee

Marques Johnson (player)

• 5-time NBA All-Star (1979-1981, 1983, 1986); 3-time All-NBA selection

• Averaged 20.1 points and 7.0 rebounds during an 11-year NBA career

• 1975 national champion with UCLA; recipient of the inaugural John Wooden Award in 1977

Women’s veterans committee

Molly Bolin-Kazmer (player)

• First player signed in the history of the Women’s Professional Basketball League

• Led the Iowa Cornets to consecutive WBL championship appearances (1979, 1980); earned co-MVP honors in 1980

• Set the WBL single-game scoring record with 55 points (March 2, 1980)

International committee

Dusan Ivkovic (coach)

• Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2017; recognized as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors in 2008

• 2-time EuroLeague champion (1997, 2012); FIBA World Champion in 1990

• Guided Yugoslavia to a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics

Contributors committee

Mike D’Antoni (coach)

• 2-time NBA Coach of the Year (2005, 2017)

• Coach of the “Seven Seconds or Less” Phoenix Suns that transformed NBA offenses

• Assistant on the gold medal-winning 2012 Olympic team

Tal Brody (player)

• Led Maccabi Tel Aviv to the 1977 FIBA European Champions Cup, marking a first for an Israeli team.

• Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1996; into the U.S. Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2011

Recent Hall of Fame classes

2025: Carmelo Anthony, Micky Arison, Sue Bird; Danny Crawford; Billy Donovan, Sylvia Fowles; Dwight Howard, Maya Moore, 2008 U.S. Olympic Men’s Olympic Team

2024: Seimone Augustus, Dick Barnett, Chauncey Billups, Vince Carter, Doug Collins, Michael Cooper, Walter Davis, Harley Redin, Bo Ryan, Herb Simon, Charles Smith, Michele Timms, Jerry West

2023: Gene Bess, Pau Gasol, David Hixon, Gene Keady, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Gregg Popovich, Dwyane Wade, Becky Hammon, Gary Blair, Jim Valvano, 1976 U.S. Women’s Olympic Team

2022: Sonny Boswell, Swin Cash, Larry Costello, Hugh Evans, Manu Ginobili, Tim Hardaway, Del Harris, Lou Hudson, Bob Huggins, Inman Jackson, George Karl, Radivoj Korac, Albert Pullins, Theresa Shank-Grentz, Marianne Stanley, Lindsay Whalen

2021: Val Ackerman, Rick Adelman, Chris Bosh, Bob Dandridge, Lowell Fitzsimmons, Howard Garfinkel, Yolanda Griffith, Lauren Jackson, Clarence Jenkins, Toni Kukoc, Pearl Moore, Paul Pierce, Bill Russell, Ben Wallace, Chris Webber, Jay Wright

2020: Patrick Baumann, Kobe Bryant, Tamika Catchings, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Kim Mulkey, Barbara Stevens, Eddie Sutton, Rudy Tomjanovich

2019: Al Attles, Carl Braun, Charles “Chuck” Cooper, Vlade Divac, Bill Fitch, Bobby Jones, Sidney Moncrief, Jack Sikma, Tennessee A&I teams from 1957 to 1959, Wayland Baptist University teams of 1982-84, Teresa Weatherspoon, Paul Westphal

2018: Ray Allen, Maurice Cheeks, Charles “Lefty” Driesell, Grant Hill, Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Tina Thompson, Dino Radja, Charlie Scott, Ora Mae Washington, Rod Thorn, Rick Welts, Katie Smith

2017: Robert Hughes, Tracy McGrady, Bill Self, Rebecca Lobo, Muffet McGraw, Mannie Jackson, Tom Jernstedt, Jerry Krause, Zack Clayton, Nick Galis, George McGinnis

2016: Zelmo Beaty, Darell Garretson, Allen Iverson, Tom Izzo, John McClendon, Yao Ming, Shaquille O’Neal, Cumberland Posey, Jerry Reinsdorf, Sheryl Swoopes