The convoluted mess that is the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has unveiled its ballot with limited fanfare. Of the major North American sports, it is unarguably the hardest one to follow, and the one whose self-promotion is the weakest. With that said, we are going to take a look at the ballot and the nominees for the Class of 2013.
North American Nominations (31 Nominees)
From this list, a candidate needs seven of nine votes from the North American committee to become a finalist. Finalists will be announced in February at the NBA All-Star Game. They are ranked alphabetically, and their rank (should they have one) is indicated in parenthesis.
Johnny Bach
Dick Bavetta
Gene Bess
Maurice Cheeks (#20)
Jack Curran
Bobby Dandridge (#8)
Lefty Driesell
Bill Fitch
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Travis Grant
Tim Hardaway (#11)
Spencer Haywood (#3)
Robert Hughes
Kevin Johnson (#17)
Marques Johnson (First-Time Nominee) (#14)
Gene Keady
Bernard King (#2)
Guy Lewis
Danny Miles
William “Speedy” Morris (First-Time Nominee)
Dick Motta
Curly Neal
Gary Payton (First-Time Nominee) (#1)
Rick Pitino
Mitch Richmond (#13)
Paul Silas (#34)
Eddie Sutton
Jerry Tarkanian
Rudy Tomjanovich (#45)
Paul Westphal (#29)
Gary Williams
Women Nominations (12 Nominees)
From this list, a candidate needs five of seven votes from the North American committee to become a finalist. Finalists will be announced in February at the NBA All-Star Game. Please note, with all due respect to the fine female athletes who are nominated that we do not rank them on our list.
Leta Andrews
Jennifer Azzi
Laurie Byrd (First-Time Nominee)
Kathy Delaney-Smith
Sylvia Hatchell
Rebecca Lobo
Muffet McGraw (First-Time Nominee)
Kim Mulkey
Harley Redin
Theresa Shank
Dawn Staley
Theresa Weatherspoon
ABA (14 Nominees)
The ABA Committee can vote in one candidate from this list as a Direct Elect into the Class of 2013. This Direct Elect will be announced in February at the NBA All-Star Game.
Zelmo Beaty (#41)
Ron Boone (#99)
Roger Brown (#43)
Mack Calvin
Louie Dampier (#49)
Donnie Freeman
Warren Jabali
Jimmy Jones
Bob “Slick” Leonard
Freddie Lewis
George McGinnis (#18)
Dennis Murphy (First-Time Nominee)
Charlie Scott (#42)
Willie Wise
Early African-American Pioneers (17 Nominees)
The Early African-American Pioneer Committee can vote in one candidate from this list as a Direct Elect into the Class of 2013. This Direct Elect will be announced in February at the NBA All-Star Game.
Clarence Bell
Wyatt Boswell
Zack Clayton
Nat Clifton
Chuck Cooper
Edwin Henderson
Johnny Issacs
Inman Jackson
Clarence Jenkins
Bucky Lew
Hudson Oliver
Cumberland Posey
Al Pullins
James Ricks
Paul Robeson
Eyre Saitch
William Smith
Veterans (24 Nominees)
The Veterans Committee can vote in one candidate from this list as a Direct Elect into the Class of 2013. This Direct Elect will be announced in February at the NBA All-Star Game.
Carl Braun
Charles Eckman
Leroy Edwards
Clarence “Bevo” Francis
Buck Freeman
Richie Guerin (#33)
Bobby Hall
Joe Hammond (First-Time Nominee)
Robert Harrison
Cam Henderson
Robert Hopkins
Bobby Knight
Jim Loscutoff
Loyola of Chicago
Willie Naulls (#80)
Philadelphia SPHAS (First-Time Nominee)
Mel Riebe
Glenn Roberts
Guy Rodgers (#94)
Holcombe Rucker
Ken Seusens
Paul Seymour
Tennessee A&I
Max Zaslofsky (#9)
International (13 Nominees)
The International Committee can vote in one candidate from this list as a Direct Elect into the Class of 2013. This Direct Elect will be announced in February at the NBA All-Star Game.
Mickey Berkowitz
Tal Brody
Jackie Chazalon
Vlade Divac (#35)
Nick Galis
Lindsay Gaze
Vladimir Kondrashin
Sarunas Marciulionis
Thiago Pasos
Manuel Sainz
Oscar Schmidt
Togo Soares
Ranko Zeravica
Contributor (21 Nominees)
The Contributor Committee can vote in one candidate from this list as a Direct Elect into the Class of 2013. This Direct Elect will be announced in February at the NBA All-Star Game.
Al Attles
Ed Bilik
Marty Blake
Vic Bubas
Ken Cochran (First-Time Nominee)
Harry Glickman (First-Time Nominee)
Curt Gowdy
Russ Granik (First-Time Nominee)
Del Harris (First-Time Nominee)
Tom Jernstedt
John Kline
Red Klotz
Jerry Krause
Johnny Most
Billy Packer
George Raveling
Jerry Reinsdorf (First-Time Nominee)
Gene Shue
Jim Valvano
Donnie Walsh
Frank Walsh (First-Time Nominee)
The Finalist and Direct Elect announcements will take place on Friday, February 15th, with likely as little pomp and circumstance as this announcement had.
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