The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame has announced the seven new members of their Class of 2020, which will add seven new members; four former players and three contributors.

The new members are:

Debbie Brock:  As a coach, Brock led Delta State to three AIAW Championships in the 1970s.

Carol Callan:  Callan has been the U.S. Women’s National Team Director since 1996, and the nation has won six straight Gold Medals at the Olympics.

Tamika Catchings:  An NCAA Champion with Tennessee in 1998, she would play her entire WNBA career with the Indiana Fever where she would be the League MVP in 2011 and she took her team to the WNBA Title the season after.  Catchings was also a 10-time All-Star, 7-time First Team All-WNBA Selection, 5-time Defensive Player of the Year, 7-times Steals Champion, and was the 2002 Rookie of the Year.  Internationally, she was on four Olympic Gold Medal Teams for the United States.

Swin Cash:  Cash won two NCAA Titles at UConn (2000 & 2002), and was the Tournament MOP in the latter.  She would later win three WNBA Titles (two with the Detroit Shock and one with the Seattle Storm) and would be a four-time WNBA All-Star.

Sue Donohoe:  Donohoe served as the Vice President of Division I Women’s Basketball from 2003 to 2012 and was the Director of the NCAA Tournament from 1999 to 2002.

Lauren Jackson:  From Australia, Lauren Jackson represented her country and captured three Silver Medals and one Bronze, while also winning the 2006 World Championship. On the WNBA level, she played her entire career with the Seattle Storm and won two WNBA Titles and was a three-time MVP.  She also won one Defensive Player of the Year Award, one Rebounding Title and was seven-time All-Star.

Carol Stiff:  Stiff is ESPN’s Vice President of Programming and Acquisitions, and she had a focus on the WNBA and NCAA.

The ceremony will take place on June 13 in Knoxville, Tennessee, which houses the Hall.  This will be their 22^ndClass.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the newest members of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Boston Celtics. 

Founded in 1946, the Boston Celtics are one of the original teams of the National Basketball Association, and one of the most successful.  Under the early guidance of Red Auerbach, and the on-court presence of Bill Russell and Bob Cousy, the Celtics became the first dynasty in the league.

As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NBA.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2018-19 Season.

The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Bill Russell

2. Larry Bird

3. John Havlicek

4. Bob Cousy

5. Paul Pierce

We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.  

Look for or All-Time Top 50 Indiana Pacers coming next!

As always we thank you for your support.

Approximately a few weeks ago, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their Class of 2020.  As always, this requires us to make revisions on our core Notinhalloffame.com Rock List of those worthy of consideration for the hallowed halls of Cleveland, Ohio.  

This means three things:

The first is that we removed those who were chosen (The Notorious B.I.G. #6, T. Rex #14, Depeche Mode #18, The Doobie Brothers #25, Nine Inch Nails #26 & Whitney Houston #271).  

The second is that we added the acts who are now Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the 2021 ceremony.

The third is that we looked at your votes and comments to assist on ranking modification.

Got all that?

Let’s move on!

You may have noticed that we have been expanding our core lists.  This is no different for our Rock list, as the eventual goal is to have 1,000 ranked.  We will get there, but in the meantime, we have an uneven number, but give us a year! Maybe two?

The entire Notinhalloffame.com Rock list is here, but below are the changes in our top ten:

Kraftwerk hangs on to the number one spot.  To date, they have been nominated six times, including the last two years.  They will likely get another kick at the can in 2021.

The highest debut comes high with Jay-Z at #2.  The New York City based rapper should be a lock for induction, and he brings sure-fire star power to a 2021 ceremony.

Foo Fighters make their first appearance at #3.  Like Jay-Z, it is expected that they will go “one and in”, and Dave Grohl will become a two-time inductee.

With the two new high-profile entries, there is a drop in the rankings for some of our other previous top tens.  

Oasis drops from #2 to #4.  Oasis is in their second year of eligibility, and they were not nominated last year.  Regardless, of when (or if) they get in, you know there will be drama should any Gallagher appear.  

Jethro Tull went from #3 to #5.  The Progressive Rock band have been eligible for Cleveland since 1993, but have never received a nomination.

Also losing two spots were The Smiths, who went from #4 to 6.  They have been eligible since 2008 and were nominated in both 2015 and 2016.  The induction of Depeche Mode should help The Smiths and other 80s Alternative Bands.

MC5 goes down to #7 from #5.  The proto-punk band has been eligible since 1991, and has been nominated five times including the last four years. 

Sliding from #7 to number #8 is Gram Parsons.  Eligible since 1992, Parsons was nominated three times, but the last one was in 2005.

At #9 is Judas Priest, who were nominated twice, including last year.  They hold the same spot as last year.

Rounding out the top ten is Willie Nelson, who fell from #8.  He has also never been nominated. 

Jay-Z and Foo Fighters are not the only new entries.  

Sleater-Kinney debuts with a very strong rank of #47.  They are the third and final new entry in our top 100.  The Chemical Brothers make their first appearance with #121.  The top 250 also has debuts with Modest Mouse at #155 and Rammstien at #233.

The other new entries are Neutral Milk Hotel at #255, Garbage at #266, Natalie Merchant at #277, Super Furry Animals at #372, Jewel at #521 and Air at #529

You know what we want you to do!

Cast your votes and voice your opinions, as we use them for future rankings.

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support.

Another day, another retirement, though today it is in the world of baseball as Kendrys Morales, who last played for the New York Yankees has announced that his playing career has come to an end.

From Cuba, Morales defected in 2004, and he would enter the Majors in 2005 with the Los Angeles Angels.  He would have a breakthrough season in 2009, where he finished fifth in MVP voting with a 34 Home Run, 108 RBI season while batting .306.   

As good as 2009 was, he would have his most infamous moment the year after.  Morales hit a walk-off Home Run against the Seattle Mariners and when he arrived at home plate to greet his teammates he jumped up in the air and landed awkwardly shattering his right leg.  Morales missed the rest of the year and all of the 2011 season.

Morales returned with a 22 Home Run Season in 2012, and had another 23 Homers in a season with the Seattle Mariners.  After a brief stop in Minnesota, Morales had a comeback year in Kansas City, where in 2015, he helped them win the World Series, and as their Designated Hitter, he won the Silver Slugger and the Edgar Martinez Award.  He had another 30 Home Run year with the Royals in 2016, and had back-to-back years of 20 plus taters for the Toronto Blue Jays.  He finished his 2019 campaign split between Oakland and the Yankees.

 Morales retires with 1,289 Hits and 213 Home Runs.  He will be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025, but is unlikely to garner any votes.  This should not take away from what was a fine baseball career.  We wish Morales the best in his post-playing career.