Hall of Fame welcomes 13 new members

George curl He lost 19 of his first 21 games as an NBA coach.Tim Hardaway I’ve been dribbling alone for hours in my basement where it’s too cold to go outside Chicago native.Teresa’s family Grenz She lost all her belongings in a house fire in 1970, leaving only the yellow pajamas she was wearing at the time.

There was no indication that basketball immortality awaited them. Now they are members of the sport’s most coveted club. curl, Hardaway world Grenz He is one of 13 people officially enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame. springfieldMassachusetts, Saturday night, the group, united in large part by their overcoming, NCAA,title NBA and an Olympic gold medal.

“You learn from adversity,” he said. Grenz On Friday. “You don’t have to make everything perfect. Take what you have, make it work, make the most of what you have, not what you think you need. We were there and I had absolutely nothing, but tomorrow night – and I’m nervous about this – I’m inducted into the Hall of Fame.”

curl was one of the five chosen by North American Commissionwith West Virginia coach Bob Hugginsthe late Hugh Referee Evans and veteran NBA star Manu Ginobili and Tim Hardaway.

swing cashMarianne Stanley and Lindsay whale They were selected by a women’s committee.veterans of Harris and Larry Costello Chosen by a committee of collaborators, Lou Hudsona six-time All-Star, selected by the Veterans Affairs Commission.

Grenzappeared in the legendary TV show pure white led to Rutgers until the final title AIAW In 1982, she was elected to the Women’s Veterans Committee and inducted into the Hall of Fame. Fiba Radivoj Korac by the International Committee.

the race of curl As an NBA coach, in 1984 cleveland cavaliershe started 0-9 and 2-19 but recovered to face that season boston in the first round of the playoffs.of celtics They won the series 3-1, curl still believe celtics Received a favorable arbitration award.

“They whistled everything,” Carl laments. But after half his life, curl I got a call from the Hall of Fame.

coaching career Harris He’s been able to work with numerous Hall of Fame players – Rick Barrymagic JohnsonKobe Bryantsteve NashYao min and magic Johnsonamong them-, some with a secure future like Dirk Nowitzki.

“It’s more humbling than I thought it would be to consider that I’m still contributing to the game in some way, not just playing and coaching,” he said. Harris.

Hardaway was the other four finalists of Living roomwithout actually entering. This year’s call from the Hall of Fame’s President and CEO is: John Dreyffwas someone who did not want to participate for fear of getting 0 out of 5.

“I was shaking, I was sweating, I was feeling a lot of emotions,” he said. Hardaway about that moment. “I saw the Hall of Fame number on the phone. I didn’t want to answer the phone because I didn’t want to get another rejection.” Never worry about that again.

whalefour-time champion of WNBAMore Currently serving as a coach at his alma mater, Minnesotasaid one of the first great teams he saw in person was the Huskies U Conn The team he was on in 2002 cash. a whale It does not escape him that he enters the hall with cash, Grenz world Stanleyalso played for Immaculata before embarking on a long coaching career.

“With myself I have, Marianne world swingJoining us together, I think we represent a lot of what has been great in women’s basketball over the years. whale“And I think there are young girls and women sitting there right now looking at us who can work hard to become realistic goals and dream.”

Of the 5 presenters, cash Selected to join her in Saturday’s ceremony is Geno’s UConn coach Oriemma. cash He admired Auriemma for always striving for nothing but excellence.

“You were trying to be the best, but training was always harder than the competition,” she said. cashtwo-time champion NCAAthree-time champion of WNBAMoreA two-time Olympic gold medalist, he is currently part of the front office of the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans. “But it set you up mentally to understand what you wanted to achieve. And year after year, the ribbon was the national championship. For some people, the ribbon is the conference championship. Instead, In Connecticut, we will raise the flag.”

Also presently, Hall’s members are three people selected by the Early African American Pioneers Commission: Wyatt “Sonny” BoswellInman jackson and Albert “Rant” Purine – all of them were, among other things, members of harlem globetrotters.