NYC Basketball Hall of Fame

The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame celebrates over 120 years of basketball history in the city that has come to be known as the "Mecca of Basketball" aka in New York City - recognizing and honoring the best basketball players, coaches, referees, promoters and contributors in the history of New York.

New York City Basketball Hall of Fame

Established	1990
Location	New York City, United States
Type	Basketball Hall of Fame
Founder	Bob Williams, Howard Garfinkel, Tom Konchalski, Cecil Watkins
President	Nate Archibald
Website	Official website

Candidates for the hall are nominated for the honor by the public and chosen annually by a select committee consisting of Hall of Famers, media personalities and coaches.

The governing body of the hall was most recently appointed by their peers in May 2023 for a two-year term.

History edit

The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame's inaugural class was inducted in May 1990. The hall's first class included all-time basketball superstars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Billy Cunningham, Coach Arnold “Red” Auerbach, Coach Claire Bee, Bob Cousy, William “Pop” Gates, Connie Hawkins, Coach Dick McGuire, Holcombe Rucker, Adolph Schayes and Ms. Zelda Spoelstra.

A total of twenty eight classes of inductees were enshrined between 1990 and 2017 when the two legendary founders Robert A. "Bob" Williams and Howard "Garf" Garfinkel passed away, followed closely by the passing of founding board members Cecil Watkins and Tom Konchalski themselves members of the hall.^[1]

On 24 May 2023 a newly constituted board was appointed with the next induction ceremony scheduled for September 2024.

Inductees edit

Listed by induction year

1990 edit

1991 edit

1992 edit

1993 edit

1994 edit

Norm Drucker
Mickey Fisher
Ernie Grunfeld
Bernard King
Bobby McDermott
Al McGuire
Claude "Red" Phillips
Cal Ramsey
Ossie Schechtman
‘49-50 CCNY Championship Team

1995 edit

Al Badain
Arlington "Ollie" Edinboro
Bernie Fliegel
Charles Scott
Alan Seiden
‘69-70 NBA Championship New York Knicks

1996 edit

1997 edit

Harry Boykoff
World B. Free
Kevin Loughery
Lou Rossini
Cecil Watkins
Milton Kutsher
St. John's Wonder Five

1998 edit

Mel Davis
Ray Lumpp
Dean Meminger
Doug Moe
Irv Torgoff
Frank Layden
Bill Spiegel
Charles "Doc" Turner

1999 edit

John Goldner
Hy Gotkin
Carl Green
Sidney Green
Howard Jones
Kevin Joyce
Tom Stith
Jim Valvano

2000 edit

Rolando Blackman
Ralph Kaplowitz
John Condon
Jack Donohue
Lucille Kyvallos
Jack McMahon
Kenny Smith
Brian Winters
Power Memorial HS. ‘63-64

2001 edit

Dan Buckley
Jack DeFares
Mike Dunleavy
Len Elmore
Tom Hemans
Mac Kinsbruner
Jim McDermott
Peter Vecsey

2002 edit

Fred Crawford
Larry Fleischer
Charlie Hoxie
Albert King
Chris Mullin
Mark Reiner
Solly Walker

2003 edit

Ed Conlin
Floyd Layne
Alfred "Butch" Lee
John Roche
Danny Lynch
Richard "Chink" Gaines
1959-60 Boys High Team

2004 edit

LeRoy Ellis
James "Buck" Freeman
John Lee
George Kaftan
Malik Sealy
Emilio "Zeke" Sinicola
Herb Turetzky
1972-73 Queens College Team

2005 edit

John Bach
Jack Curran
Lou Eisenstein
Clarence "Puggy" Bell
Vern Fleming
Lenny Rosenbluth
Willie Rubenstein
Dwayne "Pearl" Washington
The Original Celtics Team

2006 edit

Stacey Arceneaux
George Gregory
Jamal Mashburn
Nevil "Butch" Shed
Willie Cager
Mark Jackson
Rick Pitino
Mickey Crowley
Tommy Kearns
John "Honey" Russell
Willie Worsley

2007 edit

Burt Beagle
Walter Berry
Al Bianchi
Bobby Cremins
Mario Elie
Ed Pinckney
Hank Rosenstein
Bob Wolff

2008 edit

Kenny Anderson
Louis "LuLu" Bender
Pete Gillen
Joe Goldstein
Bob McCullough
Sam Perkins
Rod Strickland
Eddie Younger

2009 edit

2010 edit

George Johnson
Teddy Jones
Barney Sedran
Anthony Mason
Joe Mullaney
Isaac "Rab" Walthour
Phil Sellers
George Kalinsky

2011 edit

Kenny Charles
Jim Larranaga
Donnie Walsh
Sonny Dove
Debbie Mason
John Warren
Tom Henderson
Mike Saunders

2012 edit

Dick Bavetta
Donald Goldstien
Ricky Sobers
Ray Felix
Jack Kaiser
Charley Yelverton
Chuck Granby
Connie Simmons

2013 edit

Vaughn Harper
Don Kennedy
Hank Whitney
Jerry Harkness
Manny Sokal
Lee Jones
George Thompson

2014 edit

Craig "Speedy" Claxton
Hugh Evans
Mike Riordan
Felipe Lopez
Jack Rohan
Charlie Davis
Tom Owens
Christ the King HS 1993

2015 edit

2016 edit

2017 edit

Ron Behagen
Jackie Jackson
Steve Lappas
Larry Lembo
Anne Gregory O’Connell
Lamar Odom
Kevin Stacom
Robert A. Williams^[2]

References edit

^ Jamie C. Harris (26 July 2018). "New York City basketball legend Robert 'Bob' Williams transitions". Retrieved 4 January 2023.
^ Harris, Jamie C. (26 July 2018). "New York City basketball legend Robert 'Bob' Williams transitions". New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

External links edit

Legendary high school scout Tom Konchalski dies at 74 [1]
Honoring legendary H.S. hoops scout Tom Konchalski as he battles cancer [2]
The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame [3]
NYC Basketball Hall of Fame set to welcome newest class [4]
New York City Basketball Hall Of Fame Induction This Week [5]
NYC Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony moved to Bryant Park Grill [6]
MBB: “Speedy” Claxton Inducted Into NYC Basketball Hall Of Fame [7]
Howard Garfinkel, colorful broker of basketball talent, dies at 86 [8]
Five-Star camp founder Howard Garfinkel dies at 86 [9]
His Basketball Camp Made Hall of Famers. Now He's One, Too. [10]
Robert A. Williams, pro basketball player, Bronx activist, 77 [11]
Cecil Watkins: A Great Friend of the Game [12]
A Legend Passes: Cecil K. Watkins [13]
The World According to Garf [14]
Five-Star: The Art of Camping [15]
ESPN: Pearl Washington to lead '05 NYC hoops hall class [16]

[1] Jamie C. Harris (26 July 2018). "New York City basketball legend Robert 'Bob' Williams transitions". Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[2] Harris, Jamie C. (26 July 2018). "New York City basketball legend Robert 'Bob' Williams transitions". New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

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