Said Dominique Wilkins, one of 11 Hall of Famers on the stage for the finalists announcement: “The [longer] waiting period made it interesting. But things change, and you have to change with the change.”
The Hall’s use of “direct elect” categories in recent years – for African-American pioneers, for international candidates, for contributors and for a list considered by a veterans committee – has alleviated what had been a backlog of worthy selections, Colangelo said. For instance, the ABA category was done away after several deserving alumni of that upstart league, such as Artis Gilmore and Roger Brown, were enshrined.
The other five finalists announced Saturday morning at a new conference at STAPLES Center were: Maryland coach Lefty Driesell, Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich, women’s coach Kim Mulkey, former NBA referee Hugh Evans and the 1954-58 Wayland Baptist University women’s program in the team category.
A finalist must receive 18 votes from the 24-member Honor Committee, with no minimum or maximum for induction. In theory, all 13 could make it, though Colangelo said most Hall classes have range from four to eight per year.
The Class of 2018 will be announced March 31 at the men’s NCAA basketball Final Four in San Antonio. This year’s enshrinement at the Naismith Hall in Springfield, Mass., is set for Sept. 2.
Four others were announced Saturday as winners of the Hall’s traditional awards. The 2018 John Bunn Lifetime Achievement honorees are Jim Host, a marketing pioneer for college basketball, and Harley Redin, who posted a 431-66 record in women’s college basketball and led teams to six AAU national titles from 1956 to 1971.
The Curt Gowdy media awards for 2018 were announced, with longtime NBA photographer Andrew Bernstein being recognized in the print category and ESPN/ABC color analyst Doris Burke honored in broadcast media.
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