Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson are among 10 new inductees for the 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame.
They were joined by:
- Yao Ming, who was the No. 1 pick in the 2002 NBA draft and spent his entire career with the Houston Rockets before it as cut short by injuries in 2010.
- Jerry Reinsdorf, long-time owner of the Chicago Bulls, whose team dominated the NBA by winning six championships in the 1990s.
- Sheryl Swoopes, three-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist, four-time WNBA champion and three-time WNBA MVP.
- Tom Izzo, head coach at Michigan State, where he has led the Spartans to the 2000 NCAA title and seven trips to the Final Four.
There are four posthumous inductees:
- Zelmo Beatty, who spent most of his career in the ABA, averaging 17.1 points and 10.9 rebounds.
- Darell Garretson, former referee.
- John McLendon, former coach who won three NAIA championships.
-Cumberland Posey, a star in the early 1900s, who is also in the Baseball Hall of Fame.