Basketball Hall of Fame announced the list of finalists for the 2022 class at the start of the All-Star weekend.
Headlined by Manu Ginobili, the list includes former All-Star players Michael Cooper, Tim Hardaway and Marques Johnson.
Congrats to @manuginobili on being named a #22HoopClass finalist!@Hoophall | #PorVida pic.twitter.com/9TNFF3qMFW — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) February 18, 2022
Ginobili played in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs for 16 seasons, becoming part of a great basketball dynasty. He was a two-time All-Star and a four-time champion during his illustrious career.
Joining Ginobili on the list is Michael Cooper, who experienced similar success over his career. Cooper spent all of his career in LA for the Lakers, winning five championships in the process.
Previous finalists included again this year for consideration are longtime NBA referee Hugh Evans, five-time NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway and National Collegiate Player of the Year Marques Johnson.
Also, the list includes WNBA legends Swin Cash, who was a four-time WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist, and head coach Marianne Stanley. Stanley won an NCAA Championship along with a WNBA coach of the year during her coaching career.
Congrats, @Lindsay_13, @SwinCash, and Marianne Stanley on being named finalists for the 2022 @Hoophall Class! 👏 pic.twitter.com/UcKScX8vyi — WNBA (@WNBA) February 19, 2022
Lindsay Whalen also earned her way onto the list after winning four WNBA titles and being named to five All-Star Games in addition to winning two Olympic gold medals. At the same time, George Karl could be on his way to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame this year.
The former Nuggets and Supersonics head coach is sixth all-time in wins among NBA coaches and was once named NBA Coach of the Year.
Coming from the collegiate coaching ranks, Bob Huggins made it to the list as he recently rose to fourth on the all-time wins list in men’s basketball. The finalist’s list concludes with Leta Andrews, who is the winningest high school coach of all-time.
The entire Class of 2022 will be announced in New Orleans, on April 2 at the NCAA Men’s Final Four as part of Hall of Fame Class Announcement.
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