The star-studded 10-member class of 2016 -- including Shaquille O'Neal, Yao Ming and Allen Iverson -- was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 9 in Springfield, Mass.
HALL OF FAME WEEKEND
CLASS OF 2016
Shaquille O'Neal
Elected as player
Four-time NBA champion (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006)
NBA MVP (2000), three-time Finals MVP
15-time NBA All-Star
Allen Iverson
Elected as player
11-time NBA All-Star; NBA MVP (2001)
Four-time NBA scoring champion
Yao Ming
Elected as player
Eight-time NBA All-Star; five-time All-NBA selection
Three-time FIBA Asian Championship MVP
Tom Izzo
Elected as coach
NCAA national champion (2000)
AP National Coach of the Year (1998)
Has led Michigan State to seven Final Fours
Sheryl Swoopes
Elected as player
Four-time WNBA champion
Three-time WNBA MVP (2000, 2002, 2005)
Six-time WNBA All-Star; five-time All-WNBA first-team selection
Jerry Reinsdorf
Elected as contributor
Purchased Chicago Bulls in 1985
Six-time NBA champion owner
Darell Garretson
Elected as referee
27-year career: 1,798 regular-season games, 269 playoff games, 41 Finals games
Served as NBA chief of officiating staff and director of officials from 1981 to '98
Zelmo Beaty
Elected as player
Two-time NBA All-Star; three-time ABA All-Star
1971 ABA champion with Utah Stars
Averaged 25 points and 20 rebounds per game for Prairie View A&M (1958 to '62)
Cumberland Posey
Elected as player
Led the Loendi Big Five to four straight Colored Basketball World Championships from 1919 to 1922
Multisport athlete; inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006
John McLendon
Elected as coach
Guided Tennessee State to three consecutive NAIA titles from 1957 to 1959
First African-American coach to win a national championship
Enshrined in Basketball Hall of Fame as contributor in 1979
