Basketball Hall of Fame to induct 13-member class led by Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups

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FILE - Vince Carter, left, and Chauncey Billups shake hands during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

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FILE - Toronto Raptors’ Vince Carter dunks during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Toronto, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004. (AP Photo/Aaron Harris, File)

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FILE - Detroit Pistons Chauncey Billups (1) goes to the basket between Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant (8) and Gary Payton (20) in the first half of Game 3 of the NBA finals at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich., June 10, 2004. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

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FILE - Seattle Storm’s Jewell Loyd, left, fouls Minnesota Lynx’s Seimone Augustus late in the second half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 22, 2016, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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FILE - Los Angeles Lakers; Michael Cooper (21) goes up with the ball as San Antonio Spurs’ Johnny Moore (00) defends during the second period in Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference playoffs in San Antonio, Texas, May 15, 1983. (AP Photo/David Breslauer, File)

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FILE - Peabody coach Charles Smith watches the final minutes of the team’s 59-48 loss to Bossier in the LHSAA boys’ basketball Class 4A state final in Lafayette, La., Sunday, March 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Brad Kemp, File)

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FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2015, file photo, Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan looks to an official during during an NCAA college basketball game against Prairie View A&M in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

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FILE - Phoenix Suns’ Walter Davis controls the ball against the Golden State Warriors in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Oct. 18, 1978. (AP Photo/File)

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FILE - Michael Cooper speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament, Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A look at the 13-member class of 2024 being enshrined Sunday in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame:

Vince Carter

An eight-time All-Star during his NBA-record 22 seasons. The NBA Rookie of the Year in 1999, Carter is the only player to play in four different decades. He won an Olympic gold medal and a slam dunk title in 2000 and holds the single-season scoring records for both the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets.

Chauncey Billups

The No. 3 pick in the 1997 draft was a five-time All-Star and the MVP of the 2004 NBA Finals. Nicknamed “Mr. Big Shot” for his play in the clutch, Billups shot 89.4% from the free throw line, sixth-best in NBA history. He currently coaches the Portland Trail Blazers.

Michael Cooper

The NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1987 and a five-time selection to the All-Defensive first team. Larry Bird called the swingman the toughest defensive player he faced. Cooper won five championships as a player with the Lakers and two more as coach of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks.

Walter Davis

The career scoring leader for the Phoenix Suns was an All-Star six times in his 15 NBA seasons. Davis was the 1978 Rookie of the Year after averaging 24.2 points in his first season. Won an Olympic gold medal in 1976 while at North Carolina before being the No. 5 pick in the 1977 draft.

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Dick Barnett

Helped the New York Knicks win NBA championships in 1970 and 1973. Barnett also won three straight NAIA national championships from 1957-59 with Tennessee A&I University, when the Tigers became the first HBCU to win a national title. Was an All-Star in 1968 while with the Knicks, one of his three teams in a 14-year career.

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Seimone Augustus

The No. 1 pick in the 2006 WNBA draft was an All-Star eight times in her 15 seasons. Helped the Minnesota Lynx win four WNBA championships and was the MVP of the 2011 WNBA Finals. Led LSU to three straight Final Fours and was the college player of the year in both 2005 and 2006.

Michele Timms

Played with the Phoenix Mercury in 1997 during the WNBA’s inaugural season and helped them reach the WNBA Finals the next year. Won an Olympic bronze medal in 1996 and a silver in 2000 while playing for Australia. The point guard is already a member of the Sport Australia, Women’s Basketball and FIBA Halls of Fame.

Bo Ryan

Won four Division III national titles before moving up to the Division I level at Wisconsin. Led the Badgers to back-to-back Final Fours in 2014 and 2015. Finished went 747-233 in his 32 seasons, including 364-130 with Wisconsin, where he won four Big Ten regular-season titles and three in the conference tournament.

Charles Smith

Smith won nine Louisiana state high school championships and is the state’s career leader in coaching victories. Led Peabody Magnet High School to 41-0 seasons in 2004 and 2010, winning national coach of the year honors from ESPN the latter time. Previously inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Harley Redin

Went 431-66 with six AAU national championships in 18 seasons coaching the Wayland Baptist women’s basketball team. Had 17 top-five finishes. Redin was 110-2 during his first four seasons with the program and had two undefeated seasons. Also coached the U.S. women’s national team.

Jerry West

Will become a three-time Hall of Famer, having previously been inducted as a player and as part of the 1960 U.S. team that won an Olympic gold medal. This honor is for West’s work as an executive. He helped the Los Angeles Lakers win eight championships in that role before becoming general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies, and won Executive of the Year awards with both teams. Also was an executive with the Golden State Warriors for two of their championships.

Doug Collins

Was a four-time All-Star as a player with the Philadelphia 76ers who later won more than 400 games as a coach. Collins coached Michael Jordan in both Chicago and Washington, and also coached Philadelphia and Detroit. Collins was one of basketball’s best TV analysts, working the 2008 and 2012 Olympics with NBC and also calling NBA games for CBS, TNT and TBS.

Herb Simon

The longest-tenured owner in NBA history. Bought the Indiana Pacers along with his brother, Mel, in 1983. Helped the Pacers become a perennial Eastern Conference contender in the mid-1990s and reach their lone NBA Finals in 2000.

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Olympic Hightlights

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FILE - South Africa’s Jacques Freitag competes in the men’s high jump of the 2004 Olympic Games, in the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Friday Aug. 20, 2004. Local media is reporting that South African police have discovered the body of former high jump world champion Jacques Freitag after he went missing last month. The reports said the 42-year-old, who won the 2003 world title in Paris and competed at the 2004 Olympics, had been shot. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

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FILE - Ilona Maher of USA is tackled by Sharni Williams of Australia in a semifinal of the Rugby World Cup 7’s championship held in Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. The main task for Maher, the breakout social media star on TikTok at the Tokyo Olympics, is winning a medal in Paris. (AP Photo/Halden Krog, File)

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FILE - Jacques Freitag of South Africa waves his national flag after he won the Men’s high jump event at the World Athletics Championships, at the Stade de France in Saint Denis, north of Paris, Monday, Aug. 25, 2003. Local media is reporting that South African police have discovered the body of former high jump world champion Jacques Freitag after he went missing last month. The reports said the 42-year-old, who won the 2003 world title in Paris and competed at the 2004 Olympics, had been shot. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle, File)

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Sammy Sullivan of USA in action during HSBC rugby sevens series in Singapore, on May 4, 2024. The anthem played as Army officer Sammy Sullivan stood to attention and saluted beside her U.S. rugby teammates before a gold-medal game in Hong Kong against Olympic champion New Zealand. No prizes for guessing where her mind may have drifted to: Paris in July. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah)

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USA Water Polo Women’s Senior National Team attacker Ryann Neushul, left, trains at Long Beach City College Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, in Long Beach, Calif. Following in the footsteps of two older sisters who won gold with the U.S. women’s water polo team, Ryann Neushul is making her Olympic debut in Paris this summer. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Iranian wrestler Iman Mahdavi, 28, practices at the Lotta Club Seggiano gym, in Pioltello , northern Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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FILE - Steven van de Velde of the Netherlands competes during the CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup Vienna 2022 men’s semifinal game against Austria at the Red Bull Beach Arena in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Van de Velde, convicted and imprisoned eight years ago for raping an underage girl in England has qualified for the Paris Olympics. (AP Photo/Florian Schroetter, File)