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The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 2013 Inductees

Gary Payton, NBA Point Guard High school: Skyline (Oakland, California) College: Oregon State (1986-1990) NBA Teams: 1990–2003 Seattle SuperSonics 2003 Milwaukee Bucks 2003–2004 Los Angeles Lakers 2004–2005 Boston Celtics 2005–2007 Miami Heat Achievements: Pac-12 Player of the Year (1990) Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1990) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1991) 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1994–2002) 2× All-NBA Third Team (1994, 2001) 9× NBA All-Star (1994–1998, 2000–2003) 5× All-NBA Second Team (1995–1997, 1999, 2002) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1996) 2× All-NBA First Team (1998, 2000) NBA champion (2006)

Gary Payton, NBA Point Guard High school: Skyline (Oakland, California) College: Oregon State (1986-1990) NBA Teams: 1990–2003 Seattle SuperSonics 2003 Milwaukee Bucks 2003–2004 Los Angeles Lakers 2004–2005 Boston Celtics 2005–2007 Miami Heat Achievements: Pac-12 Player of the Year (1990) Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1990) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1991) 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1994–2002) 2× All-NBA Third Team (1994, 2001) 9× NBA All-Star (1994–1998, 2000–2003) 5× All-NBA Second Team (1995–1997, 1999, 2002) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1996) 2× All-NBA First Team (1998, 2000) NBA champion (2006)more
Roger Brown, ABA Forward/Guard High school: George W. Wingate (Brooklyn, New York) College: Dayton (did not play) ABA teams: Indiana Pacers (1967–1974, 1975) Memphis Sounds (1974) Utah Stars (1974–1975) Achievements: 4x ABA All-Star (1968, 1970, 1971, 1972) 2x All-ABA Second Team (1968, 1970) 3x ABA Champion (1970, 1972, 1973) 1970 ABA Playoffs MVP 1x All-ABA First Team (1971) ABA All-Time Team (1997) Indiana Pacers #35 retiredmore
Dawn Staley, WNBA Guard High school: Dobbins Tech High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) College: University of Virginia (1991-1995) WNBA teams: Charlotte Sting (1999–2005) Houston Comets (2005–2006) Achievements: Gold Medal- Atlanta 1996 United States Gold Medal- Sydney 2000 United States Gold Medal- Athens 2004 United States 6× WNBA All-Star (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)more
Edwin 'EB' Henderson, is considered the "Grandfather of Black Basketball," as he introduced basketball in Washington, D.C. in 1904 to African Americans. He also organized the first all-black amateur athletic association, the Interscholastic Athletic Association (1906), the Washington, D.C. Public School Athletic League (1906) and the Eastern Board of Officials (1905), a training center that, for decades, was the go-to pool for highly qualified African American referees. In 1974, he was inducted into the Black Athletes Hall of Fame in New York.more
Bernard King, NBA Small Forward High school: Fort Hamilton (Brooklyn, New York) College: Tennessee (1974–1977) NBA teams: 1977–1979 New Jersey Nets 1979–1980 Utah Jazz 1980–1982 Golden State Warriors 1982–1987 New York Knicks 1987–1991 Washington Bullets 1993 New Jersey Nets Achievements: 3× SEC Player of the Year (1975–1977) Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1976) Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1977) NBA All-Rookie Team (1978) All-NBA Second Team (1982) 4× NBA All-Star (1982, 1984–1985, 1991) 2× All-NBA First Team (1984, 1985) Sporting News NBA MVP (1984) 2× All-NBA First Team (1984, 1985) NBA scoring champion (1985)more
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