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 Three-time NBA Finals MVP O'Neal, nine-time NBA All-Star Iverson,
three-time NBA All-Star Kevin Johnson and four-time WNBA champion
Sheryl Swoopes joined eight coaches, a referee and a record-setting
team as finalists for election in 2016.
They were nominated from the North American and women's committees.
Absent from the All-Star announcement was China's Yao Ming, whose
nomination falls within the Direct Elect International Committee.
Enshrinees from the Direct Elect Committees will be recognized at
the NCAA Men's Final Four in Houston in April.
The other finalists included college coaches Tom Izzo, Charles
"Lefty" Driesell, Bo Ryan, Eddie Sutton, Muffet McGraw, the first
African-American coach in a professional league John McLendon and
high school coaches Leta Andrews and Robert Hughes.
Referee Darell Garretson served as an NBA official for 27 years,
officiating 1,798 regular season games, including 269 playoff games
and 41 Finals games.
Wayland Baptist University women's team won 131 consecutive games
from 1953-58 and 10 AAU national championships from 1954 to 1975.
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The Class of 2016 will be announced on Monday, April 4 in Houston
prior to the NCAA Men's championship game.
A finalist needs 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee for
election with induction ceremonies in Springfield, Mass. in
September.
(Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; Editing by Mark
Lamport-Stokes)
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