Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Chamique Holdsclaw and the 1996 U.S. Olympic women's team will enter the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, joined by Amar'e Stoudemire, Mike D'Antoni, Joey Crawford, Doc Rivers and Mark Few.
Candace Parker, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Doc Rivers were announced as part of a nine-member class set to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this upcoming August. They will be joined by Elena Delle Donne, Mark Few, Joey Crawford, Chamique Holdsclaw, Mike D'Antoni and the 1996 United States Women's National Team. "It means so much, just to be in a club of people that I've always admired and looked up to and have paved the way. I think it's super special," Parker said. Stoudemire, who wa...
The United States' all-conquering 1996 Olympic women's team and stars Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne were named among the latest inductees to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday.The 1996 Olympics gold-medal winning women's team "helped launch an entire league," he added, referring to the launch of the WNBA later that year.
Candace Parker, Amar’e Stoudemire and Doc Rivers headline a nine-member class that has been selected for induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame next August. The threesome will be joined by Elena Delle Donne, Mark Few, Joey Crawford, Chamique Holdsclaw, Mike D’Antoni and the 1996 United States Women’s National Team in the Class of 2026, the Hall of Fame announced Saturday. Some were dominant forces on the court and pioneers of their sport, while the coaches maintained remarkable leve
Candace Parker looked up to Chamique Holdsclaw and the 1996 U.S. Olympic women's basketball team growing up. Now she and Elena Delle Donne will get to be enshrined with them in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Parker was honored to be part of the 2026 Hall of Fame class that also includes Amar’e Stoudemire, Mike D’Antoni, Joey Crawford, Doc Rivers and Mark Few.
Doc Rivers, Amar'e Stoudemire and Mike D'Antoni will join Parker, Ellena Delle Donne, Chamique Holdsclaw and the 1996 U.S. Olympic women's basketball team for enshrinement.
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