CLEVELAND (AP) — Four-time NBA champion Manu Ginobili headlines this year’s group of finalists for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Former All-Star players Michael Cooper, Tim Hardaway and Marques Johnson will also be voted on for possible induction along with NBA coach George Karl and WNBA stars Swin Cash and Lindsay Whalen.
West Virginia coach Bob Huggins also is up for induction along with Old Dominion and WNBA coach Marianne Stanley, longtime NBA referee Hugh Evans and Texas high school coach Leta Andrews.