The finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced that there are 16 finalists among the original 164 nominated for a seat in Springfield.

Individuals who receive at least five votes from a seven-member screening committee in a given year advance to an Honors Committee, composed of 12 members who vote on each candidate and rotating groups of 12 specialists (one group for female candidates, one group for international candidates, and one group for American and veterans candidates); any individual receiving at least 18 affirmative votes (75 percent of all votes cast) from the Honors Committee is approved for induction into the Hall of Fame. Advancement to the Honors Committee is generally pro forma, although the Hall's Board of Trustees may remove any candidate who "has damaged the integrity of the game of basketball" from consideration.

Al Attles
Cynthia Cooper
Richie Guerin
Bobby Hurley Sr.
Dennis Johnson
Michael Jordan
Johnny "Red" Kerr
Bernard King
Vladimir Kondrashin
Pereira Maciel
Chris Mullin
Don Nelson
Jerry Sloan
John Stockton
Vivian Stringer
David Robinson

The finalists will be announced in April. But all 16 could be elected if possible. Now if that were the Ateneo Sports Hall of Fame all them and their brother would get in.