Penny Hardaway named nominee for Basketball Hall of Fame

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - For the first time, Penny Hardaway is a nominee for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Penny joins a lengthy list of nominees for the Class of 2024.

Finalists will be chosen and announced on February 16 during NBA All-Star Weekend.

The Class of 2024 will then be unveiled during the NCAA Final Four on April 6.

Nominees include:

• 2008 U.S. Olympic Redeem Team (TEA)*
• Rick Barnes (COA)*
• John Beilein (COA)
• Chauncey Billups (PLA)
• Vince Carter (PLA)*
• Tom Chambers (PLA)
• John Clougherty (REF)
• Michael Cooper (PLA)
• Joey Crawford (REF)
• Terry Cummings (PLA)
• Jack Curran (COA)
• Walter Davis (PLA)*
• Bobby Dibler (REF)*
• Don Donoher (COA)*
• Robert Foley (COA)*
• Mike Gminski (PLA)*
• Anfernee Hardaway (PLA)*
• Lou Henson (COA)
• Marques Houtman (PLA)
• Marques Johnson (PLA)
• Marv Kessler (COA)*
• Bill Laimbeer (PLA)*
• Jim Larranaga (COA)
• Mike Leonardo (COA)*
• Maurice Lucas (PLA)
• Shawn Marion (PLA)
• Rollie Massimino (COA)
• Bill Morse (COA)*
• Dick Motta (COA)
• Jack Nagle (COA)*
• Jim Phelan (COA)
• Bo Ryan (COA)
• Charles Smith (COA)*
• Stan Spirou (COA)
• Reggie Theus (PLA)
• Jerry Welsh (COA)*
• Buck Williams (PLA)
• John Williamson (PLA)

Hardaway, the head coach at the University of Memphis, is a four-time NBA All-Star with the Orlando Magic.

Before that, he was a two-year star at the University of Memphis, earning AP All-American honors in 1992-93.

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