duncan228
09-11-2009, 11:10 PM
Texas ties in Naismith Hall of Fame (http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/Texas_ties_in_Naismith_Hall_of_Fame.html)
Spurs great David Robinson becomes the latest on a healthy list of Basketball Hall of Famers from Texas or with Texas roots.
Slater Martin
Enshrined: 1982
Highlights: Led Longhorns to 1947 Final Four ... won five NBA titles with Minneapolis Lakers (1950, ’52-54), St. Louis Hawks (’58) ... seven-time All-Star.
Elvin Hayes
Enshrined: 1990
Highlights: Three-time All-American for Houston ... 81-12 NCAA record, two Final Fours ... 1978 NBA title with Bullets and Wes Unseld ... 12-time All-Star ... scored 27,313 points, ninth all-time.
Calvin Murphy
Enshrined: 1993
Highlights: Always with Rockets, one year in San Diego, 12 in Houston ... 89.2 percent on free throws ... 17,949 points.
George Gervin
Enshrined: 1996
Highlights: The “Iceman” spent 111/2 years with Spurs ... one of three in NBA with four or more scoring titles (1978-80, ’82) ... 26,595 points, 13th all-time.
Don Haskins
Enshrined: 1997
Highlights: “The Bear” coached Texas Western, now UTEP, to 1966 NCAA title, the first with five black starters ... in 38 seasons he was 718-353 at UTEP ... 14 NCAA tournament berths.
Jody Conradt
Enshrined: 1998
Highlights: Was 900-306 in 38 seasons coaching the Sam Houston State, UTA and Texas women’s teams ... led Longhorns to 1986 title with 34-0 record.
Moses Malone
Enshrined: 2001
Highlights: Six years with Rockets, 17 games with Spurs ... 12-time All-Star ... three-time MVP, twice as Rocket ... 1983 NBA title with 76ers and Julius Erving ... 29,580 points, sixth all-time ... 17,834 rebounds, third.
Clyde Drexler
Enshrined: 2004
Highlights: “The Glide” took Houston’s “Phi Slamma Jamma” teams to two Final Fours ... 10-time All-Star ... 1995 NBA title with Rockets and Hakeem Olajuwon ... 22,195 points.
Van Chancellor
Enshrined: 2007
Highlights: Coached Houston Comets to first four WNBA championships (1997-2000) ... 211-111 in 10 years with Comets.
Texas Western
Enshrined: 2007
Highlights: Starters Bobby Joe Hill, David Lattin, Orsten Artis, Willie Worsley and Harry Flournoy and entire ’66 champions helped transform college basketball.
Hakeem Olajuwon
Enshrined: 2008
Highlights: Led Houston to three straight Final Fours (1982-84) ... 12-time All-Star ... 1994 MVP and NBA champion 1994 and 1995 ... 3,830 blocks, first all-time.
Source: Express-News research
Spurs great David Robinson becomes the latest on a healthy list of Basketball Hall of Famers from Texas or with Texas roots.
Slater Martin
Enshrined: 1982
Highlights: Led Longhorns to 1947 Final Four ... won five NBA titles with Minneapolis Lakers (1950, ’52-54), St. Louis Hawks (’58) ... seven-time All-Star.
Elvin Hayes
Enshrined: 1990
Highlights: Three-time All-American for Houston ... 81-12 NCAA record, two Final Fours ... 1978 NBA title with Bullets and Wes Unseld ... 12-time All-Star ... scored 27,313 points, ninth all-time.
Calvin Murphy
Enshrined: 1993
Highlights: Always with Rockets, one year in San Diego, 12 in Houston ... 89.2 percent on free throws ... 17,949 points.
George Gervin
Enshrined: 1996
Highlights: The “Iceman” spent 111/2 years with Spurs ... one of three in NBA with four or more scoring titles (1978-80, ’82) ... 26,595 points, 13th all-time.
Don Haskins
Enshrined: 1997
Highlights: “The Bear” coached Texas Western, now UTEP, to 1966 NCAA title, the first with five black starters ... in 38 seasons he was 718-353 at UTEP ... 14 NCAA tournament berths.
Jody Conradt
Enshrined: 1998
Highlights: Was 900-306 in 38 seasons coaching the Sam Houston State, UTA and Texas women’s teams ... led Longhorns to 1986 title with 34-0 record.
Moses Malone
Enshrined: 2001
Highlights: Six years with Rockets, 17 games with Spurs ... 12-time All-Star ... three-time MVP, twice as Rocket ... 1983 NBA title with 76ers and Julius Erving ... 29,580 points, sixth all-time ... 17,834 rebounds, third.
Clyde Drexler
Enshrined: 2004
Highlights: “The Glide” took Houston’s “Phi Slamma Jamma” teams to two Final Fours ... 10-time All-Star ... 1995 NBA title with Rockets and Hakeem Olajuwon ... 22,195 points.
Van Chancellor
Enshrined: 2007
Highlights: Coached Houston Comets to first four WNBA championships (1997-2000) ... 211-111 in 10 years with Comets.
Texas Western
Enshrined: 2007
Highlights: Starters Bobby Joe Hill, David Lattin, Orsten Artis, Willie Worsley and Harry Flournoy and entire ’66 champions helped transform college basketball.
Hakeem Olajuwon
Enshrined: 2008
Highlights: Led Houston to three straight Final Fours (1982-84) ... 12-time All-Star ... 1994 MVP and NBA champion 1994 and 1995 ... 3,830 blocks, first all-time.
Source: Express-News research