2025 Selection Process

2025 Hall of Fame Selection Process is Underway!

After a dynamic nomination season, the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame is proud to present the extensive list of names submitted for consideration by the general public!

We have also attached the selection criteria as formulated by The Founders in 1990 for your review.

The entire list is now in the hands of our nominations committee who will select and announce 19 Finalists.

The 19 Finalists will be presented to our blue-ribbon selection committee who will then choose and name the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025!

Would LOVE to hear your comments!

After a dynamic nomination season, the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame is proud to present the extensive list of names submitted for consideration by the general public!

We have also attached the selection criteria as formulated by The Founders in 1990 for your review.

The entire list is now in the hands of our nominations committee who will select and announce 19 Finalists.

The 19 Finalists will be presented to our blue-ribbon selection committee who will then choose and name the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025!

pick 3-5 Finalists from the nominees listed below.

Would LOVE to hear your comments!

Our Mission

The Members of this Board of Directors never forgot that our New York basketball experience played an important role in keeping thousands, perhaps millions of NYC kids from falling by the wayside over the years.

The game took place on our playgrounds, school gyms and after school recreation centers supported by various governmental agencies and organizations. It created heroes for kids to emulate, and then mentors to help guide the course of our lives, on and off the court.

We learned the values of fair play, education, discipline, anger management and found a safe haven from the perils of growing up in the streets of New York.

Therefore, aside from honoring the great men and women who deserve our eternal recognition for their contributions, The Hall is committed to make a contribution of our own, to serve the youth and adults of the New York community that includes health, education and nutrition awareness programs.

NYC All-Star Games involving the PSAL, CHSAA and PSAA teams. National and International travel for select high school players is also on our agenda.

Through social media, an actual physical location, relevant memorabilia, membership participation, community outreach and development ”The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame” has the powerful potential and the dedicated individuals, to revitalize a sense of pride across the entire city and beyond.

History of the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame

The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame’s inaugural class was inducted in an All-Star Gala ceremony that took place in NYC in May 1990. The Hall’s first class included All-Time Basketball superstars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Billy Cunningham, Coach Arnold “Red” Auerbach, Coach Claire Bee, Bob Cousy, William “Pop” Gates, Connie Hawkins, Coach Dick McGuire, Holcombe Rucker, Adolph Schayes and Ms. Zelda Spoelstra. A total of twenty-eight classes of inductees were enshrined between 1990-2017 when the two legendary founders Robert A. “Bob” Williams and Howard “Garf” Garfinkel passed away, followed closely by the passing of founding board members Cecil Watkins and Tom Konchalski themselves members of The Hall.

Founders

Howard Garfinkel

Howard Garfinkel

Bob Williams

Tom Konchalski

Cecil Watkins

Howie Evans