Four-time NBA champion Manu Ginobili and three-time WNBA champ Lindsay Whalen are among the 13 members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame¡¯s 2022 class, announced Saturday.
Joining Ginobili from the NBA ranks are five-time all-star Tim Hardaway, referee Hugh Evans and George Karl, the sixth-winningest coach in league history.
From the WNBA, four-time all-star Swin Cash joins Whalen.
Also set for enshrinement are two longtime coaches ¡ª West Virginia¡¯s Bob Huggins and Marianne Stanley of the Indiana Fever.
The Hall of Fame¡¯s committees, dedicated to preserving specific areas of the game, selected Lou Hudson from the Veterans Committee, Larry Costello and Del Harris from the Contributor Committee, Theresa Shank-Grentz from the Women¡¯s Veterans Committee and Radivoj Korac from the International Committee.
¡°Year after year, we are constantly reminded of the extraordinary and transcendent efforts of the remarkable men and women who have impacted the game of basketball from a global perspective,¡± said John L. Doleva, president and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. ¡°The Class of 2022 is ripe with individuals who have had a significant historical impact on the game we love. We congratulate and thank them for everything they¡¯ve done to better the sport and look forward to honoring.
Ginobili, who played 16 seasons for the San Antonio Spurs, said he didn¡¯t become a first-time-eligible induction on his own.
¡°I never won a scoring championship, an MVP, even first team (All-NBA). I¡¯m here because of my surroundings,¡± Ginobili said. ¡°The players I played with, the coaches, and the organization. I don¡¯t take it as an individual achievement. I¡¯ve been in the right place at the right time.¡±
The class will be honored during enshrinement festivities set for Sept. 9 and 10 in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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