2015 Naismith BB Hall of Fame Finalists Announced

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The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced its finalists for the class of 2015 on Saturday. Current Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari and former NBA big man Dikembe Mutombo were among the 12 finalists of potential inductees.

Joining them will be Leta Andrews (coach), Dick Bavetta (referee), Bill Fitch (coach), Tim Hardaway (player), Spencer Haywood (player), Robert Hughes (coach), Kevin Johnson (player), Lisa Leslie (player), Bo Ryan (coach) and Jojo White (player).

Finalists will need at least 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in August. The entire class will be announced April 6 prior to the NCAA men's championship game in Indianapolis.

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Louie Dampier (ABA committee), Lindsay Gaze (international committee), Tom Heinsohn (veterans committee), John Isaacs (early African pioneers committee) and George Raveling (contributor committee) were among the direct-elected members announced for the 2015 class.

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