Rodman, Wilkes Lead Basketball Hall Of Fame Finalists
LOS ANGELES -- Dennis Rodman, Jamaal Wilkes and Tex Winter are among 12 finalists for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
They were announced Friday in Los Angeles, where the NBA All-Star Game will be played this weekend.
Rodman was a flamboyant rebounder who won five NBA titles with Chicago and Detroit; Wilkes won four NBA titles with Golden State and the Lakers after starring at UCLA; and Winter was the architect of the triangle and triple-post offense.
The other finalists are former NBA stars Maurice Cheeks, Chris Mullin and Ralph Sampson; five-time Olympian Teresa Edwards; Stanford women's coach Tara VanDerveer; former NBA coach Dick Motta; Philadelphia University coach Herb Magee; college referee Hank Nichols; and Al Attles, the current vice president and assistant general manager of the Golden State Warriors.
Those elected to the Hall of Fame will be introduced April 3 at the men's Final Four in Houston. The induction ceremony is at the hall in Springfield, Mass., from Aug. 11-13.
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