On April 4, 2016 former Phildelphia 76er shooting guard Allen Iverson was elected into the James Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Iverson is heading to the HOF with ten additional members. He will be enshrined September 8-10, 2016 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Iverson is an eleven-time NBA All-Star, joining him are: Tom Izzo, John McLendon (first African-American coach in a professional league), Shaquille O’Neal, and Sheryl Swoopes. Yao Ming from the International Committee will also be inducted.
President and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame John L. Doleva remarked that, “The impact the Class of 2016 has had on the game of basketball is gigantic.