The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today that former Suns guard and coach Paul Westphal is among the members of the Class of 2019 to be honored September 5-7, 2019, during this year’s Enshrinement festivities in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Westphal, who was elected as a player, played six seasons with the Suns (1975-1980, 1983-84), averaging 20.6 points on 51.6 percent shooting, 5.2 assists and 1.6 steals in 465 total games with Phoenix, and remains 8th on the franchise’s all-time leaderboard in points (9,564), 8th in assists (2,429) and 6th in steals (753). He was a four-time NBA All-Star while with the Suns and a four-time All-NBA selection from 1976-1980, including three times named to the All-NBA First Team which is tied for the most such selections by a Suns player (tied with Steve Nash and Jason Kidd who were enshrined last year).