The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024 was announced April 6 and, for the first time since 1964, the list included a member of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Sixty years later UW–Madison has put its third coach or player into basketball’s most prestigious hall of fame, with 15-year head coach Bo Ryan joining former UW–Madison player and coach Harold “Bud” Foster and coach Walter Meanwell as the only Badgers to receive the honor.
Joining Ryan in the Class of 2024 are Chauncey Billups, Vince Carter and Jerry West — who was inducted as a contributor to the sport of basketball and became the first player to be enshrined as a player and a contributor — as part of a 13-person group.