Georgetown legend Alonzo Mourning, University of Maryland coaching great Gary Williams and six-time NBA All-Star Mitch Richmond were among those elected Monday for enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2014.
Former Arkansas championship coach Nolan Richardson and the iconic 1970s Immaculata University women's basketball championship teams joined the group that already included five direct-elect inductees.
Direct-elect inductee David Stern, who resigned in February after 30 years as NBA commissioner, will be the headliner of the August 8 ceremonies in Springfield, Mass.
Also directly inducted were ABA coaching legend Bob "Slick" Leonard, African American trailblazer Nat Clifton, Lithuanian star Sarunas Marciulionis and 1960s star Guy Rodgers.