SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Carmelo Anthony may go into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame twice next year.
The hoops shrine in Springfield released its list of candidates for the class of 2025 on Thursday, with the list of first-time nominees including Anthony and fellow retired NBA stars Marc Gasol and Dwight Howard.
WNBA greats Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles, Chamique Holdsclaw and Maya Moore are all first-time candidates as well, along with NBA coaches Billy Donovan and Doc Rivers, Miami Heat managing general partner Micky Arison, Gonzaga men’s coach Mark Few and former Iowa women’s coach Lisa Bluder.
Among the repeat nominees: the 2008 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team, which included Anthony.
Holdsclaw, who was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville in 2018, was a collegiate star for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers. Holdsclaw won three NCAA titles while playing for legendary coach Pat Summitt.