Friday, February 12th 2016, 3:04 pm
Eddie Sutton is again a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, it was announced today. It’s the fifth time Sutton has been named a finalist. In 2011 he was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
Along with Sutton on the list of 2016 Finalists are: Shaquille O’Neal, Allen Iverson, Yao Ming, Kevin Johnson, Sheryl Swoopes, Bo Ryan, Tom Izzo, John McLendon, Muffett McGraw, Robert Hughes, Darrell Garretson, Leta Andrews and Charles Driesell.
#Finalist Eddie Sutton is a 4x National Coach of the Year and 8x Conference Coach of the Year.
— Basketball HOF (@Hoophall) February 12, 2016
The induction class of 2016 will be announced during the Final Four later this year.
The induction class of 2016 will be announced during the Final Four later this year.
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