The North American Screening Committee advanced players Adrian Dantley, Bobby Jones, Moses Malone and James Worthy; coaches Larry Brown, John Chaney, Mike Krzyzewski, Lute Olson, Jerry Tarkanian; contributors Junius Kellogg and Tex Winter. Candidates from the Women's Screening Committee include Cathy Rush and Kay Yow. International finalists include the late Drazen Petrovic and Italian star Dino Meneghin; veteran candidates include Earl Lloyd and Grady Lewis.
Tarkanian is the third active winningest coach in college basketball history. Coaching at Long Beach State, University of Nevada at Las Vegas and currently Fresno State, Tarkanian has compiled a 758-185 record in 30 seasons. Known as "Tark the Shark," Tarkanian has never had a losing season or won less than 16 games in a year. In 1990 he led UNLV to the NCAA national championship and four Final Four appearances. He has coached in 17 NCAA Tournaments and six National Invitation Tournaments. He ranks first in active winning percentage (.803), fourth in all-time winning percentage (.803) and first in active most 20-win seasons (28).
The 17 candidates include two finalists eligible in their first year -- Moses Malone and Mike Krzyzewski. The remaining 15 finalists have been considered by their respective Screening Committee or the Hall of Fame's Honors Committee in previous years. An individual needs 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee for election. The new electees will be named during the week of May 22-26. The 2001 Enshrinement ceremony is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 5, 2001 in Springfield, Mass., birthplace of basketball.