The time has finally come.
The 2020 Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame induction class is set to have its ceremony on Saturday, May 15.
LSU Women’s Basketball head coach Kim Mulkey was named to the 2020 Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame induction class in April of last year. However, the coronavirus pandemic forced the ceremony to be pushed back to a much later date.
After waiting for over a year, the Class of 2020 finally got the green light, and the state of Louisiana could not be more excited for the Tickfaw native to receive her well-deserved title as a Hall of Famer.
Members of the Class of 2020 were asked to select previous Hall of Fame inductees to present them. Mulkey chose basketball legend Michael Jordan to present her — just as every great recognizes great.
The full list of Class of 2020 inductees and presenters is among one of the most impressive to date:
- Patrick Baumann, presented by Russ Granik (’13), Vlade Divac (’19)
- Kobe Bryant, presented by Michael Jordan (’09)
- Kevin Garnett, presented by Isaiah Thomas (’00)
- Tamika Catchings, presented by Alonzo Mourning (’14), Dawn Stanley (’13)
- Tim Duncan, presented by David Robinson (’09)
- Kim Mulkey, presented by Michael Jordan (’09)
- Barbara Stevens, presented by Geno Auriemma (’06), Muffet McGraw (’17)
- Rudy Tomjanovich, presented by Calvin Murphy (’93), Hakeem Olajuwon (’08)
- Eddie Sutton, presented by John Calipari (’15), Bill Self (’17), Sidney Moncrief (’19)
Though this honor is among the most prestigious, Coach Mulkey is just getting started and has a lot more success in store — especially for the Tigers.