John Bunn Award
The John Bunn Award—in full, the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award—is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to an individual who has contributed significantly to the sport of basketball. Named after John Bunn, the first chairman of the Basketball Hall of Fame Committee from 1949 to 1969, the award is the highest and the most prestigious honor presented by the Basketball Hall of Fame other than enshrinement.[1][2]
Honorees
| * | Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Year | Recipient | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Bunn, JohnJohn Bunn* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1964 |
| 1974 | Wooden, JohnJohn Wooden* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a player in 1960 and a coach as 1973 |
| 1975 | Kennedy, J. WalterJ. Walter Kennedy* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1981 |
| 1976 | Iba, Henry P.Henry P. Iba* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 1969 |
| 1977 | Fagan, CliffordClifford Fagan* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1984 |
| 1978 | Gowdy, CurtCurt Gowdy | Another Hall of Fame award, the Curt Gowdy Media Award, is named after him |
| 1979 | Gottlieb, EddieEddie Gottlieb* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1972 |
| 1980 | Auerbach, Arnold "Red"Arnold "Red" Auerbach* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 1969 |
| 1981 | Meyer, RayRay Meyer* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 1979 |
| 1982 | Biasone, DanielDaniel Biasone* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2000 |
| 1983 | Cousy, Robert J.Robert J. Cousy* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a player in 1971 Another Hall of Fame award, the Bob Cousy Award, is named after him |
| 1984 | O'Brien, Lawrence F.Lawrence F. O'Brien* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1991 |
| 1985 | Williams, LeeLee Williams | |
| 1986 | Lewis, Grady W.Grady W. Lewis | |
| 1987 | Gavitt, Dave R.Dave R. Gavitt* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2006 |
| 1988 | Hillyard, HaskellHaskell Hillyard | |
| 1989 | Killian, George E.George E. Killian | |
| 1990 | Summitt, Pat HeadPat Head Summitt* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 2000 |
| 1991 | Wootten, Morgan B.Morgan B. Wootten* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 2000 |
| 1992 | Robinson, WillWill Robinson | |
| 1993 | Vancisin, JoeJoe Vancisin | |
| 1994 | Wall, BillBill Wall | |
| 1995 | Carlesimo, PetePete Carlesimo | |
| 1996 | Bubas, VicVic Bubas | |
| 1997 | Newton, C. M.C. M. Newton* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2000 |
| 1998 | Winter, TexTex Winter* | Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2011 |
| 1999 | Harlem Globetrotters* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a team in 2002 |
| 2000 | Lemon, MeadowlarkMeadowlark Lemon* | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2003 |
| 2001 | Jernstedt, TomTom Jernstedt | |
| 2002 | Pollack, HarveyHarvey Pollack | |
| 2003 | O'Brien, JoeJoe O'Brien | |
| 2004 | Spoelstra, ZeldaZelda Spoelstra | |
| 2005 | Blake, MartyMarty Blake | |
| 2006 | Jaynes, BettyBetty Jaynes | |
| 2007 | Sanders, Thomas "Satch"Thomas "Satch" Sanders | Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2011 |
| 2008 | Ackerman, ValVal Ackerman | |
| 2009 | Kerr, JohnnyJohnny Kerr | |
| 2010 | Meyer, DonDon Meyer[3] | |
| 2011 | McIntyre, BrianBrian McIntyre[4] | |
| 2012 | Williams, PatPat Williams[5] | |
| 2013 | Raveling, GeorgeGeorge Raveling[6] | Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2015.[7] |
| 2014 | Attles, AlvinAlvin Attles[8] | |
| 2015 | Thorn, RodRod Thorn[9] | |
| 2016 | Delany, JimJim Delany[10] |
References
- General
- "John Bunn Award". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- Specific
- ↑ "John Bunn Award". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ↑ "Kerr receives 2009 Hall of Fame Bunn Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 10, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ↑ "Legendary Coach Don Meyer To Receive Hall of Fame's 2010 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. June 30, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Brian McIntyre to receive Hall of Fame's 2011 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). NBA.com. June 2, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Orlando Magic Executive Pat Williams To Receive Hall of Fame's 2012 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Legendary Coach George Raveling To Receive Basketball Hall of Fame's 2013 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 15, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Five Direct-Elect Members Announced for the Class of 2015 by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Legendary Player and Coach Alvin Attles To Receive Basketball Hall of Fame's 2014 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 14, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ↑ "NBA Player, Coach and Executive Rod Thorn To Receive Basketball Hall of Fame's 2015 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Big Ten Conference Commissioner Jim Delany To Receive Basketball Hall of Fame's 2016 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
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