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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has announced the Class of 2021. The North American Committee Nominations include first-time nominee and LMU Athletics Hall of Famer Rick Adelman.
 
Adelman played for the Lions from 1965-68, and finished his career as the seventh player in program history to hit the 1,000-point milestone. After leading the team in scoring as both a junior and senior, Adelman became the third player in program history to finish a season with an average over 20.0 points per game, which he did as a junior.
 
The future NBA head coach, which included stints with the Portland Trail Blazers (1989-94), Golden State Warriors (1995-97), Sacramento Kings (1999-06), Houston Rockets (2007-11), and Minnesota Timberwolves (2011-14), was a two-time first team all-conference selection with the Lions and winner of the John Donovan Memorial Trophy.
 
He graduated in 1968 and was drafted in the seventh round (79th overall pick) by the San Diego Rockets. He played until 1975 for the Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Jazz and the Kansas City-Omaha Kings. During his NBA playing career, Adelman averaged 7.7 points and 3.5 assists per game.
 
Adelman's 1,425 points currently rank 13^thin program history, and he was one of four players to be named Conference Player of the Year (1968).  He was inducted into the LMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986 and the WCC Hall of Honor in 2015.


With his selection, Adelman will be inducted as part of the Class of 2021 to the Hoop Hall in Springfield, Mass., Sept. 9-11, 2021.
 
The complete induction class is listed below:
 
CLASS OF 2021
North American Committee
 
Rick Adelman
 
Chris Bosh
 
Paul Pierce
 
Bill Russell
 
Ben Wallace
 
Chris Webber
 
Jay Wright
 
 
 
Women's Committee
 
Yolanda Griffith
 
Lauren Jackson
 
 
 
Contributors
 
Val Ackerman
 
Howard Garfinkel
 
Cotton Fitzsimmons
 
 
 
Veterans Committee
 
Bob Dandridge
 
 
 
International Committee
 
Toni Kukoc
 
 
 
Women's Veterans 
 
Pearl Moore
 
 
 
Early African American Pioneers
 
Clarence Fats Jenkins 
 
2021 Award Recipients
 
Carol Stiff
John Bunn Lifetime Achievement
 
Mike Gorman
Curt Gowdy Electronic Media Award
 
Mel Greenberg
Curt Gowdy Print Media Award
 
George Kalinsky
Curt Gowdy Electronic Media Award