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Riley, Ewing, Olajuwon headed for hall

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Published: April 7, 2008 at 1:29 PM

SAN ANTONIO, April 7 (UPI) -- The 2008 Basketball Hall of Fame class includes centers Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing, and five-time NBA champion coach Pat Riley.

Also headed for induction into the Naismith Memorial National Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., are former NBA star Adrian Dantley, Dick Vitale, an ESPN analyst, Detroit Pistons owner Bill Davidson and Immaculata University women's coach Cathy Rush.

Ceremonies are slated for Sept. 4-6.

Topics: Dick Vitale, Pat Riley, Patrick Ewing
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