SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Moses Malone, one of the NBA's 50 greatest players, and legendary college coaches Mike Krzyzewski and John Chaney will be enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.
The three were elected to the Hall of Fame on May 30 and will be eshrined in ceremonies at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Mass., the birthplace of basketball.
Malone and Krzyzewski were elected on their first ballot by the honors committee. This was Chaney's third year being reviewed by the North American screening committee and his first by the hnors committee.
An individual needed five of seven votes from his screening committee to become a Hall of Fame finalist and 18 of 24 votes from the honors committee for election.
A three-time NBA Most Valuable Player and 12-time All-Star center, Malone ranks fifth all-time with 27,409 points and 16,212 rebounds. He teamed with Hall of Famer Julius Erving to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to the 1983 NBA championship.
Krzyzewski led Duke to its third national championship in 2001, tying him for third all-time with Hall of Famer Bob Knight.He also guided the Blue Devils to titles in 1991 and 1992 and has led them to nine Final Four appearances.
Despite never reaching the Final Four, Chaney brought prominence back to Temple, leading the Owls to 17 NCAA Tournament appearances and five trips to the regional finals in his 19 years at the school.
