FIBA Hall of Fame

The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honors players,^[1] coaches,^[2] teams, referees,^[3] and administrators^[4] who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA in 1991. Originally built in Alcobendas, Community of Madrid, Spain, by the Pedro Ferrándiz Foundation, it included the "Samaranch Library", the largest basketball library in the world with an estimated 10,000 basketball books and 950 magazines from over 65 countries. After ratification from the Central Board, it moved to the new FIBA headquarters as part of The Patrick Baumann House of Basketball after its construction was completed in 2013.^[5]

FIBA Hall of Fame

The exterior of the former FIBA Hall of Fame location.
Established	1991
Location	Mies, Nyon District, Switzerland
Type	Hall of Fame
President	Sheikh Saud Ali al Thani
Website	Official website

Initially, induction ceremonies occurred every two years, with the first one taking place in 2007. The pattern was interrupted in 2010, when a class was inducted on the day of the 2010 FIBA World Championship's Final in Istanbul. After that, no induction took place until 2013, with a class announced in May of that year, with induction taking place on 19 June. The next induction class was in 2015, and after that, more classes were inducted in 2016, 2017,^[6] and 2019.^[7]