Live broadcast on December 3 news yesterday, the Chinese Basketball Association officially announced the list of people who entered the hall in China Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.
According to Xu Bangyin, a reporter from Beijing News, 5 to 10 people will be selected for each session in China Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and foreigners will also have the opportunity to be selected.
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According to the China Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame recommendation program, the recommendation scope of the Hall of Fame covers six sequences, namely athletes, coaches, referees, Chinese basketball pioneers, special contributors and outstanding collectives. Considering the special situation of Chinese basketball, athletes and coaches are naturally the main force of admission. In addition, the Hall of Fame committee is also balancing the admission probability of other groups.
The scope of referees, Chinese basketball pioneers and excellent collectives is better understood. As for what is a special contributor? Chinese Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is not only related to competitions. As long as it is related to Chinese basketball and has helped the development of Chinese basketball, no matter which industry or field it comes from, it can be classified as a special contributor.
Many people care about whether foreigners have the chance to be selected into China’s Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The answer is yes. According to Jiang Jian, spokesman of the Hall of Fame committee, foreigners are temporarily classified into special contributors, such as excellent foreign aid in the CBA league and excellent foreign coach in the national team, they have also made great contributions to the development of Chinese basketball, and the Hall of Fame committee has given them sufficient export and opportunities.
In addition to the special situation this year, the scale of each Hall of Fame will be reduced in the future, with an average of 5 to 10 people entering each hall. As for the specific proportion of people entering the hall, the Hall of Fame committee will also adjust according to the actual situation. Including this year, there will be one session every year in the first five years, and then it may be adjusted to one session every two years depending on the specific situation.