Jim Valvano to Be Inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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CARY, N.C., April 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary NCAA men's basketball coach, ESPN announcer and founder of the V Foundation for Cancer Research Jim Valvano, was named to the 2023 Class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The full Hall of Fame class was announced during the NCAA Final Four on April 1 in Houston, Texas. The 2023 class will be officially enshrined during festivities in Springfield, Massachusetts, August 11-12.
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- CARY, N.C., April 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary NCAA men's basketball coach, ESPN announcer and founder of the V Foundation for Cancer Research Jim Valvano, was named to the 2023 Class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- The full Hall of Fame class was announced during the NCAA Final Four on April 1 in Houston, Texas.
- The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, is home to more than 400 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history.
- Valvano is the fourth member of the Naismith Hall of Fame with a connection to NC State.