Board of Governors & Trustees
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame BOARD of governors - OFFICERS
Jerry Colangelo, Chairman
Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman, Vice-Chairman
James Vinick, Treasurer
Hyperlink denotes Hall of Fame Member
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Governors
David Beckerman
Chairman
Acorn Group
Kathy Behrens
President - NBA
Social Responsibility/Player Programs
Ulysses L. "Junior" Bridgeman
CEO
Heartland Bottling Company
Sherman M. Brown
CEO
Three Media Group of Companies
Frank Colaccino
Founder & CEO
The Colvest Group, Ltd.
Jerry Colangelo
Partner
JDM Partners, LLC
Jim Davidson
Private Investor
David Denenberg
Sr. VP - NBA
Global Media Dist. & Business Affairs
Cathy Engelbert
Commissioner
WNBA
Dan Gavitt
Senior Vice President of Basketball
NCAA
Robin Harris
Executive Director
The Ivy League
Grant Hill
Former Basketball Player
Co-Owner/Vice Chairman Atlanta Hawks
Mannie Jackson
Former Fortune 500 Business Executive
Retired Player / Former Owner,
Harlem Globetrotters International
Bill Koenig
President - NBA
Global Content & Media Dist.
Nancy Lieberman
Founder & President
Nancy Lieberman Charities
Lyzz Ogunwo
Acting Executive Director
NBPA Foundation
Jim Puhala
Head of Product Solutions &
Regulatory Compliance, MassMutual
Byron Spruell
President - NBA
League Operations
Mark Tatum
Deputy Commissioner &
Chief Operating Officer - NBA
Jim Taubenfeld
President
MeSalve, Inc.
James Vinick
Managing Director-Investments
Moors & Cabot, Inc.
Elaine Wynn
Trustee
Elaine Wynn & Family Foundation
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Trustees
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
President - NBA
G League
Lon Babby
Player Agent & Team Executive
Phoenix Suns (Retired)
Kim Bohuny
SVP - NBA
International Basketball Operations
Jim Calhoun
Head Coach (Retired)
Jim Carolus
President (Retired)
Hillyard Industries
Alvin Chun
President
Counterpointe Solutions, Inc.
Mary-Beth Cooper
President
Springfield College
Danielle Donehew
Executive Director
Women's Basketball Coaches Assoc.
David S. Fogel
Executive Director & General Counsel
National Basketball Coaches Assoc.
William Gagnon
VP Marketing & Sales
Excel Dryer, Inc.
Jim Gray
President
Scratchy Productions
Paul Hirschheimer
SVP - NBA
Content Production
Kevin E. Kennedy
Chief Development Officer
Springfield MA (Retired)
Joel Litvin
President - NBA (Retired)
League/Basketball Ops
Sarah Maggi Morin
Chief of Staff
Tree House Brewing Company
Jeffrey Munn
CEO
Jurassic Quest Inc
James P. Naismith
Grandson to Dr. Naismith
Inventor of the Game
David A. Pace
President
Pace Sports
John Ritter
Senior Advisor
Avante Capital Partners
Craig Robinson
Executive Director
National Assoc. of Basketball Coaches
Scott Rochelle
President & CEO
National Basketball Retired Players Assoc.
Charlie Rosenzweig
Former NBA Executive/
Sports Marketing Executive
Scott Sadowsky
Principal
Cressy Capital
Steve Smith
Former NBA Player
Turner Sports/NBATV
Jim Tooley
Chief Executive Officer
USA Basketball
Trevor Ugolyn
Senior Managing Director & SVP
The State Street Corporation
Kiki VanDeweghe
Former NBA Player & Executive
Dwyane T. Wade
CEO
Wade, Inc.
Glenn Wong
Exec. Director; Sports Law & Business Program
Distinguished Professor of Practice - Sports Law
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Arizona State University
NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME LIFE TRUSTEES
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Life Trustees is a distinguished group of long-serving and effective Board Members dating back to 1959. Life Trustees have consistently provided an extraordinary level of service and dedication to the Hall of Fame. Being named a “Life Trustee” is the highest honor a Hall of Fame Board member can receive reflecting a long term and passionate commitment to the organization.