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
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Governors
David Beckerman
President
Acorn Group
Kathy Behrens
President
Social Responsibility & Player Programs
NBA
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
Co-Founder, Silver Lake
Private Investor
Sherrie Deans
Executive Director, National Basketball Players Association Foundation
Acting Director, NBPA
David Denenberg
Sr. VP of Global Media Distribution & Business Affairs
NBA
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
Chairman (Retired)
Harlem Globetrotters International
Bill Koenig
President, Global Content & Media Distribution
NBA
Nancy Lieberman
Founder & President
Nancy Lieberman Charities
Jim Puhala
Head of Field a& Regulatory Compliance
MassMutual
George Raveling
Global Basketball Consultant
Nike
Byron Spruell
President, League Operations
NBA
Mark Tatum
Deputy Commissioner & COO
NBA
Jim Taubenfeld
President
MeSalve, Inc.
James Vinick
Managing Director-Investments
Moors & Cabot, Inc.
Elaine Wynn
Director
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
Kim Bohuny
SVP of Int'l Basketball Operations
NBA
Jim Calhoun
Coach, University of Saint Joseph
Hall of Fame Class 2005
Jim Carolus
President
Hillyard Industries
Bryant Clark
Founder & CEO
Fifty Five South Ventures
Mary-Beth Cooper
President
Springfield College
George Dickerman
Chairman (Retired)
Spalding Sports Worldwide
Danielle Donehew
Executive Director
Women's Basketball Coaches Association
David S. Fogel
Executive Director
National Basketball Coaches Association
William Gagnon
VP Marketing & Sales
Excel Dryer, Inc.
Jim Gray
President
Scratchy Productions
Paul Hirschheimer
SVP Content Production
NBA
Kevin Kennedy
Chief Development Officer (Retired)
City of Springfield
Joel Litvin
President, League/Basketball Ops (Retired)
NBA
Reggie Minton
Deputy Executive Director
National Assoc. of Basketball Coaches
Sarah Maggi Morin
Principal
Opportunity Development Group
James P. Naismith
Grandson of Dr. James A. Naismith
Inventor of Basketball
David A. Pace
President
Pace Sports
John Ritter
Senior Advisor
Avante Capital Partners
Scott Rochelle
President & CEO
National Basketball Retired Players Association
Charlie Rosenzweig
SVP Entertainment/Player Marketing
NBA
Scott Sadowsky
Principal
Cressy Capital
Howard Smith
President (Retired)
Harlem Globetrotters Int'l, Inc
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
Executive VP, Basketball Operations
NBA
Dwyane T. Wade
CEO
Wade, Inc.
Glenn Wong
Executive 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.
Val Ackerman
John W. Bunn*
Jody Conradt
Robert Cousy
Mike Daly*
Wayne Embry
William Foster*
Dave Gavitt*
Curt Gowdy*
Jim Host
Betty Jaynes*
Tom Jernstedt
Robert Kurland
Joe LoBello
(*Deceased)