NBA 25th Anniversary Team
The NBA 25th Anniversary Team was chosen on December 11, 1971, to honor the
Selections
List of 25th Anniversary Team players, sorted by position and vote received.
- F Bob Pettit
- F Dolph Schayes
- F Paul Arizin
- F Joe Fulks
- C Bill Russell
- C George Mikan
- G Bob Cousy
- G Bill Sharman
- G Bob Davies
- G Sam Jones
- Coach Red Auerbach
Russell was the only unanimous selection to the team. Furthermore, all nominees of the 25th Anniversary Team besides Feerick and Zaslofky have also been inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
In 1980, only four players of the 25th Anniversary Team were selected into
Selection process
A panel selected 25 nominees from all eligible players, made up from 10 Forwards, 10 Guards, and 5 Centers. Then every NBA player that had been named All NBA 1st Team up to that time gave his vote. The four top voted forwards, two top voted centers, and four top voted guards made the team.
Eligibility requirements
To be eligible as a nominee, a player must (by 1971):
- have completed his career, and
- have been named All-NBA Team at least once.
Selection panels
Red Auerbach, Ned Irish, Eddie Gottlieb, Haskell Cohen, Danny Biasone, Lester Harrison, Fred Zollner, Ben Kerner, Fred Schaus, and Bob Feerick.
Nominees
List of nominees, sorted by position, last name (players denoted with an asterisk had been inducted into the Basketball Hall Of Fame), and career years.
Forwards
- Paul Arizin*, 1950–1962
- Joe Fulks*, 1946–1954
- Harry Gallatin*, 1948–1958
- Tom Gola*, 1955–1966
- Vern Mikkelsen*, 1949–1959
- Bob Pettit*, 1954–1965
- Jim Pollard*, 1947–1955
- Tom Heinsohn*, 1956–1965
- Dolph Schayes*, 1948–1964
- George Yardley*, 1953–1960
Centers
- Neil Johnston*, 1951–1959
- Ed Macauley*, 1949–1959
- George Mikan*, 1946–1954, 1955–1956
- Bill Russell*, 1956–1969
- Maurice Stokes*, 1955–1958
Guards
- Richie Guerin*, 1956–1970
- Bob Cousy*, 1950–1963, 1969–1970
- Bob Davies*, 1946–1955
- Bob Feerick, 1945–1950
- Sam Jones*, 1957–1969
- Slater Martin*, 1949–1960
- Dick McGuire*, 1949–1960
- Bill Sharman*, 1950–1961
- Bobby Wanzer*, 1947–1957
- Max Zaslofsky, 1946–1956
See also
References
- General
- Specific
- ^ Irving, Kyle (August 26, 2021). "NBA 75: Which active players could join the list of all-time greats?". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about the NBA's 75th Anniversary Season". NBA.com. October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- Newspapers.com.