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Cheryl Miller helped the USA to five gold medals, including the 1984 Olympics.
FIBA Announces 2010 Hall of Fame Class

August 20, 2010

U.S. basketball great Cheryl Miller, who was a member of five gold-medal winning USA teams including the 1984 Olympics and 1986 FIBA World Championship, lists among 17 outstanding basketball personalities from 12 different countries who will be inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame on September 12 during the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Men in Istanbul, FIBA today announced.

Two of the best female players of all times, Miller and Natalia Zassoulskaya from Russia, are joined by national icons Oscar Schmidt from Brazil, Arvydas Sabonis from Lithuania, Dino Meneghin from Italy, Vlade Divac and Dragan Kicanovic from

Also entering the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2010 is the USA's George Killian, who among his other accomplishments was the ABAUSA president from 1976-80 and the FIBA president from 1990-1998, and Jim Bain, who officiated in many international tournaments, including the 1972 Olympics and the 1974 FIBA World Championship.

A combined 14 Olympic medals and 15 FIBA World Championship medals underline the prominence of the seven players and three coaches inducted. The selected referees and contributors were at the top of the game for decades and belong to the most decorated in their field.

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