Overview
- FIBA revealed the eight-member class on World Basketball Day, naming seven players and one coach.
- Inductees are Sue Bird, Céline Dumerc, Clarisse Machanguana, Dirk Nowitzki, Ismenia Pauchard, Hedo Türkoğlu, Wang Zhizhi, and coach Ludwik Miętta-Mikołajewicz.
- The induction will take place on April 21, 2026, in Berlin at Kraftwerk, the same venue as the Women’s World Cup draw.
- Bird brings four FIBA World Cup titles, five Olympic golds, four WNBA championships, and a 2025 appointment as USA Women’s team managing director.
- Nowitzki earned MVPs at the 2002 FIBA World Cup and EuroBasket 2005, won the 2006-07 NBA MVP, and led Dallas to the 2011 title, while Pauchard’s honor is posthumous.