was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts in 2012. He formally joined former ABA players Billy Cunningham (1986), Rick Barry (1987), Connie Hawkins (1992), Julius Erving (1993), Dan Issel (1993), George Gervin (1996), David Thompson (1996), Moses Malone (2001) and Artis Gilmore (2011) in the Hall on September 7, 2012. References External links ABA Records 1944 births 2015 deaths African-American basketball players All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Michigan Basketball players from Detroit Centers (basketball) Cincinnati Royals draft picks Indiana Pacers head coaches Indiana Pacers players Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball coaches Memphis Sounds players Minnesota Muskies players Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National Basketball Association players with retired numbers New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players New York Nets players Pershing High School alumni Southeastern Blackhawks men's basketball players 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people