The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has announced the 14 finalists for the 2017 Class last Saturday during the NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans. Among the finalists include Tracy McGrady, Chris Webber and Tim Hardaway.
McGrady can't believe that he made the ballot back in December and he still can't believe that he is one of the 17 finalists this year. He has a legitimate chance of being a first-ballot Hall of Famer since he's one of only 23 players to have more than 18,000 points, 5,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists.
"I still can't believe I'm here. This is not even a dream come true," McGrady said, via Yahoo! Sports.
The list of finalists includes five players, seven head coaches, one team and one official. Here is the full list of the 14 finalists for the 2017 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, per CBS Sports.
Tracy McGrady played in the NBA for 16 seasons and he was named an All-Star seven times. He is a two-time scoring champion, seven-time All-NBA teamer and the 2001 Most Improved Player.
Chris Webber is considered as one of the best power forwards of his generation. He was a five-time NBA All-Star and he was one of the best passing big men to have ever played the game.
Tim Hardaway was a five-time NBA All-Star and five-time All-NBA team selection during a 13-year career. He finished his career with more than 15,000 points, 7,000 assists and 1,400 steals.
Sidney Moncrief was the face of the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1980s. He was a five-time NBA All-Star and won the first two Defensive Player of the Year Awards in 1983 and 1984
Rebecca Lobo, who was a member of the 35-0 UConn Huskies that won the 1995 National Championship, was a one-time WNBA All-Star. She also won an Olympic Gold Medal in 1996.
Rudy Tomjanovich served as the head coach of the Houston Rockets from 1992 to 2003 and he led the franchise to two titles in 1995 and 1996. He is also a five-time NBA All-Star for the Rockets during his playing career.
Bill Self is the current head coach of the Kansas University Jayhawks. He helped Kansas win the NCAA championship in 2008.
Rollie Massimino served as the head coach of Villanova University from 1973 to 1992. He has 800 wins as a college head coach and he coached Villanova to the 1985 NCAA championship.
Robert Hughes is the winningest high school basketball head coach of all-time. He won five state titles in Texas and he has a total of 1,333 wins during his career.
Bo Ryan is the former head coach of the University of Wisconsin Badgers. He led Wisconsin to two Final Four appearances in 2014 and 2015.
Muffet McGraw is one of the greatest women head coaches of all-time. In 27 seasons with Notre Dame, she has compiled a record of 842 wins and won the 2001 NCAA championship.
Kim Mulkey is the head coach of the Baylor women's basketball team since 2000. She won the NCAA championship as a player in 1982 and won two more as a head coach in 2005 and 2012.
Hugh Evans was a former NBA referee from 1972 to 2001. He worked for a total of 1,969 regular NBA seasons games and 35 games in the NBA Finals.
The Wayland Baptist University Women's Basketball Team won 131 straight games from 1953 to 1958 under Harley Redin. They also won 10 AAU National Championships from 1954 to 1975.