The nomination list for the 2024 Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame has been finalized, including 7 “Outstanding Male Athletes,” 8 “Outstanding Female Athletes,” 4 “Outstanding Coaches,” and 3 “Outstanding Referees.” The list is as follows:
The nominees for Outstanding Male Athlete are: Zhang Guanglie, Zhang Xishan, Cai Jiejie, Huang Pinjie; Yu Yuanxi (reinstated), Zhang Bin (reinstated), Zhu Fangyu (reinstated)
The nominees for Outstanding Female Athlete are: Zhou Yixian, Yang Jie, Chen Changfeng, Li Dongmei; Ma Shenmei (reinstated), Hu Yingxin (reinstated), Zhang Yueqin (reinstated), Qiu Chen (reinstated)
The nominees for Outstanding Coach are: Ma Qingsheng, Wang Changyou, Ma Yuonan; Zhang Dawei (reinstated)
The nominees for Outstanding Referee are: Guo Yupeng, Sun Yaoguan, Luo Jingrong
According to the reinstatement rules, those who did not advance to the next stage in the previous year are automatically reinstated this year. The 2024 nomination list includes 8 reinstated individuals.
The nomination process for “Outstanding Athletes” and “Outstanding Coaches” is undertaken by the “Nomination Committee.” This committee, which consists of over a hundred institutional members, has added several individual members for this edition. Institutional members include local basketball associations, sports management centers, professional league clubs, and sports universities, totaling 101. Individual members are all senior figures with extensive experience in basketball from various fields, numbering 14 in total.
The nomination process for “Outstanding Referees” is handled by the “Special Committee for Recommending Outstanding Referees,” comprising 63 veteran referees from the Chinese basketball community. The criteria for being recommended as an Outstanding Referee include having received national referee certification in 1957, international referee certification in 1978, or supplementary international referee certification in 1979.
After the specialized training session on July 19th, the nomination process for 2024 was fully launched. Following professional nominations by the members of each committee, Deloitte was responsible for collecting, recovering, and tallying the nomination forms, and after passing through the relevant recommendation approval processes of the Chinese Basketball Association, the nomination list was confirmed.
The 2024 Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame recommendation activities are divided into three stages: nomination, recommendation, and final review. The first stage of the nomination process has now been successfully completed, and the second stage of recommendations will commence in early September.
The “Recommendation Committee” is composed of hundreds of representatives from various sectors of the basketball industry. Members of the Recommendation Committee are tasked with nominating 3 male athletes, 3 female athletes, 2 coaches, and 2 referees from the nomination list, along with the 4 reinstated individuals, to proceed to the final review stage.
The third stage of the final review will be overseen by the “Final Review Committee,” which will determine the final list of inductees for the 2024 Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame through a final review meeting. After verification by the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame Committee and approval by the Chinese Basketball Association, the induction list is scheduled to be announced in mid-November.
In accordance with the 2024 Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame recommendation plan, 4 outstanding athletes (2 male and 2 female), 1 outstanding coach, 1 outstanding referee, and 3 pioneers of Chinese basketball will be inducted.