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Tom Izzo to present Gene Keady into Naismith Hall of Fame

Keith Farner

By Keith Farner

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Tom Izzo will be the presenter for Gene Keady later this summer as the Purdue coaching legend will be enshrined into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Keady in April was announced to be in this class.

The event will be Saturday, August 12, at Symphony Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts, affectionately known as the “Birthplace of Basketball.” The event is expected to include 45 Hall of Famers in attendance for the ceremony, including all presenters.

Members of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023 were asked to select previous inductees to accompany and present them to their peers. The choice is solely the decision of the incoming Hall of Famers or their family members if recognized posthumously.

The 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees and Presenters:

1976 Women’s Olympic Basketball Team, presented by Ann Meyers (Class of 1993), Nancy Lieberman (‘96)
Becky Hammon, presented by Sheryl Swoopes (‘16), Teresa Weatherspoon (‘19)
David Hixon, presented by Jim Calhoun (‘05), John Calipari (‘15)
Dirk Nowitzki, presented by Jason Kidd (‘18), Steve Nash (‘18)
Dwyane Wade, presented by Allen Iverson (‘16)
Gary Blair, presented by Teresa Weatherspoon (‘19), Van Chancellor (‘07)
Gene Bess, presented by Chris Bosh (‘21), John Calipari (‘15), Roy Williams (‘07)
Gene Keady, presented by Jerry Colangelo (‘04), Tom Izzo (‘16)
Gregg Popovich, presented by David Robinson (‘09), Manu Ginobili (‘22), Tim Duncan (‘20), Tony Parker (‘23)
Jim Valvano, presented by John Calipari (‘15)
Pau Gasol, presented by Toni Kukoč (‘21)
Tony Parker, presented by Manu Ginobili (‘22), Tim Duncan (‘20)

Keith Farner

Keith Farner has written about college football for newspapers and web sites since 2005.