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MavKikiNYC · 03-30-2006, 09:37 PM

Source: Nelson won't make Hall this year

03:19 PM CST on Thursday, March 30, 2006

By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News

ORLANDO, Fla – Don Nelson won't be joining the Basketball Hall of Fame, not this year, at least.

A source close to the Mavericks said Thursday that Nelson is not among the class of 2006
inductees who will be announced Monday at the Final Four in Indianapolis.

Nelson is second in NBA history in coaching victories with 1,190, 339 of them with the Mavericks before stepping aside late last season. He was among a large class of candidates to the Springfield, Mass., hall, but the source said Nelson did not receive enough votes from the panel to earn induction.

DMN file
Don Nelson stepped down as Mavericks coach in March 2005.

Nelson, who trails only Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens in coaching victories, has been part of 3,123 NBA games as a player and head coach.

Nelson, 65, also coached at Milwaukee, Golden State and New York. He guided the Mavericks to the Western Conference finals in 2003 and is one of only two coaches in league history to have won at least 250 games with three different franchises (Bucks, Warriors and Mavs).

It is possible Nelson could be on the ballot for induction again in coming years.

03-30-2006, 09:37 PM	#13
MavKikiNYC Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 8,509	Source: Nelson won't make Hall this year 03:19 PM CST on Thursday, March 30, 2006 By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News ORLANDO, Fla – Don Nelson won't be joining the Basketball Hall of Fame, not this year, at least. A source close to the Mavericks said Thursday that Nelson is not among the class of 2006 inductees who will be announced Monday at the Final Four in Indianapolis. Nelson is second in NBA history in coaching victories with 1,190, 339 of them with the Mavericks before stepping aside late last season. He was among a large class of candidates to the Springfield, Mass., hall, but the source said Nelson did not receive enough votes from the panel to earn induction. DMN file Don Nelson stepped down as Mavericks coach in March 2005. Nelson, who trails only Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens in coaching victories, has been part of 3,123 NBA games as a player and head coach. Nelson, 65, also coached at Milwaukee, Golden State and New York. He guided the Mavericks to the Western Conference finals in 2003 and is one of only two coaches in league history to have won at least 250 games with three different franchises (Bucks, Warriors and Mavs). It is possible Nelson could be on the ballot for induction again in coming years. Last edited by MavKikiNYC; 03-30-2006 at 09:37 PM.