page_title: List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
section_title: Teams
hierarchical_section_title: List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame / Members / Teams
caption_attribution_description: Die Buffalo Germans gewinnen die Panamerikanischen Meisterschaften im Jahr de:1901.
context_page_description: The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the sport. It is named after Dr. James Naismith, who conceived the sport in 1891; he was inducted into the Hall as a contributor in 1959.
  To be considered for induction, nominees must meet certain prerequisites. Players must have been retired for at least three years before becoming eligible. Referees must have either been retired for at least three years, or, if they are still active, have officiated for at least 25 years at high-school-level programs or higher. Coaches must have either been retired for at least three years, or, if they are still active, have coached for at least 25 years at high-school-level programs or higher and from 2020 on must have coached for at least 25 years and reached the age of sixty years. Those being considered for induction as contributors may be inducted at any time; the Hall of Fame and its committees evaluate whether contributions are significant enough for the nominee to be inducted as a contributor.
context_section_description: The Team category has existed since the beginning of the Hall of Fame and the first teams were inducted in 1959. Four teams were enshrined before 1963, but the fifth was not enshrined until 2002.  All told, 10 teams have been inducted, with the most recent being the Immaculata College women's team of 1972–1974, inducted in 2014.
caption: Buffalo Germans, inducted in 1961
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