BASKETBALL
Career highlights of the seven members voted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday.
* KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR: Rookie of the Year (1970). Most valuable player six times. Career records include: games played, points, field goals made and attempted, blocked shots. All-NBA first team 10 times.
* ANNE DONOVAN: Naismith Player of the Year in 1983. Played on the 1984 and ’88 Olympic gold medal teams.
* ALEKSANDR GOMELSKY: Known as the father of Soviet basketball.
* JOHN KUNDLA: Was the first coach of the Minneapolis Lakers and led them to six titles in 12 seasons.
* VERN MIKKELSEN: Six-time all-star as power forward. Led Minneapolis Lakers to four NBA titles in the ‘50s.
* CHERYL MILLER: Led USC to NCAA titles in ’83 and ’84. Holds Trojan records in nine categories. Led U.S. team to gold medal in 1984 Olympics and 1986 Goodwill Games.
* EARL STROM: Referee for 32 seasons, including 29 NBA Finals games.
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