The problem with running a Hall of Fame-related website is that many of the big ones we cover all have announcements within months of each other.  The backbone of what we do is list-related, resulting in a long push to revise what we already have, specifically now with our Football and Basketball Lists.

At present, we have a minor update as we have completed the ninth ten of the 2024 Basketball List, which you can comment on and vote on:

The new 81 to 90:

81. Latrell Sprewell
82. Dick Garmaker
83. Dan Majerle
84. Zydrunas Ilgauskas
85. Reggie Theus
86. Johnny Green
87. Mel Hutchins
88. Shareef Abdur-Rahim
89. Ron Harper
90. Wayman Tisdale

Rankings are impacted annually based on your comments and votes.

Thank you all for your patience. We will soon unveil more changes to the football and basketball lists.

From the University of Minnesota, Dick Garmaker was drafted (twice due to the strange rules at the time) by the Minneapolis Lakers, where the Guard translated his collegiate success as a Golden Gopher, where he was a 1955 Consensus All-American to his home state Lakers. 

After playing sparingly as a rookie, Garmaker blossomed in his second season, averaging 16.3 Points per Game, which was good enough for tenth overall.  Garmaker made the next three All-Star Games, again putting up solid scoring and shooting percentages, though he was far from a flashy player.  The Minnesotan helped the Lakers reach the 1959 Finals where they were swept by Boston, but that would be nearing the end of his stay with the Lakers.  He was traded during the 1959-60 Season to the New York Knicks, where he played only one full season.  It was a good year (15.6 PPG) and he had his best Field Goal Percentage (.440), but Garmaker abruptly retired after, rendering his career to only seven years.