Is Charles Barkley in the Hall of Fame?

Charles Barkley

Did Kenny Smith play with Michael Jordan at North Carolina?

Kenny Smith joined junior Michael Jordan and senior Sam Perkins on a North Carolina team that was a pre-season #1 and finished the season ranked #1 with a 28–3 record. Smith averaged 9.1 points and 5.0 assists per game, and the Tar Heels lost to Indiana in the regional semifinals of the 1984 NCAA tournament.

Why is Kenny called the jet?

Smith graduated in 1983. While still in high school, he earned the nickname “Jet” after a local sportswriter saw the cat-quick Smith in action in an in-season game against rival Christ the King High School and reported on it the next day in the paper.

Has an NBA MVP missed the Hall of Fame?

Of those 34 MVP winners, 26 have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The only ones who haven’t been selected to the Hall of Fame are either still active or not yet eligible (Dirk Nowitzki).

What basketball player was taken out of the Hall of Fame?

UWGB confirmed it has removed Boettcher from the school’s athletic hall of fame after he pleaded no contest last week to possessing intimate photos of children. Boettcher, who initially was charged in June 2019 with five counts of possessing child pornography, could serve up to 3.5 years in prison if convicted.

Who is the best North Carolina basketball player ever?

Billy Cunningham. 8 of 15. Brad Daugherty. 7 of 15. Charlie Scott. 6 of 15. Rasheed Wallace. 5 of 15. Sam Perkins. 4 of 15. Bobby Jones. 3 of 15. Raymond Felton. 2 of 15. Kenny Smith. 1 of 15. Stats: 12.8 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 5.5 APG, 1.0 SPG, 48.0 FG%, 39.9 3PT%.