Kenichi Sako, one of the most iconic figures in Japan’s basketball history, has been elected to the FIBA Hall of Fame’s 2020 class, the sport’s global governing body announced on Tuesday.
Sako is among the group of 12 that will be enshrined as the class of 2020, which includes former NBA MVP point guard Steve Nash of Canada and Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist and former NBA player Alexander Volkov.
Ruben Magnano, who led his native Argentina to the gold medal in the men’s competition at Athens 2004, and Tara VanDerveer, who navigated the USA women’s squad to gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games, were selected for the 2020 class as coaches.