{"id":262386,"date":"2025-10-31T07:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/262386\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T07:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:15:10","slug":"candace-parker-headlines-star-studded-2026-womens-basketball-hall-of-fame-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/262386\/","title":{"rendered":"Candace Parker headlines star-studded 2026 women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three-time WNBA champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/candace-parker\" 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rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Candace Parker<\/a> headlines the 2026 Women\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sports\/basketball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Basketball<\/a> Hall of Fame class, which celebrates a powerhouse lineup of players, coaches, and pioneers who transformed the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Announced on Thursday (30 October), the class includes two-time WNBA MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/elena-delle-donne\" 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rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elena Delle Donne<\/a>, four-time WNBA Coach of the Year Cheryl Reeve, and trailblazing ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke. They\u2019ll be joined by international stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/isabelle-fijalkowski\" data-tracking-payload=\"{&quot;implementation_provider&quot;:&quot;sed&quot;,&quot;content_geography&quot;:&quot;AF,AX,AL,DZ,AS,AD,AO,AI,AQ,AG,AR,AM,AW,AU,AT,AZ,BS,BH,BD,BB,BY,BE,BZ,BJ,BM,BT,BO,BQ,BA,BW,BV,BR,IO,UM,VG,VI,BN,BG,BF,BI,KH,CM,CA,CV,KY,CF,TD,CL,CN,CX,CC,CO,KM,CG,CD,CK,CR,HR,CU,CW,CY,CZ,DK,DJ,DM,DO,EC,EG,SV,GQ,ER,EE,ET,FK,FO,FJ,FI,FR,GF,PF,TF,GA,GM,GE,DE,GH,GI,GR,GL,GD,GP,GU,GT,GG,GN,GW,GY,HT,HM,VA,HN,HK,HU,IS,IN,ID,CI,IR,IQ,IE,IM,IL,IT,JM,JP,JE,JO,KZ,KE,KI,KW,KG,LA,LV,LB,LS,LR,LY,LI,LT,LU,MO,MK,MG,MW,MY,MV,ML,MT,MH,MQ,MR,MU,YT,MX,FM,MD,MC,MN,ME,MS,MA,MZ,MM,NA,NR,NP,NL,NC,NZ,NI,NE,NG,NU,NF,KP,MP,NO,OM,PK,PW,PS,PA,PG,PY,PE,PH,PN,PL,PT,PR,QA,RE,RO,RU,RW,BL,SH,KN,LC,MF,PM,VC,WS,SM,ST,SA,SN,RS,SC,SL,SG,SX,SK,SI,SB,SO,ZA,GS,KR,SS,ES,LK,SD,SR,SJ,SZ,SE,CH,SY,TW,TJ,TZ,TH,TL,TG,TK,TO,TT,TN,TR,TM,TC,TV,UG,UA,AE,GB,US,UY,UZ,VU,VE,VN,WF,EH,YE,ZM,ZW,XK&quot;,&quot;content_id&quot;:&quot;19956dd4-c22f-46df-8cd2-40c016646cb0&quot;,&quot;content_release_date_local_utc&quot;:&quot;2025-10-31T00:00:00Z&quot;,&quot;content_title&quot;:&quot;Basketball: Candace Parker headlines star-studded 2026 women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame Class&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-basketball\\&quot;,\\&quot;news-clip\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-female\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;features\\&quot;,\\&quot;north-america-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;candace-parker\\&quot;,\\&quot;elena-delle-donne\\&quot;,\\&quot;isabelle-fijalkowski\\&quot;,\\&quot;amaya-valdemoro\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Basketball: Candace Parker headlines star-studded 2026 women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame Class&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;candace-parker-headlines-2026-basketball-hall-of-fame-class&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-basketball&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;BKB&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isabelle Fijalkowski<\/a> of France and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/amaya-valdemoro\" data-tracking-payload=\"{&quot;implementation_provider&quot;:&quot;sed&quot;,&quot;content_geography&quot;:&quot;AF,AX,AL,DZ,AS,AD,AO,AI,AQ,AG,AR,AM,AW,AU,AT,AZ,BS,BH,BD,BB,BY,BE,BZ,BJ,BM,BT,BO,BQ,BA,BW,BV,BR,IO,UM,VG,VI,BN,BG,BF,BI,KH,CM,CA,CV,KY,CF,TD,CL,CN,CX,CC,CO,KM,CG,CD,CK,CR,HR,CU,CW,CY,CZ,DK,DJ,DM,DO,EC,EG,SV,GQ,ER,EE,ET,FK,FO,FJ,FI,FR,GF,PF,TF,GA,GM,GE,DE,GH,GI,GR,GL,GD,GP,GU,GT,GG,GN,GW,GY,HT,HM,VA,HN,HK,HU,IS,IN,ID,CI,IR,IQ,IE,IM,IL,IT,JM,JP,JE,JO,KZ,KE,KI,KW,KG,LA,LV,LB,LS,LR,LY,LI,LT,LU,MO,MK,MG,MW,MY,MV,ML,MT,MH,MQ,MR,MU,YT,MX,FM,MD,MC,MN,ME,MS,MA,MZ,MM,NA,NR,NP,NL,NC,NZ,NI,NE,NG,NU,NF,KP,MP,NO,OM,PK,PW,PS,PA,PG,PY,PE,PH,PN,PL,PT,PR,QA,RE,RO,RU,RW,BL,SH,KN,LC,MF,PM,VC,WS,SM,ST,SA,SN,RS,SC,SL,SG,SX,SK,SI,SB,SO,ZA,GS,KR,SS,ES,LK,SD,SR,SJ,SZ,SE,CH,SY,TW,TJ,TZ,TH,TL,TG,TK,TO,TT,TN,TR,TM,TC,TV,UG,UA,AE,GB,US,UY,UZ,VU,VE,VN,WF,EH,YE,ZM,ZW,XK&quot;,&quot;content_id&quot;:&quot;19956dd4-c22f-46df-8cd2-40c016646cb0&quot;,&quot;content_release_date_local_utc&quot;:&quot;2025-10-31T00:00:00Z&quot;,&quot;content_title&quot;:&quot;Basketball: Candace Parker headlines star-studded 2026 women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame Class&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-basketball\\&quot;,\\&quot;news-clip\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-female\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;features\\&quot;,\\&quot;north-america-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;candace-parker\\&quot;,\\&quot;elena-delle-donne\\&quot;,\\&quot;isabelle-fijalkowski\\&quot;,\\&quot;amaya-valdemoro\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Basketball: Candace Parker headlines star-studded 2026 women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame Class&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;candace-parker-headlines-2026-basketball-hall-of-fame-class&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-basketball&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;BKB&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amaya Valdemoro<\/a> of Spain, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, and former Clemson standout Barbara Kennedy-Dixon at the induction ceremony on 27 June next year.<\/p>\n<p>Parker, one of the most versatile players in basketball history, captured three WNBA titles with three separate teams and earned two Olympic gold medals with Team USA.<\/p>\n<p>Delle Donne, who retired in April, built an illustrious career featuring seven All-Star selections, two MVPs, and a 2019 WNBA championship with the Washington Mystics. She now serves as USA Basketball\u2019s 3&#215;3 national team director.<\/p>\n<p>Reeve, the architect of the Minnesota Lynx dynasty, has led her team to four WNBA titles and guided the U.S. women\u2019s national team to gold at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/olympic-games\/paris-2024\" data-tracking-payload=\"{&quot;implementation_provider&quot;:&quot;sed&quot;,&quot;content_geography&quot;:&quot;AF,AX,AL,DZ,AS,AD,AO,AI,AQ,AG,AR,AM,AW,AU,AT,AZ,BS,BH,BD,BB,BY,BE,BZ,BJ,BM,BT,BO,BQ,BA,BW,BV,BR,IO,UM,VG,VI,BN,BG,BF,BI,KH,CM,CA,CV,KY,CF,TD,CL,CN,CX,CC,CO,KM,CG,CD,CK,CR,HR,CU,CW,CY,CZ,DK,DJ,DM,DO,EC,EG,SV,GQ,ER,EE,ET,FK,FO,FJ,FI,FR,GF,PF,TF,GA,GM,GE,DE,GH,GI,GR,GL,GD,GP,GU,GT,GG,GN,GW,GY,HT,HM,VA,HN,HK,HU,IS,IN,ID,CI,IR,IQ,IE,IM,IL,IT,JM,JP,JE,JO,KZ,KE,KI,KW,KG,LA,LV,LB,LS,LR,LY,LI,LT,LU,MO,MK,MG,MW,MY,MV,ML,MT,MH,MQ,MR,MU,YT,MX,FM,MD,MC,MN,ME,MS,MA,MZ,MM,NA,NR,NP,NL,NC,NZ,NI,NE,NG,NU,NF,KP,MP,NO,OM,PK,PW,PS,PA,PG,PY,PE,PH,PN,PL,PT,PR,QA,RE,RO,RU,RW,BL,SH,KN,LC,MF,PM,VC,WS,SM,ST,SA,SN,RS,SC,SL,SG,SX,SK,SI,SB,SO,ZA,GS,KR,SS,ES,LK,SD,SR,SJ,SZ,SE,CH,SY,TW,TJ,TZ,TH,TL,TG,TK,TO,TT,TN,TR,TM,TC,TV,UG,UA,AE,GB,US,UY,UZ,VU,VE,VN,WF,EH,YE,ZM,ZW,XK&quot;,&quot;content_id&quot;:&quot;19956dd4-c22f-46df-8cd2-40c016646cb0&quot;,&quot;content_release_date_local_utc&quot;:&quot;2025-10-31T00:00:00Z&quot;,&quot;content_title&quot;:&quot;Basketball: Candace Parker headlines star-studded 2026 women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame Class&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-basketball\\&quot;,\\&quot;news-clip\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-female\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;features\\&quot;,\\&quot;north-america-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;candace-parker\\&quot;,\\&quot;elena-delle-donne\\&quot;,\\&quot;isabelle-fijalkowski\\&quot;,\\&quot;amaya-valdemoro\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Basketball: Candace Parker headlines star-studded 2026 women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame Class&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;candace-parker-headlines-2026-basketball-hall-of-fame-class&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-basketball&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;BKB&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Olympic Games Paris 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Burke, a voice of the game for over three decades, broke barriers as the first woman to serve as a full-time NBA analyst on ESPN\u2019s lead broadcast team.<\/p>\n<p>Together, this remarkable 2026 class embodies the global excellence, leadership, and legacy of women\u2019s basketball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three-time WNBA champion Candace Parker headlines the 2026 Women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame class, which celebrates a powerhouse&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":{"0":"post-262386","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}