Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor
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The Ring of Honor is an award given to prominent players and employees of the professional basketball team, the Phoenix Suns
of the National Basketball Association
(NBA). Awardees are selected to recognize the significant role the individual has had for the Suns organization (not specifically their prominence in the NBA).
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
of the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
(NBA). Awardees are selected to recognize the significant role the individual has had for the Suns organization (not specifically their prominence in the NBA).
Recipients
| Awardee | Jersey # | Position | Years with Team | Date of Award / Jersey Retired |
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| Alvan Adams Alvan Adams Alvan Leigh Adams is a retired American professional basketball player. After starring at the University of Oklahoma, the 6'9" power forward/center was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 4th pick of the 1975 NBA Draft... |
33 | Center | 1975–88 | 9 November 1988 | Played entire career as a Sun, NBA Rookie of the Year, Phoenix's career leader in games played (988), minutes played (27,203), rebounds (6,937) and steals (1,289) |
| Charles Barkley Charles Barkley Charles Wade Barkley is a former American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Sir Charles" and "The Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's most dominating power forwards... |
34 | Forward | 1992–96 | 20 March 2004 | One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history |
| Tom Chambers | 24 | Forward | 1988–93 | 18 April 1999 | Four-time NBA All-Star (three as a Sun); works in Suns community relations |
| Jerry Colangelo Jerry Colangelo Jerry Colangelo , is an American businessman and sports executive.He formerly owned the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League and the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major... |
n/a | General manager, coach, owner, executive | 1968–2004 | 4 November 2007 | Four-time NBA Executive of the Year, NBA Hall of Famer, youngest general manager in US professional sports |
| Walter Davis Walter Davis (basketball) Walter Paul Davis is a retired American basketball player. A 6'6" forward/guard, Davis spent 15 years in the National Basketball Association, spending the bulk of those years with the Phoenix Suns... |
6 | Guard | 1977–88 | 3 April 1994 | NBA Rookie of the Year (1978), Phoenix's all-time leading scorer (15,666), six-time NBA All-Star |
| Lowell Fitzsimmons | n/a | Coach | 1970–72, 1988–92, 1996 | Suns head coach with a 341–208 record, two time NBA Coach of the Year (with Suns, 1988–89 season), Missouri Basketball Hall of Famer, National Junior College Hall of Famer, Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Missouri Sports Hall of Fame The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield, Missouri, USA, showcases sports memorabilia of Missouri athletes and interactive displays.-Inductees:-External links:*... r |
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| Connie Hawkins Connie Hawkins Cornelius L. Hawkins is a former National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association player, Harlem Globetrotter and New York City playground legend... |
42 | Forward | 1969–73 | 19 November 1976 | American Basketball League American Basketball League American Basketball League is a name that has been used by three defunct basketball leagues in the United States:*American Basketball League , the first major professional basketball league... 's MVP (1962), Harlem Globetrotter (1964–66), NBA Hall of Famer, works in Suns community relations |
| Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson Kevin Maurice Johnson is the current mayor of Sacramento, California. He is Sacramento's first African American mayor. Prior to entering politics, Johnson was a basketball player in the NBA, playing point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns... |
7 | Guard | 1988–1998, 2000 | 7 March 2001 | Suns leader in assists (6,518), free throws made (3,851) and free throws attempted (4,579); came out of retirement on March 23, 2000 after Suns point guard Jason Kidd Jason Kidd Jason Frederick Kidd is an American professional basketball point guard who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. Raised in Oakland, California, Kidd played college basketball at the University of California, Berkeley and was drafted second overall by the Dallas... was out due to injury; mayor of Sacramento, California Sacramento, California Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,... (2008— ) |
| Dan Majerle Dan Majerle Daniel Lewis Majerle is a retired American professional basketball player and currently an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. Known by his fans as "Downtown Dan," "Thunder Dan," and "Dan the Man," he played 14 years in the NBA, primarily with the Phoenix Suns, also with the Miami... |
9 | Forward | 1988–95, 2001–02 | 9 March 2003 | Played first seven seasons in Phoenix and concluded his career as a Sun; Suns all-time leader in three-point field goals (800), bronze medalist at the 1988 Olympics |
| Joe Proski Joe Proski Joe Proski spent 33 seasons as a head athletic trainer in the NBA. After only spending one season with the Chicago Bulls, Proski left for the Phoenix Suns in 1968. Proski served as the head athletic trainer in four NBA all-star games and was named head athletic trainer of the year in 1988. After... |
Athletic trainer Athletic trainer An athletic trainer is a certified, health care professional who practices in the field of sports medicine. Athletic training has been recognized by the American Medical Association as an allied health care profession since 1990.... |
1968–2000? | 1 April 2001 | Only athletic trainer during the franchise's first 32 seasons, Arizona Sports Personality of the Year (1979), NBA Athletic Trainer of the Year (1988) | |
| Dick Van Arsdale Dick Van Arsdale Richard Albert Van Arsdale is a former professional basketball player and coach, and a current NBA executive. A graduate of Indianapolis Emmerich Manual High School, the 6'5" guard played collegiately at Indiana University, Van Arsdale was selected by the New York Knickerbockers in the 2nd round... |
5 | Guard | 1968–77 | c.1977–78 | Scored franchise's first point (October 18, 1968), third highest scorer in club history (12,060), Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Suns |
| Paul Westphal Paul Westphal Paul Westphal is a retired American basketball player and current head coach of the National Basketball Association's Sacramento Kings. Westphal has had a storied career in the NBA, both as a player and as a coach. As a player, he won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in the 1974 NBA... |
44 | Guard, coach | 1975–80, 1983–84; Head Coach: 1992–96 | April 15, 1989 | Phoenix's fifth all-time leading scorer (9,564), Phoenix's top scorer each season, assistant coach for the Suns (1988–92), head coach for the Suns (1992–96) |