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\n

HOUSTON (AP)\u2014Dennis Rodman, Chris Mullin and a trio of coaching legends
\nare part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame\u2019s Class of 2011.<\/p>\n

Coaches Tex Winter, innovator of the \u201cTriangle\u201d offense, Stanford\u2019s Tara
\nVanDerveer and Philadelphia University\u2019s Herb Magee were part of the class
\nannounced Monday at the Final Four in Houston.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s cool, man. It\u2019s a great feeling,\u201d Rodman said.<\/p>\n

Longtime NBA and ABA star Artis Gilmore, former Portland TrailBlazers center
\nArvydas Sabonis and Olympic gold medalist Teresa Edwards also will be inducted.
\nThey are joined by Harlem Globetrotter Reece \u201cGoose\u201d Tatum and Boston Celtic
\nTom \u201cSatch\u201d Sanders.<\/p>\n

The class will be formally inducted in Springfield, Mass., in August.<\/p>\n

When asked who helped him get to the Hall of Fame, Rodman had a simple
\nanswer: \u201cMe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rodman, known as much for his flair for fashion as his equally impressive
\ndefensive skills, did not disappoint Monday. The two-time NBA defensive player
\nof the year wore sneakers, jeans, a black ballcap, tan vest with leopard and tan
\nscarves, and his white shirt with gold sequined cuffs was unbuttoned and knotted
\nat the waist, a la Julia Roberts in \u201cPretty Woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

For VanDerveer, Monday\u2019s announcement was bittersweet, coming just hours
\nafter her Stanford team lost 63-62 to Texas A&M in a national semifinal in
\nIndianapolis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is kind of a tough morning to be a basketball coach for me waking up
\nafter our loss last night,\u201d she said on a conference call. \u201cThis opportunity
\nto be enshrined in Naismith is an incredible honor, and I\u2019m overwhelmed by it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In December, VanDerveer became the sixth woman to get 800 coaching
\nvictories.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the ultimate compliment to a coach or basketball player. I\u2019m humbled
\nand honored. You should be really excited about it, but I wish it hadn\u2019t come on
\nthis day. I\u2019m not feeling great about myself or how we played. You go back and
\nthink about all the things I could have done or should have done. The sun didn\u2019t
\ncome up this morning here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Five-time NBA All-Star and St. John\u2019s all-time leading scorer Mullin learned
\nhe had made the hall in an early morning phone call that woke him up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually went back to sleep, but I slept with a big smile on my face,\u201d
\nMullin said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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