On Thursday, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame revealed their nominees list for the 2025 induction class, with former Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder among some of the most notable names displayed for the first time.
Bluder retired after 25 seasons as head coach with the Hawkeyes following their second consecutive National Championship game appearance in April.
During her tenure at Iowa, she finished with a cumulative record of 528-254 (67.51%), is No. 10 on the all-time wins list in Division-I women’s basketball history, hosts the title of most Big Ten conference wins in conference history, and won seven Big Ten titles. (five Big Ten Tournament and two Regular Season).
In her combined 40 seasons as a head coach with stops at St. Ambrose, Drake, and Iowa, Bluder compiled a record of 884-395 (69.06%).
Other notable first-time nominees included Carmelo Anthony, Sue Bird, Maya Moore, Dwight Howard, Doc Rivers, Billy Donovan, Sylvia Fowles, Chamique Holdsclaw, Mark Few, Lisa Bluder, Marc Gasol, and Micky Arison.
Finalists chosen from the applicable Category Screening Committees for the Class of 2025 will be announced on Feb. 14 as part of NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco, Calif.
Those chosen as finalists for the 2025 inductee class will be unveiled during the broadcast at the 2025 NCAA Final Four on April 5 from San Antonio.
While the 2025 Hall of Fame nominees list is vast and chocked full of tremendous resumes, Bluder’s numerous coaching accolades are certainly worthy of recognition if she were to be selected.
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