FAYETTEVILLE — Former Arkansas guard Sidney Moncrief is a finalist for the 2017 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class.
Moncrief is one of 14 finalists this year. Other notable finalists include former players Tim Hardaway, Chris Webber and Tracy McGrady, former NBA championship coach Rudy Tomjanovich, NCAA championship coaches Bill Self and Rollie Massimino, and former college coach Bo Ryan.
This year's hall of fame class will be announced April 3 at the Final Four in Phoenix and will be enshrined Sept. 9 in Springfield, Mass.
Moncrief became a household name as part of Arkansas' famed "Triplets" in the 1970s, along with Ron Brewer and Marvin Delph.