FAYETTEVILLE — Former Arkansas guard Sidney Moncrief has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the highest lifetime achievement honor in the sport.
Moncrief, 61, was elected in his second time as a finalist. Inductees must receive 75 percent of the votes from the 24-member Naismith voting panel.
The 2019 Naismith class was announced Saturday prior to the Final Four in Minneapolis. Other inductees include Vlade Divac, Paul Westphal, Jack Sikma and Teresa Weatherspoon.
Moncrief was a finalist for the first time in 2017, more than a quarter-century after his playing career ended.