Presenters announced for 2016 Hall of Fame class

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will welcome 10 basketball legends into its halls Sept. 9 when the 2016 enshrinement ceremony takes place in Springfield, Mass.

Headlining this year's class are former NBA Most Valuable Player Allen Iverson, five-time champion Shaquille O'Neal, eight-time All-Star Yao Ming, and four-time WNBA champion Sheryl Swoopes.

The Hall of Fame announced the names of the presenters for all of the inductees Tuesday afternoon. Each inductee is asked to choose at least one previous inductee as their presenter.

• Zelmo Beaty (player), presented by Lenny Wilkens ('89, '98, '10)
• Darell Garretson (referee), presented by David Stern ('14)
• Allen Iverson (player), presented by Larry Brown ('02), Julius Erving ('93), John Thompson ('99)
• Tom Izzo (head coach), presented by Gary Williams ('14)
• John McLendon (head coach), presented by Wayne Embry ('99), Sam Jones ('84), Isiah Thomas ('00), John Thompson ('99)
• Shaquille O’Neal (player), presented by Julius Erving ('93), Alonzo Mourning ('14), Bill Russell ('75), Isiah Thomas ('00),
• Cumberland Posey (player), presented by Earl Monroe ('90)
• Jerry Reinsdorf (owner), presented by Phil Jackson ('07), Scottie Pippen ('10)
• Sheryl Swoopes (player), presented by Van Chancellor ('07), Nancy Lieberman ('96)
• Yao Ming (player), presented by Dikembe Mutombo ('15), Bill Russell ('75), Bill Walton ('93)