Croatian Danira Nakić-Bilić to be inducted in FIBA Hall of Fame 

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Croatian Danira Nakić-Bilić will be inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame. 

On Tuesday, FIBA announced the full list of inductees that make up the 2024 Class of the FIBA Hall of Fame, with Nakić-Bilić among the 7 basketball players and one coach on the list.   

Born in the Croatian coastal city of Šibenik, Nakić-Bilić (54) won a silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics with Yugoslavia.

She was named European basketball’s Most Valuable Player three years in a row, in 1988, 1989, and 1990. In 1991, she received Croatia’s top sports honour, the Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport.

Nakić-Bilić will be honored during the enshrinement ceremony in Singapore in September for her outstanding contribution to the sport of basketball.

The list also features NBA great Reggie Miller. Miller is a former Olympic and FIBA Basketball World Cup winner with USA who was especially revered for his NBA contributions across an amazing 18 seasons in the league. He tallied a spectacular 25,000 points, helped by 2560 three-pointers and that contributed to an eye-catching five NBA All-Star appearances.

Other inductees include Kirk Penney, who is being honored for serving New Zealand with distinction at two Olympic Games and four FIBA Basketball World Cups, while African basketball can celebrate Central African Republic colossus Romain Sato being on the list. The guard attained huge success at club level, including titles in Euroleague, Eurocup, the Spanish League and also four Italian championships. 

Here is the full list of inductees that make up the 2024 Class of the FIBA Hall of Fame: 

Players
Miao Lijie (China)
Reggie Miller (USA)
Danira Nakić-Bilić (Croatia)
Kirk Samuel Penney (New Zealand)
Romain Sato (Central African Republic)
Skaidrite Smildzina-Budovska (Latvia)
Predrag Stojakovic (Serbia)

Coaches
Daniel Lowell Peterson (USA)