Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, who led the Sonics to their only NBA title and was an ambassador of Seattle basketball for more than 50 years, has died at 88.

The program will retire Bird's No. 10 jersey when the Huskies face Big East rival DePaul on Dec. 7. No current Huskies wear the No. 10 - Qadance Samuels was the most recent player to wear the number before transferring to NC State this offseason - as Bird's digits will join Rebecca Lobo's No. 50 and Swin Cash's No. 32 in the rafters.

Neoklis Avdalas scored 33 points and Virginia Tech defeated Providence 107-101 in overtime at the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off.

Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats breaks down what he expects from Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Rick Pitino and the Red Storm.

∗ Patrice Bergeron is a certain Hall of Famer and Brad Marchand is a likely one. If Marchand gets in, the Bruins will have had at least one Hall of Famer on their roster for 100 straight seasons. Presuming David Pastrnak continues on the track he’s on, that streak could extend well into the future.

How are we going to feel if next summer in Cooperstown we’ve got Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, and Carlos Beltrán on stage holding Hall of Fame plaques?