On Tuesday, eleven basketball legends that greatly contributed to the game of basketaball as players, coaches, referees, or contributors were inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in Alcobendas (Madrid, Spain).

The men and women of the 2009 inductees included US and NBA great Oscar Robertson (USA), national team hero Ricardo González (Argentina), women’s basketball legend Jacky Chazalon (France), referee Artenik Arabadjian (Bulgaria), and coach Pedro Ferrández (Spain).

Phostumous inductees include big man coache Pete Newell (USA) and women’s NCAA coach Kay Yow (USA), Ubiratan Pereira (Brazil), referee Marcel Pfeuti (Switzerland), and contributor Luis Martin (Spain).

The  inductees, except for Chazalon, were in Katowice, Poland, on Sunday to watch the final day of EuroBasket before flying out to Spain to take part in their induction ceremony.

Boston Celtic great Bill Russell, who was inducted 2 years ago in the FIBA Hall of Fame’s first class, was also in Spain to take part in the ceremonies.

“It’s an honor to be inducted in the FIBA Hall of Fame,” the now 84-year old González said to FIBA.com. “To be recognized for my career as a basketball player is a wonderful feeling and it gives me great pride.”