Philly's finest in Basketball Hall of Fame

Local treasure Herb Magee will receive his sport's highest honor when he goes into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame tomorrow. Here's a few lists and other information in conjunction with Magee's induction:

WHO THE HALL ARE YOU?

Basketball Hall of Famers with Philadelphia connections:

Sixers players

Charles Barkley, 1984-92

Wilt Chamberlain, 1965-68

Billy Cunningham, 1965-72; 1974-76

Julius Erving, 1976-87

Hal Greer, 1958-73

Moses Malone, 1982-86; 1993-94

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Sixers coaches

Larry Brown, 1997-03

Alex Hannum, 1960-68

Jack Ramsay, 1968-72

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Warriors players

Paul Arizin, 1950-62

Wilt Chamberlain, 1959-62

Joe Fulks, 1946-54

Neil Johnston, 1951-59

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Warriors contributor

Eddie Gottlieb, owner/coach, 1946-62

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Nationals players

Al Cervi, 1949-53

Dolph Schayes, 1949-64

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Nationals contributors

Danny Biasone, founder (1949-63)

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Others

Geno Auriemma, Connecticut coach, 1985-

John Chaney, Temple coach, 1982-2006

Chuck Daly, NBA coach, 1981-99

Tom Gola, La Salle player, 1951-55

Phil Jasner, Daily News sports writer, 1972-2010

Harry Litwack, Temple coach, 1952-73

Ken Loeffler, La Salle coach, 1949-55

Earl Monroe, NBA player, 1967-80

Jack Ramsay, St. Joseph's coach, 1955-66

Cathy Rush, Immaculata coach, 1972-77

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* Notes: Chamberlain was acquired in a trade in the middle of the 1964-65 season (Jan. 15, 1965) ... Arizin played at Villanova from 1947-50 ... Auriemma is from Norristown ... Earl "The Pearl" Monroe was born in Philadelphia and attended John Bartram High ... Daly coached at Penn from 1971-77.

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Franchise lineages

The Philadelphia Warriors (1946-62) became the San Francisco Warriors (1962-71), which became the Golden State Warriors in 1971-72.

The Syracuse Nationals (1949-63) became the Sixers in 1963-64.

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Philly flavor

A look at some of the artifacts in the Hall of Fame that have local ties:

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Paul Arizin: Villanova jersey.

Charles Barkley: 50 Greatest Players ring ... 1992 Olympic gold medal.

Wilt Chamberlain: Jersey from 100-point game ... The ball from his 20,881th point (passed Bob Pettit for then-NBA record) ... Overbrook High School letterman jacket.

John Chaney: 800th win basketball and tie.

Billy Cunningham: Sixers travel bag.

Julius Erving: Sixers jersey ... Basketball that commemorates career accomplishments.

Tom Gola: La Salle jersey.

Jameer Nelson: Saint Joseph's jersey in honor of his being named the inaugural Cousy Award winner.

Jack Ramsay: Saint Joseph's coaches jacket.

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If you go ...

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

1000 Hall of Fame Ave.

Springfield, Mass. 01105

Distance: Mapquest calls it a 235-mile drive from Center City Philadelphia lasting about 4 1/2 hours.

By air: Accessible by Logan (Boston) and Bradley (Windsor Locks, Conn.) airports.

Hours: Museum opens daily at 10 a.m.

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Winningest coaches

All divisions

Coach, seasons#Yrs.#W-L#Pct.

1. Don Meyer, 1973-10#38#923-324#.740

2. Herb Magee, 1968-11#44#922-366#.716

3. Bob Knight, 1966-08#42#902-371#.709

4. Mike Krzyzewski, 1976-11#36#900-284#.760

5. Dean Smith, 1962-97#36#879-254#.776

6. Adolph Rupp, 1931-73#41#876-190#.822

7. Jim Boeheim, 1977-11#35#856-301#.740

8. Jim Calhoun, 1973-11#39#855-367#.700

9. Jim Phelan, 1955-03#49#830-524#.613

10. Clarence Gaines, 1947-93#47#828-447#.649

Also

13. Glenn Robinson, 1972-11#40#805-302#.727

20. John Chaney, 1973-06#34#741-312#.704

31. Gary Williams, 1979-11#33#668-380#.637

33. John Wooden, 1947-75#29#664-162#.804

51. Bo Ryan, 1985-11#27#625-194#.763