Lakers' Jackson reportedly headed to Hall of Fame

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Updated: March 31, 2007, 12:46 PM ET
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Phil Jackson's resume includes nine NBA titles and more than 900 victories. Soon, he'll be able to add Hall of Famer to that list.

The Lakers' head coach, who's probably most famous for guiding Michael Jordan and the Bulls to two separate three-peats, will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this September, the Los Angeles Times reported.

While Jackson hasn't been a head coach for the necessary 25 years, his time as an assistant with the Bulls and the Nets counts toward his overall service, the newspaper reported.

Jackson will be the Lakers' 18 inductee into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

Jackson's overall NBA record is 915-387 (.703). After leading the Bulls to six titles in nine years between 1989-1998, he directed the Lakers to three championships from 1999-2004.

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Updated: April 2, 2007, 12:16 PM ET
Lakers' Jackson, UNC's Williams headline HOF class

ATLANTA -- Phil Jackson, who has won NBA titles in two cities, and Roy Williams, who has taken two schools to NCAA championship games, topped a class of seven selected Monday to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame in September.

Jackson coached the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles before leading the Los Angeles Lakers to three straight championships. Williams is the third coach in history to lead two schools to the NCAA championship game. He won the championship with North Carolina in 2005 and also reached the final with Kansas.

Also selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame were the 1966 NCAA champion Texas Western team, four-time WNBA championship coach Van Chancellor, former NBA referee Mendy Rudolph and international coaches Pedro Ferrandiz of Spain and Mirko Novosel of Yugoslavia.

Among the notable finalists who did not receive the required 18 votes from 24 members of the honors committee were ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale and longtime college coach Eddie Sutton.

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