On Wednesday, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame officially announced the list of Hall of Famers who will serve as presenters for this year’s class at the 2018 Enshrinement Ceremony, which will be held on Friday, September 7th at Springfield Symphony Hall. The NBA will be well represented.

According to a report from hoophall.com, members of the 2018 Hall of Fame Class were asked to select a former inductee to accompany them during the presentation. The report also indicated that more than 50 previous inductees are expected to be on-hand.

The 2018 inductees include Ray Allen, Maurice Cheeks, Charles “Lefty” Driesell, Grant Hill, Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Katie Smith, and Tina Thompson.

Via hoophall.com:

2018 Inductees and Presenters

Ray Allen, presented by Reggie Miller (’12)

Maurice “Mo” Cheeks, presented by Billy Cunningham (’86), and Julius Erving (’93)

Charles “Lefty” Driesell, presented by John Thompson (’99), Mike Krzyzewski (’01), and George Raveling (’15)

Grant Hill, presented by Isiah Thomas (’00), Mike Krzyzewski (’01), Patrick Ewing (’08), and Alonzo Mourning (‘14)

Jason Kidd, presented by Gary Payton (’13)

Steve Nash, presented by Don Nelson (’12)

Dino Radja, presented by Larry Bird (’98)

Charlie Scott, presented by Dave Cowens (’91), Julius Erving (’93), Larry Brown (’02), James Worthy (’03), Jerry Colangelo (’04), Roy Williams (’07), and Spencer Haywood (’15)

Katie Smith, presented by Dawn Staley (’13)

Tina Thompson, presented by Cheryl Miller (’95)

Rod Thorn, presented by Jerry West (’80)

Rick Welts, presented by Bill Russell (’75), Lenny Wilkens (’89 & ’98), Annie Meyers (’93), Russ Granik (’13), and David Stern (’14)

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For more information on any of the events at this year's ceremonies, fans can call the Basketball Hall of Fame’s Ticket Office at (413) 231-5513. A tax-deductible donation to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will be included in each ticket's price.

For those unaware, the Naismith Hall of Fame is not an NBA only hall. College, international, women's, and even high school players, coaches and ambassadors of the sport are all eligible to be inducted.