The John Bunn Award—in full, the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award—is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to an individual who has contributed significantly to the sport of basketball. Named after John Bunn, the first chairman of the Basketball Hall of Fame Committee from 1949 to 1969, the award is the highest and the most prestigious honor presented by the Basketball Hall of Fame other than enshrinement.[1] [2]
| Year | Recipient | class=unsortable | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1964 | ||
| 1974 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a player in 1960 and a coach as 1973 | ||
| 1975 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1981 | ||
| 1976 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 1969 | ||
| 1977 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1984 | ||
| 1978 | Another Hall of Fame award, the Curt Gowdy Media Award, is named after him | ||
| 1979 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1972 | ||
| 1980 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 1969 | ||
| 1981 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 1979 | ||
| 1982 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2000 | ||
| 1983 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a player in 1971 Another Hall of Fame award, the Bob Cousy Award, is named after him | ||
| 1984 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1991 | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1986 | |||
| 1987 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2006 | ||
| 1988 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1990 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 2000 | ||
| 1991 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 2000 | ||
| 1992 | |||
| 1993 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 1997 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2000 | ||
| 1998 | Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2011 | ||
| 1999 | Harlem Globetrotters | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a team in 2002 | |
| 2000 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2003 | ||
| 2001 | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2017 | ||
| 2002 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2007 | Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2011 | ||
| 2008 | Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2021 | ||
| 2009 | |||
| 2010 | [3] | ||
| 2011 | [4] | ||
| 2012 | [5] | ||
| 2013 | [6] | Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2015.[7] | |
| 2014 | [8] | Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2019 | |
| 2015 | [9] | Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2018. | |
| 2016 | [10] | ||
| 2017 | [11] | ||
| 2018 | [12] | ||
| 2019 | [13] | ||
| Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2022. | |||
| 2020 | [14] | ||
| 2021 | [15] | ||
| 2022 | [16] | ||
| 2023 |