15 Nominated For Hall

Pete Carril, whose Princeton teams were a popular NCAA tournament underdog, and John Thompson, who transformed Georgetown into one of college basketball’s top teams, were nominated Tuesday for the Basketball Hall of Fame.

The two old friends were among the largest group of nominees - seven coaches, seven players and one contributor - ever to go to the Honors Committee for a vote..

Proposed for the first time were Alex English, Sidney Moncrief, Bobby Jones and Alex Hannum. Also nominated were players Gus Johnson, Dennis Johnson, Jamaal Wilkes and Jo Jo White; coaches Don Haskins, Jerry Tarkanian, Jim Phelan and Tex Winter.