MIES (Switzerland) - Korean basketball legend Shin-Ja Park has been honored for her services to the sport by being inducted into the  FIBA Hall of Fame Class of 2020.

Park and eight other players - Steve Nash (Canada), Isabelle Fijalkowski (France), Agnes Nemeth (Hungary), Mieczyslaw Lopatka (Poland), Modestas Paulauskas (Lithuania), Kenichi Sako (Japan), Alexander Volkov (Ukraine) and Jure Zdovc (Slovenia) - are being enshrined as part of the Class of 2020, as well as legendary coaches Ruben Magnano (Argentina), Svetislav Pesic (Serbia) and Tara Van Derveer (USA).

The center has been recognized not only for her standout performances on the court, but also for her work once she had hung up her game shoes.

When it came to her playing career, a particular high point for Park came at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in 1967. Four years after her first appearance at the flagship event,  she led her team to the Final of the competition. She not only landed a silver medal, she was also the standout player and crowned as MVP.

Park also celebrated standing on the third podium step in 1965 when Korea took the bronze medal at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup.

Her period of success with the national team came alongside an era of dominance for the Commercial Bank Women's Team, who wrapped up five consecutive East Asia Club League titles between 1963 and 1967. It was no surprise that this, combined with her performances for Korea, led to Park being recognized as the most outstanding player in the Asia region across a period of 12 years.

When the curtain fell on her stellar playing career, she embarked on a quest to remain influential in the sport and did so with some key contributions. 

Park was the Administrator for the 1979 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup and the 1988 Olympic Games which were both hosted in her home city of Seoul. She then went on to serve on Committees of the Korean Basketball Association and the Asian Basketball Confederation. 

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