Five-time NBA MVP Michael Jordan has made the Basketball Hall of Fame, museum officials announced on Monday.

(From L to R) Vivian Stringer, John Stockton, David Robinson and Michael Jordan. [sina.com]

Arguably the greatest to ever play the game, Jordan was joined by NBA greats David Robinson, John Stockton, Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and women's college coach Vivian Stringer in the class of 2009.

Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships in the dominating decade of the 1990s, during a storied 15-year career, twice interrupted by retirements before finishing with the Washington Wizards in 2003.

Jordan, Robinson, Sloan, and Stockton were all elected in their first year of eligibility, while Stringer had been named a finalist in prior years.

The class will be inducted on the weekend of September 10-12 into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

(Xinhua News Agency April 7 2009)