Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
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The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame honors men and women who have contributed to the sport of women's basketball
. The Hall of Fame
opened in 1999 in Knoxville
, Tennessee
, USA
. Knoxville is known for having a large women's basketball following as well as being the home of the University of Tennessee
's Lady Vols
basketball team coached by legendary women's coach Pat Summit who was part of the first class inducted.
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Women's basketball
Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges...
. The Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
opened in 1999 in Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Knoxville is known for having a large women's basketball following as well as being the home of the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
's Lady Vols
Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
The Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in NCAA women's basketball competition...
basketball team coached by legendary women's coach Pat Summit who was part of the first class inducted.
Class of 1999
- Senda AbbottSenda Berenson AbbottSenda Berenson Abbott was a pioneer of women's basketball, authoring the first Basketball Guide for Women...
- Lidia AlexeyevaLidia AlexeyevaLidia Vladimirovna Alexeyeva is a Russian basketball coach....
- Carol BlazejowskiCarol BlazejowskiCarol Ann Blazejowski , nicknamed "The Blaze", is a retired women's professional basketball player and the former President and General Manager of the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association .-Family:Blazejowski is the daughter of Leon and Grace Blazejowski...
- Joanne Bracker
- Jody ConradtJody ConradtJody Conradt is a retired women's basketball coach. She was the head coach for the women's team at University of Texas at Austin . Her coaching career spanned 38 years, with the last 31 years at UT from 1976 to 2007. She also served concurrently as the UT women's athletic director from 1992 to 2001...
- Joan CrawfordJoan Crawford (basketball)Joan Crawford is a former basketball player and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame , Women's Basketball Hall of Fame , and Amateur Athletic Union Hall of Fame.-Early life:Crawford was born to Monroe Crawford and Iris Crawford...
- Denise CurryDenise CurryDenise Curry is an American former basketball player and college and professional basketball coach. As of the 2007-2008 season, she is in her fifth year as an assistant basketball coach for the Cal State Long Beach women's basketball team.-College basketball:Curry moved to Davis, California by the...
- Anne DonovanAnne DonovanAnne Donovan is an American retired basketball player and the current head coach of the women's basketball team at Seton Hall University. She was formerly an assistant coach, then interim head coach of the New York Liberty of the WNBA...
- Carol Eckman
- Betty Jo Graber
- Lusia Harris-StewartLusia HarrisLusia "Lucy" Harris-Stewart is a former American basketball player. Harris is considered to be one of the pioneers of women's basketball...
- John HeadJohn L. Head-References:...
- Nancy LiebermanNancy LiebermanNancy Elizabeth Lieberman , nicknamed "Lady Magic", is a former professional basketball player who played and coached in the WNBA.Lieberman is regarded as one of the greatest figures in women's basketball....
- Darlene May
- Ann Meyers-Drysdale
- Cheryl Miller
- Billie MooreBillie MooreBillie J. Moore is an American basketball coach. She was the first coach in women's basketball history to lead teams from two different schools to national championships...
- Shin-Ja Park
- Harley Redin
- Uljana Semjonova
- Jim Smiddy
- Pat Head SummittPat SummittPatricia "Pat" Head Summitt is an American women's college basketball coach. She is currently the head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team. She is the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history of either a men's or women's team in any division...
- Bertha TeagueBertha TeagueBertha F. Teague was an American basketball coach. She coached Byng High School team in Ada, Oklahoma for 42 years with a career record of 1,157-115 . Her teams won 8 Oklahoma state titles and 98 consecutive games from 1936 to 1939...
- Margaret WadeMargaret Wade (basketball coach)Lily Margaret Wade was an American basketball player and coach. She played high school basketball for Cleveland High School and college basketball for Delta State University in 1930-1932. The women's basketball program was discontinued at that college after she graduated...
- Nera WhiteNera WhiteNera D. White is a retired American basketball player. She is considered one of the most outstanding female players in history.- Early life and education :...
Class of 2000
- Alline Banks Sprouse
- Mildred Barnes
- Breezy Bishop
- E. Wayne Cooley
- Nancy Dunkle
- Olga SukharnovaOlga SukharnovaOlga Leonidovna Sukharnova is a retired female basketball player, who twice won the gold medal with the Soviet national team at the Summer Olympics; 1976 and 1980.# Participation in the Final Four of the Champions League 1993 in Valencia...
- Borislav StankovicBorislav StankovicBorislav "Bora" Stanković is a Serbian former basketball player and coach, as well as a longtime administrator in the sport's various governing bodies. For his contributions to the game of basketball he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.Stanković was born in Bihać, Bosnia and...
- Fran Garmon
- Dorothy Gaters
- Sue GunterSue GunterSue Gunter was a women's college basketball coach. She is best known as the head coach of the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team....
- Rita HorkyRita HorkyRita Horky is a former women's basketball player and coach from Blissfield, Michigan player who was elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.-Player:...
- Betty F. Jaynes
- George E. KillianGeorge E. KillianGeorge E. Killian, born on April 6, 1924 in Valley Stream, New York, U.S. is a sports administrator and currently the president of the International University Sports Federation ....
- Kim Mulkey-Robertson
- Cindy Noble Hauserman
- Lorene RamseyLorene RamseyLorene Ramsey, a pioneer in women's sports, is one of the most successful college coaches of all time. In 1968, Ramsey joined the staff of Illinois Central College, a community college in East Peoria, Illinois. There, before the passing of Title IX, she started the women's athletic program...
- Patricia (Trish) Roberts
- Sue Rojcewicz
- Cathy RushCathy RushCathy Rush was the head women's basketball coach at Immaculata from 1972-1977. She led Immaculata to three consecutive AIAW national titles from 1972-1974. She led the Mighty Macs to six consecutive final four appearances in her six seasons with the school, attaining a 149-15 record. Rush was...
- Juliene Brazinski Simpson
- Katherine Washington
- Dean Weese
- Marcy Weston
- Kay YowKay YowSandra Kay Yow was an American basketball coach. She was the head coach of the NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team from 1975 to 2009. A member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, she had more than 700 career wins. She also coached the U.S...
Class of 2001
- Van ChancellorVan ChancellorVan Chancellor is the former Louisiana State University women's basketball coach. He was named head coach on April 11, 2007, replacing Pokey Chatman. In 2001, Van Chancellor was elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Knoxville, Tennessee...
- Theresa GrentzTheresa GrentzTheresa Shank Grentz , from Glenolden, Pennsylvania, is the former head coach of the women's basketball program at the University of Illinois, Rutgers University and St. Josephs. She is a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame....
- Phyllis HolmesPhyllis HolmesPhyllis Holmes was a longtime basketball coach for Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois. She also served as an assistant women's Olympic coach for USA Basketball....
- LaTaunya Pollard
- Linda K. SharpLinda K. SharpLinda K. Sharp is a former collegiate women's basketball coach. Her coaching career spans 31 seasons with stints on all levels from elementary, junior high and high school to the collegiate and professional ranks, and she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.Sharp served as...
- C. Vivian StringerC. Vivian StringerCharlaine Vivian Stringer is a prominent African American basketball coach, with one of the best records in the history of women's basketball...
- Vanya VoynovaVanya VoynovaVanya Voynova was a Bulgarian basketball player. She has played for Slavia Sofia from 1950 to 1968, winning the European Champions' Cup in 1959 and 1963 and Bulgarian league 12 times from 1953 to 1965...
- Hazel WalkerHazel Walker-References:...
- Rosie Walker
- Holly Warlick
Class of 2002
- Cindy Brogdon
- Hortência MarcariHortencia MarcariHortência Maria de Fátima Marcari is a former basketball player who is often considered to be one of the greatest women's basketball player in Brazil, alongside with Paula, and regarded as one of the greatest women's basketball player of all ever in the world by specialists in the world...
- Kamie EthridgeKamie Ethridge-External links:**...
- Margaret Sexton Gleaves
- Sandra Meadows
- Lea Plarski
- Marianne Crawford Stanley
- Tara VanDerveerTara VanderveerTara VanDerveer has been the Stanford University women's basketball coach since 1985. She led the Stanford Cardinal to two NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships: in 1990 and 1992. She stepped away from the Stanford program for a year to serve as the U.S. national team head coach at the...
Class of 2003
- Leon BarmoreLeon BarmoreLeon Barmore is a college women's basketball coach. He coached at Louisiana Tech University from 1982 to 2002, serving the first three years as co-head coach with Sonja Hogg, who had begun the program in 1974 at the invitation of university president F. Jay Taylor...
- Tara Heiss
- Claude Hutcherson
- Patsy Neal
- Doris Rogers
- Marsha SharpMarsha SharpMarsha Sharp is the former head coach of Texas Tech University's women's basketball team, the Lady Raiders. She retired after twenty-three years at the conclusion of the 2005/06 season....
Class of 2004
- Sylvia HatchellSylvia HatchellSylvia Rhyne Hatchell is head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.She competed with USA Basketball as the Head Coach of the 1994 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei.-College:...
- Lurlyne Greer Rogers
- Amy RuleyAmy RuleyAmy Ruley is a former women's head basketball coach at North Dakota State University. Ruley has the greatest number of victories of any women's coach at NDSU, with over 600 wins, and has led the Bison to 5 NCAA Division II championships. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame...
- Bev SmithBev SmithBeverly "Bev" Smith is the former head women's basketball coach at the University of Oregon. She held that position from 2001 to 2009. She replaced controversial coach Jody Runge, and posted an 83-69 record. Her 2004 team made the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament, after...
- William L. Wall
- Marian E. Washington
Class of 2005
- Joe Ciampi
- Kelli Litsch
- Hunter Low
- Edna Tarbutton
- Dixie Woodall
- Lynette Woodard
Class of 2006
- Geno AuriemmaGeno AuriemmaLuigi "Geno" Auriemma is the head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, which he has led to seven National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I national championships...
- Maria Paula Gonçalves da SilvaMaria Paula SilvaMaria Paula Gonçalves da Silva, also known as Magic Paula , is a retired Brazilian basketball player. She is considered one of the greatest players in her country, along with Hortência Marcari and Janeth Arcain...
- Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil
- Janice Lawrence BraxtonJanice Lawrence BraxtonJanice Lawrence Braxton is an American professional basketball player.-College:She played college basketball for Louisiana Tech, where she helped lead the Lady Techsters to national championships in 1981 and 1982...
- Katrina McClain JohnsonKatrina McClain JohnsonKatrina McClain Johnson, born September 19, 1965 in Charleston, South Carolina, is a retired American basketball player.-College years:...
- Barbara Stevens
Class of 2007
- Daedra Charles-Furlow
- Bridgette GordonBridgette GordonBridgette C. Gordon is a retired female professional basketball player from the United States. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team, that claimed the gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.In 2007, Gordon was elected to the Women's Basketball...
- Mel GreenbergMel GreenbergMel Greenberg is a respected American sports journalist focusing on women's basketball.Since 1970, Greenberg has written for the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he predominantly covers college and professional women's basketball. He has helped pioneer national coverage of the sport, most notably as a...
- Pamela Kelly-Flowers
- Andy LandersAndy Landers- External links :* * - Notes :...
- Andrea Lloyd-CurryAndrea Lloyd-CurryAndrea Lloyd is a former professional basketball player, a 2007 inductee into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, and previous television analyst for the Minnesota Lynx. Currently she is working as a television analyst for the MTN sports network with the Mountain West Conference.Lloyd-Curry...
Class of 2008
- Debbie RyanDebbie RyanDebbie Ryan is the former head coach for the women's basketball team at the University of Virginia. Ryan also coached the American women's basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2000 but is currently in remission...
- Patty Broderick
- Lin L. Laursen
- Jill Rankin Schneider
- Suzie McConnell-Serio
- Michelle Timms
Class of 2009
- Jennifer AzziJennifer AzziJennifer Lynn Azzi is the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of San Francisco. Azzi is a former collegiate and professional basketball player.-College years:...
- Cynthia CooperCynthia Cooper (basketball)Cynthia Lynne Cooper is a former American basketball player who has won championships in college, the Olympics, and in the Women's National Basketball Association . She is considered by many as one of the greatest women's basketball players ever. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the...
- Jennifer GillomJennifer GillomJennifer "Grandmama" Gillom is a former WNBA basketball player who played for the Phoenix Mercury from 1997 to 2002...
- Sonja HoggSonja HoggSonja Hogg is the former head woman's basketball coach at Louisiana Tech University and at Baylor University.Hogg was a physical education teacher at Ruston High School when she interviewed at Louisiana Tech for a position in its P.E. department. School president Dr. F. Jay Taylor remarked that...
- Jill Hutchison
- Ora WashingtonOra WashingtonOra Mae Washington was an American athlete from the Germantown section of Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known as the "Queen of Tennis".-Life:...
Class of 2010
- Leta Andrews
- Teresa EdwardsTeresa Edwards-External links:******...
- Rebecca LoboRebecca LoboRebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin is an American television basketball analyst and a former player in the professional Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 to 2003...
- Gloria Ray
- Teresa WeatherspoonTeresa Weatherspoon-Personal:Weatherspoon was born to Charles and Rowena Weatherspoon in Pineland, Texas. Her father, Charles Sr., played minor league baseball in the Minnesota Twins' farm system, and holds the record for the most grand slams in a minor league game. Weatherspoon has two brothers and three sisters...
- Chris WellerChris WellerChris Weller is a former University of Maryland, College Park women's basketball coach from 1975-2002.She led the Lady Terps to 2 NCAA and 1 AIAW Final Four appearances. She also attended the University of Maryland graduating in 1966. Weller retired with 499 wins in 27 seasons as the Lady Terps...
Class of 2011
- Val AckermanVal AckermanValerie B. "Val" Ackerman was born on November 7, 1959 in Lakewood Township, New Jersey but grew up in Pennington, New Jersey, United States. She is an attorney, sports executive, and former basketball player...
- Ruthie BoltonRuthie BoltonAlice Ruth Bolton , better known as Ruthie Bolton and also by her former married name of Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, is a former collegiate, Olympic and professional basketball player. Bolton played in the WNBA from 1997 through 2004 with the Sacramento Monarchs. She played collegiately at Auburn...
- Vicky BullettVicky BullettVictoria Bullett is an American former professional basketball player. She played for the Charlotte Sting and Washington Mystics in the WNBA, as well as for European and South American professional teams, the U.S. Olympic team, and the University of Maryland Terrapins...
- Muffet McGrawMuffet McGraw-External links:...
- Pearl Moore
- Lometa Odom
Class of 2012
- Nancy Fahey
- Nikki McCrayNikki McCrayNikki McCray is a former American professional basketball player. She played in the Women's National Basketball Association for eight seasons....
- Pamela McGeePamela McGeePamela McGee is a former WNBA player and assistant coach. At age 34, Pamela was the second overall pick in the 1997 WNBA Draft. She played in the league for two seasons with the Sacramento Monarchs and Los Angeles Sparks....
- Inge Nissen
- Robin RobertsRobin Roberts (newscaster)Robin René Roberts is an American television broadcaster. Roberts is the co-anchor of ABC's morning show Good Morning America-Early life:...
- Dawn StaleyDawn StaleyDawn Michelle Staley is an American basketball player and coach. Staley is a three-time Olympian and was elected to carry the United States flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was named the University of South Carolina women's head basketball coach on May 7, 2008...
See also
- List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- FIBA Hall of FameFIBA Hall of FameFIBA Hall of Fame honors basketball players, coaches and administrators who have contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA in 1991. It includes the "Samaranch Library", the biggest basketball library in the world that, as of 2007, has over 10,000 basketball...
- International Women's Sports Hall of Fame
- Women's Basketball Coaches AssociationWomen's Basketball Coaches AssociationThe Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.The mission of the WBCA is:...
External links
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Guide (including player and coach biographies)
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