Lometa Odom

Categories: Class of 2011

In four seasons with the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens, she complied a record of 115-5
First Wayland Baptist player to pick up four consecutive AAU All-American Honors
She was named the 1956 AAU Tournament MVP and finished her career with 1,614 points
Inducted into the Wayland Baptist University Athletic Hall of Honor in 1992
In high school, she led her team to three state titles from 1950-1952, setting the Texas single game scoring record with 78 points in 1951
She collected Texas All-State honors three years in a row (1950-1952)
The first woman inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame and the Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame
In 2000 she was recognized as one of the best 100 sports legends of the 20th century by the Amarillo Globe News
Played on the USA team in 1955 that captured gold in the Pan American Games in Mexico City
In 1968 she was inducted into Helms Foundation Hall of Fame