Inductees
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Harley Redin
- Coach of the Hutcherson Flying Queens of Wayland Baptist University
- Compiled a 431-66 (.867 winning percentage) record in 18 years as the coach of the Flying Queens, winning the first 76 games he coached to complete Wayland’s 131-game winning streak in the 1950s
- Guided Wayland to six AAU National titles
- Coached 30 players who merited 55 AAU All-America citations and eight players who received NWIT All-America distinction 15 times
- Spent 27 years altogether coaching the men’s (1947-1957) and women’s (1956-1973) teams at Wayland Baptist, coaching both teams simultaneously for two years
- Contributed significantly to the development of women’s basketball with terms of service on the U.S. Olympic Committee, National Women’s Basketball Committee, and the AAU Rules Committee
- Credited with being a driving force behind the adoption of several progressive rule changes in women’s basketball, including the continuous unlimited dribble, the 30-second clock, and the five-player, full-court game
- Was a Marine Corps bomber pilot in World War II
Harley Redin
Coach of the Hutcherson Flying Queens of Wayland Baptist University...
Hazel Walker
- A 7-time AAU All-American
- Played for five different teams during her 14-year amateur career, winning four AAU national championships with the Tulsa Business College Stenos (1934) and Little Rock’s Lewis and Norwood Flyers (1937, 1940, 1941) as well as posting four runner-up finishes and advancing to the Final Four three more times
- Named Most Valuable Player of the 1942 AAU National Tournament and proclaimed National Free Throw Champion six times (1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946)
- Also won a pair of International Free Throw titles (1944, 1945)
- Selected as the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year in 1940
- Involved in professional basketball for 19 years, including three seasons with Olson’s All American Red Heads (1946-49) before beginning her own barnstorming squad, Hazel Walker’s Arkansas Travelers (1949-65), which played only men’s teams using men’s rules
- Playing career spanned 37 years (1928-1965), from high school until her retirement as a professional player at the age of 51
Hazel Walker
A 7-time AAU All-American Played for five different teams during...
Holly Warlick
- A backcourt whiz whose playmaking prowess earned her recognition as “the best player in the South” during her career as a Tennessee Lady Vol
- Joined the Lady Vol basketball squad as a walk-on as a scholarship 400-meter track athlete and became the first player in the history of University of Tennessee athletics (men or women) to have her jersey retired at the end of her career in 1980
- Helped the Lady Vols reach the Final Four three times altogether, including their first appearance in 1977 as well as a national runner-up finish in 1980
- Earned Kodak All-America honors as a senior in 1980
- Previously held UT records for most assists (14) and steals (9) in a game, most assists in a season (225), and most games in a career (141)
- A member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team
- International experience also included berths on U.S. teams that participated in the Jones Cup, Pan American Games, and World Championships
- Played professionally with the Nebraska Wranglers in the Women’s Professional Basketball League in 1981 and was a WPBL All-Star as the Wranglers captured a league title
Holly Warlick
A backcourt whiz whose playmaking prowess earned her recognition as...
Hortencia Marcari
- A basketball icon in her homeland of Brazil
- Has earned international acclaim and adoration throughout her country as one of the sport’s all-time greats
- A two-time Olympian, guiding Brazil to a silver medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta after posting a seventh-place showing in 1992 in Barcelona
- Played a dominant role in Brazil claiming the title of World Champion in 1994, garnering recognition as the best guard in the world
- Has also collected three medals in Pan American Games competitions with a gold in 1991, a silver in 1987, and a bronze in 1983
Hortencia Marcari
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Hunter Low
- Often referred to as the “Father of the All-America Team”
- Made numerous significant contributions to the growth and development of women’s basketball as the Manager of U.S. Sports and Events Programs for the Eastman Kodak Company
- Managed the Kodak All-America program for 17 years from its inception in 1975 through 1991
- Played a substantial role in the formation of the Kodak Women’s All-America Basketball Team, leading the group that created the All-America program
- Also provided the impetus for organizing the foundation of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) in 1981
- Involvement with women’s basketball began with coaching clinics sponsored by Kodak in the early 1970s
- Made arrangements for the U.S. Olympic Women’s basketball team to train in Rochester, N.Y., prior to the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, working with the University of Rochester in procuring facilities, dorms, and support materials
- Was also responsible for arranging for an international basketball game between the USA and People’s Republic of China Olympic teams in Rochester in 1975
Hunter Low
Often referred to as the “Father of the All-America Team”...