Inductees
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Jackie Stiles
- Retired as the all-time leading scorer in Division I women’s basketball with 3,393 points
- First and only Division I women’s basketball player to score more than 1,000 points in a single season
- Kodak All-American and Wade Trophy award recipient (2001)
- 4x Missouri Valley Conference 1st team selection and 3x Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year
- Scored 56 points, which stands as fourth highest number of points in a single Division I game (2000)
- Honda Awards program Player of the Year (2001)
- Fourth overall in the WNBA draft (2001)
- WNBA Rookie of the Year and WNBA All-Star (2001)
- WBCA All-American and the MVP of the WBCA High School All-American game
- Stiles helped guide USA Basketball to the Jr World Championship gold medal (1997) and Jones Cup gold medal (2000)
- Inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame (2007) and the National High School Hall of Fame (2015)
Jackie Stiles
Retired as the all-time leading scorer in Division I women’s...
James Smiddy
- Stands alone as the winningest basketball coach at any level in the history of the sport
- Posted a 1,217-206 ledger during 45-year coaching career for an .855 winning percentage
- Coached eight seasons at Charleston (Tenn.) High School before taking over the reins of the Bradley Central (Tenn.) High School program in 1957
- Guided the Bearettes to five state championships (1962, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1976) and to mythical national titles in 1975 and 1976
James Smiddy
Stands alone as the winningest basketball coach at any level...
Janet Harris
- First player in NCAA women’s basketball history to record 2,500 points and 1,250 rebounds
- National Freshman of the Year (1982)
- The only 4x All-American at the University of Georgia
- 3x Kodak All-American (1982, 1984, 1985)
- The 3rd Freshman ever to be named a Kodak All-American
- She finished her college career with 2,641 points and 1,398 rebounds, which still respectively ranks #23 and #13 all-time in NCAA history
- The University of Georgia’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder, earning All-SEC honors four times
- Led Georgia to the first-ever NCAA tournament (1982), and she also guided them to the Final Four (1983, 1985)
- Named an SEC Great (2003)
- 3x gold medalist with Team USA, winning the Goodwill Games (1986), World Championships (1986), and Pan American Games (1987)
- Played professionally in Italy, Japan, Spain, Israel, Turkey, and Greece
- Harris was the first female player inducted into the Chicago Public League Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (1993)
- Inaugural inductee in the Illinois High School Basketball Hall of Fame (2011)
Janet Harris
First player in NCAA women’s basketball history to record 2,500...
Janeth Arcain
- 4x Olympian guiding the Brazil National team to the silver medal (1996) and bronze (2000)
- Led the Brazilian National team to the gold medal in the FIBA World Championship (1994) and three medals in the Pan American Game (Silver-1987, Gold-1991, Silver-2007)
- Led three different teams to the Brazilian National Championships of Basketball
- 3x MVP of the Brazilian National Championship of Basketball (1999, 2001, 2002)
- Named MVP of the Brazilian League every year she played professionally
- Led all scorers of the Brazilian League (1995, 1996)
- 2x Brazilian League Champion (1990, 1997)
- 4x WNBA Champion with the Houston Comets (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
- Averaged 18.5 ppg for the Comets, winning the league’s Most Improved Player awards and a first team All-WNBA honors (2001)
- WNBA All-Star (2001)
- Ranks 4th in Comets’ history in scoring average, 2nd in steals, 3rd in total assists and 3rd in total rebounds
Janeth Arcain
4x Olympian guiding the Brazil National team to the silver...
Janice Lawrence Braxton
- A two-time Kodak All-American at Louisiana Tech University (1983, 1984)
- Led Louisiana Tech to a four-year (1980-1984) mark of 130-6, four Final Four appearances, and a pair of national championships with an AIAW title in 1981 and an NCAA crown in 1982
- Named Most Outstanding Player in 1982 at the first-ever NCAA Final Four
- Was also both a three-time NCAA All-Regional Team and NCAA Final Four All-Tournament pick as well as a two-time NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player
- Amassed 2,403 points (17.8 ppg) and 1,097 rebounds (8.1 rpg) during her collegiate career, connecting on 59.2 percent of her shots from the floor
- Received National Player of the Year recognition in 1984 as Wade Trophy winner
- Olympic gold medalist in 1984, averaging 9.5 ppg and 6.2 rpg in Los Angeles
- Played professionally in Italy for 15 seasons, earning All-Europe honors seven times
- Finished her career in the WNBA with two seasons with the Cleveland Rockers
Janice Lawrence Braxton
A two-time Kodak All-American at Louisiana Tech University (1983, 1984)...