Inductees
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Bill F. Tipps
- Served as a member of the USA Women’s Basketball Games committee
- Member of Staff Selection Sub-Committee of USA Basketball (1988-1996)
- Chairman of AAU Girls Basketball (1979-1991)
- Tournament director for 75 AAU Girls Basketball National Tournaments and assisted in at least 40 other AAU National Tournaments
- Tournament director for Southeastern and Tennessee AAU Girls Basketball Tournaments
- Volunteered with AAU Girls Basketball for 36 years
- Inducted into the AAU Volunteer Hall of Fame (2001)
- President’s National Leadership Award honoree (1987)
- Received multiple awards including the Sears Award (1984), the Cartwright Award (1981), and the Spark Plug Award (1957)
- The bookstore at Motlow College was named in his honor (1989)
- Served on the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Directors
Bill F. Tipps
Served as a member of the USA Women’s Basketball Games...
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...
Joe Lombard
- Compiled a 1261-117 record in 38 years
- Won 1,000 games before losing 100 games
- Led Nazareth and Canyon High Schools to 18 State Championships
- In his first year of coaching at Nazareth High School, he guided his team to the State title
- USA Today Coach of the Year (2003)
- WBCA National High School Coach of the Year (2003)
- Max Preps National Coach of the Year (2011)
- Over 100 of his high school players have received college scholarships
- Morgan Wooten Special Achievement Award from Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame (2015)
- Distinguished Alumni Award Harley Redin Coach Award recipient from Wayland Baptist University
- Inducted into the Texas Basketball Hall of Fame (2007) and the Texas Girls Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2008)
- Named by Amarillo Globe News as one of the 100 Best Sports Legends of the 20th Century
- Canyon’s Citizen of the Year (2003)
Joe Lombard
Compiled a 1261-117 record in 38 years Won 1,000 games...
June L. Courteau
- 45 years’ experience in women’s basketball officiating
- Officiated WNBA games (1997-2011), including 13 WNBA Finals and two WNBA All-Star games
- Courteau officiated in 12 NCAA Women’s Final Fours, including 5 National Championship games
- Participated in 20 NCAA Division I Championships and is currently the NCAA Coordinator of Officials
- Courteau was the Naismith Official of the Year (1989) and Atlantic Coast Conference Official of the Year (1990)
- Jostens-Berenson Lifetime Achievement Award (2013)
- Official for the Olympic games (1992), Pan American games (1991), and World Championship tournament (1989)
- Minnesota Girls & Women in Sports award (1998)
- Officiated for 2 years in the American Basketball League (ABL), including the ABL Championship game
June L. Courteau
45 years’ experience in women’s basketball officiating Officiated WNBA games...
Natalie Williams
- 2x Kodak All-American while at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
- First woman to earn All-American honors in both basketball and volleyball in the same year
- Averaged a career double-double and holds the highest career rebounding average in PAC-10 history
- 1994 PAC-10 Player of the Year (1994)
- 1st team All-PAC-10 (1992, 1993, 1994)
- 3x All-WNBA 1st team selection
- 3x WNBA All-Star
- 2x All-ABL 1st team selection and the ABL MVP (1998)
- Olympic Gold Medalist (2000)
- 2x World Championships Gold Medalist (1998, 2002)
- USAB Female Athlete of the Year (1999)
- Named the 2nd greatest athlete from Utah by Sports Illustrated
Natalie Williams
2x Kodak All-American while at the University of California Los...