Inductees
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Sally Bell
- Began officiating high school basketball (1975), moved on to NAIA and NJCAA games (1979), and first officiated Division I and II games (1981)
- Officiated 15 NCAA Division I Women’s Final Fours, including 13 consecutive (1993-2004)
- Officiated the Olympic Games in Atlanta (1996)
- Naismith College Women’s Basketball Official of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club (1991)
- Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials for six different conferences (Atlantic Sun, OVC, SEC, Southland, SWAC, Sunbelt)
- Officiated the World Championships held in Malaysia (1990)
- Served as a member of the U.S. Olympic Selection Committee for officials from (1996-2004)
- Officiated the Goodwill Games (1994) and the World University Games (1993)
- Inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame (2012)
Sally Bell
Began officiating high school basketball (1975), moved on to NAIA...
Sandra Meadows
- Legendary coach at Duncanville (Texas) High School
- Registered a 743-120 record in 25 seasons at Duncanville, guiding the Pantherettes to four state titles, including three consecutive, as well as district titles in each of those years
- Overall record, which also included stints at Castleberry and Olton High Schools, was 906-227, placing her sixth on the list of all-time leaders for girls’ basketball in the National High School Sports Records Book
- Won 134 consecutive games during the course of four seasons (1987-91)
- Selected as the WBCA National High School Coach of the Year in 1991 and the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1990
Sandra Meadows
Legendary coach at Duncanville (Texas) High School Registered a 743-120...
Seimone Augustus
- 121-19 (.864) overall record at LSU, including the SEC Tournament crown (2003) and the SEC regular season title (2005), an Elite 8 appearance (2003), and three consecutive Final Fours (2004, 2005, 2006)
- SEC Freshman of the Year (2003)
- 2x All-American (2005, 2006)
- 2x Wooden Award Winner (2005, 2006)
- 2x Wade Trophy Winner (2005, 2006)
- 2x Naismith College Player of the Year (2005, 2006)
- 2x Consensus National Player of the Year (2005, 2006)
- SEC Female Athlete of the Year (2005-2006)
- All-SEC First Team (2004-2006)
- Led the nation in scoring (22.7 ppg) (2005, 2006)
- Drafted #1 by the Minnesota Lynx (2006)
- WNBA Rookie of the Year (2006)
- 4x WNBA Champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
- WNBA Finals MVP (2011)
- All WNBA First Team (2012) and Second Team (2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015)
- WNBA All-Star (2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018)
- USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year and MVP of the World Championship for Young Women (U21) (2003)
- 3x Olympic Gold Medalist (2008, 2012, 2016)
Seimone Augustus
121-19 (.864) overall record at LSU, including the SEC Tournament...
Senda Berenson Abbott
- Often referred to as “the mother of women’s basketball”
- Pioneered women’s basketball as director of physical education at Smith College in Northampton, Mass.
- Modified the original rules of “Basket Ball”, invented by Dr. James Naismith at the International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College), for her female classes as a means of exercise, stressing socialization and cooperation rather than competition
- Served as Chairperson of the Women’s Basketball Committee for 12 years
- Authored and developed the first basketball guide for women
Senda Berenson Abbott
Often referred to as “the mother of women’s basketball” Pioneered...
Sherri Coale
- Head coach of the University of Oklahoma women’s basketball team.
- She took over a program that went 15-18 the year before she arrived in 1996
- NCAA National Championship game (2002)
- 442-217 overall record in 20 years
- 17 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including nine Sweet 16 appearances and three Final Four appearances
- 6x Big 12 regular season champions and 4x Big 12 tournament champions
- 4x Big 12 Coach of the Year
- Coached 6 players who were named Big 12 Player of the Year, 4 players named 1st team All-American, and 14 players selected in the WNBA draft
- Guided Norman High School to two Class 6A state championships
- Region, All-State and Big All-City High School Coach of the Year (1993)
- Guided US Basketball to the World University Game gold medal (2013)
- Served on USA Basketball Women’s Collegiate Committee (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Sherri Coale
Head coach of the University of Oklahoma women’s basketball team....