Inductees
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Sally Bell
- Bell began officiating high school basketball in 1975, moved on to NAIA and NJCAA games in 1979, and first officiated Division I and II games in 1981
- She officiated 15 NCAA Division I Women’s Final Fours, including 13 consecutive from 1993-2004
- She officiated the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
- In 1991, Bell was named Naismith College Women’s Basketball Official of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club
- She is the Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials for six different conferences (Atlantic Sun, OVC, SEC, Southland, SWAC, Sunbelt)
- In 1990, Bell officiated the World Championships held in Malaysia
- Bell served as a member of the U.S. Olympic Selection Committee for officials from 1996 to 2004
- She officiated the 1994 Goodwill Games (Russia) and the 1993 World University Games (United States)
- In 2012, Bell was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Sally Bell
Bell began officiating high school basketball in 1975, moved on...
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
- Coale is the Head coach of the University of Oklahoma women’s basketball team. She tookover a program that went 15-18 the year before she arrived in 1996 and brought it into the national spotlight in 2002 when her team went to the National Championship game • She has guided Oklahoma to a record of 442-217 in 20 years
- Coale has taken her teams to 17 consecutive NCAA Tournaments including 9 Sweet 16 appearances and 3 Final Four appearances
- Her teams have won 6 Big 12 regular season championship and 4 Big 12 tournament championships
- Coale is a four-time Big 12 Coach of the Year
- She has coached 6 players named Big 12 Player of the Year, 4 players named 1st team All-American, and 14 players selected in the WNBA draft
- At the high school level, Coale guided Norman High School to two Class 6A state championships
- Coale was named 1993 Region, All-State and Big All-City High School Coach of the Year
- As head coach of USA Basketball, Coale guided US Basketball to the 2013 World University Game gold medal
- From 2005-2008, she served on USA Basketball Women’s Collegiate Committee
Sherri Coale
Coale is the Head coach of the University of Oklahoma...