Inductees
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Valerie Still
- Still won the bronze medal in the Jones Cup in 1980 and the silver medal in 1982.
- Still was named MVP of the ABL Finals in 1997 and 1998 after leading the Columbus Quest to back-to-back ABL Championships.
- Still was an eight-time Italian League All-Star.
- She was the first female to have a jersey retired at Kentucky in any sport and was inducted in the charter class of UK’s Hall of Fame.
- Still was UK’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder (men or women) and was the SEC Champion in 1982.
- In 1982, she was named the WBCA All-American and in 1983, Kodak All-American.
Valerie Still
Still won the bronze medal in the Jones Cup in...
Val Ackerman
- The WNBA’s first president, guiding the league to a much-heralded launch in 1997 and overseeing the day-to-day operations for its first eight years
- In 2005, she became the first woman to serve as President of USA Basketball, which oversees the US Men’s and Women’s Olympic basketball programs
- A USA Basketball board member since 1989, she was the driving force behind the Women’s Senior National Team that produced a 60-0 record and won the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta
- First woman elected to represent the USA on the board of the International Basketball Federation
- A four-year starter and two-time Academic All-American at the University of Virginia, she also played in France for one year.
- In high school, she set a varsity record for most points scored (male or female) with 1,755 in her career
- Recipient of the 2008 Naismith Hall of Fame John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award
Val Ackerman
The WNBA’s first president, guiding the league to a much-heralded...
Van Chancellor
- Head coach and general manager of the Houston Comets has guided team to four consecutive WNBA Championships (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000), making a clean sweep of the league’s titles in the first four years of the WNBA’s existence
- Selected as the WNBA’s Coach of the Year three times (1997, 1998, 1999)
- Served as coach in the WNBA’s first two All-Star Games, leading the West to back-to-back victories in 1999 and 2000
- Joined the Comets after 19 highly successful seasons at the University of Mississippi where he compiled an overall record of 439-154
- Led Ole Miss to an SEC regular season championship in 1992
- Tabbed SEC Coach of the Year three times (1987, 1990, 1992)
- Won a pair of Mississippi high school championships (1977, 1978) at Harrison Central High School in Gulfport
- Also won a national title as an AAU coach, leading his team to a 15-under championship in 1974
Van Chancellor
Head coach and general manager of the Houston Comets has...
Vanya Voynova
- Nominated as the best athlete in Bulgaria in 1959
- Collected one gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the European Championships as a member of Bulgarian national teams in the 1950s
- Also helped Bulgaria claim a bronze medal at the 1964 World Championships
- Paced the “Slavia” team to a dozen Bulgarian national champion titles (1953-1965)
- Became one of the most prominent sport journalists and basketball officials in her country upon completing her playing career
Vanya Voynova
Nominated as the best athlete in Bulgaria in 1959 Collected...
Vicky Bullett
- A 1989 Kodak All-American for the University of Maryland, where over the course of her career she averaged 16.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game
- One of the most decorated players in Maryland history
- She was the first player in Maryland history to register two seasons of 500 points or more, and one of only five players in school history to score 600 point or more in one seasons (686)
- A member of three ACC Championship teams en route to being named the 1989 ACC Player of the Year, and ACC Tournament MVP.
- A member of the ACC 50th Anniversary Team
- In 2007, she was named an ACC Women’s Basketball Legend
- A two-time Olympian, she was part of the USA Women’s Basketball Team that won gold in 1988 and captured bronze in 1992
- In honor of being a member of the 1988 Gold Medal Team, the city of Martinsburg renamed the street in which she grew up to “Vicky Bullett Street”
- She played six seasons in the WNBA, scoring 2,018 points during her career
Vicky Bullett
A 1989 Kodak All-American for the University of Maryland, where...