Inductees

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Cynthia Cooper-Dyke

Categories: Class of 2009
  • Two-time Olympian (gold in 1988, bronze in 1992) and two-time National Champion at University of Southern California (1983, 1984)
  • Four-time WNBA Champion with the Houston Comets (1997-2000); four-time WNBA finals MVP and two-time WNBA MVP (1997 and 1998)
  • 1998, 1999, 2000 Women’s Professional Basketball ESPY Award Winner
  • Tallied an overall record of 114-15 in her four seasons at USC
  • The first WNBA player to reach 500, 1000, 2000, and 2500 points
  • 1998 Team Sportswoman of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation
  • Named to the WNBA All-Decade Team
  • Legends of Basketball (NBA Retired Players Association) WNBA Player of the Decade in 2006
  • Currently the head coach of Prairie View A&M University

Cynthia Cooper-Dyke

Two-time Olympian (gold in 1988, bronze in 1992) and two-time...

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Jennifer Azzi

Categories: Class of 2009
  • Olympic Gold Medalist in 1996
  • Played on 13 USA Basketball teams and compiled a record of 114-14 with those teams; two-time World Champion
  • All-American guard at Stanford, is the program’s all-time three-point shooter and holds Stanford’s record for assists in a game, recording 16 against BYU in 1987-88
  • Compiled a 101-23 record while at Stanford, and led the Cardinal to the 1990 National Championship; was the youngest Inductee ever into the Stanford Hall of Fame
  • Was awarded the 1990 Wade Trophy and was named Naismith Player of the Year in 1990
  • Won two Pacific-10 Championships and was named PAC-10 Player of the Year in the 1988-1989 season and the 1989-1990 season
  • One of the original players of the ABL, started for the San Jose Lasers and appeared in all three all-star games (1996, 1997, 1998)
  • Played five seasons in the WNBA, Detroit Shock (1999), Utah Starzz (2000-2002), and San Antonio Silver Stars (2002-2003); is the All-Time WNBA leader in 3-point field goal percentage

Jennifer Azzi

Olympic Gold Medalist in 1996 Played on 13 USA Basketball...

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Jennifer Gillom

Categories: Class of 2009
  • Member of the 1988 Gold Medal Olympic team
  • Tallied a career record of 103-23 at Ole Miss, while appearing in four NCAA tournaments, including two Sweet Sixteens and two Elite Eights
  • Earned the 1985 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year award
  • 1986 SEC Female Athlete of the Year
  • Played seven seasons in the WNBA and was awarded the 2002 WNBA Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
  • Averaged 13.4 ppg and 4.5 rpg during her WNBA career, member of the 1999 WNBA All-Star Team
  • The sports complex at Ole Miss is named “Gillom Sports Center” after Jennifer and her sister, Peggy
  • Inducted into Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2008
  • Currently is the head coach of the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx

Jennifer Gillom

Member of the 1988 Gold Medal Olympic team Tallied a...

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Jill Hutchison

Categories: Class of 2009
  • Coached at Illinois State for 28 seasons, earning 428 wins and guiding ISU to three NCAA tournaments and six WNIT appearances
  • First president of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association in 1982; became a three-time President of the Association
  • Received the Carol Eckman Award from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association in 1992
  • For 21 consecutive semesters, Hutchison’s team held a GPA of 3.0 and had a 100% graduation rate for players completing eligibility
  • Three-time Rawlings Missouri Valley Coach of the Year
  • Chaired the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s five-year planning committee as well as the basketball rules committee
  • Testified at the United States Congressional Hearings on Title IX
  • Head coach of the gold medalist 1983 USA World University Games Team and 1978 USA COPABA Junior Tournament Team
  • Director of the first AIAW National Basketball Championship in 1972

Jill Hutchison

Coached at Illinois State for 28 seasons, earning 428 wins...

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Ora Washington

Categories: Class of 2009
  • Legendary African American athlete from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Played center for the Philadelphia Tribune for 18 years, losing only six games, all of which were to men’s teams
  • Considered the greatest African American athlete of her generation and the finest black female basketball player of the pre-World War II era.
  • Washington was considered one of the most valuable players on the team and was often its top scorer
  • Inducted into the Black Athletes Hall of Fame in 1975
  • Inducted into Temple University’s Sports Hall of Fame in the mid-80s.
  • Also a star tennis player, went undefeated in 12 years of play in the all-black American Tennis Association (1934-1936), won eight ATA national crowns in women’s singles (1929-1937)

Ora Washington

Legendary African American athlete from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Played center for...

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