Inductees
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Dawn Staley
- During college, she led her team to three Final Fours, en route to being named the 1991 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- She was a two-time ACC Player of the Year, two-time National Player of the Year, and three-time Kodak All-American
- She is the only player in ACC history to finish her career with more than 2,000 points, 700 rebounds, 700 assists, and 400 steals
- Named the 1991 Sports Illustrated Player of the Year and the 1991 Honda-Broderick Cup Award for Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year
- In 2002, she was named to the ACC’s 50th Anniversary Women’s Basketball Team
- She was a five time WNBA All-Star and was named to the WNBA All-Decade Team
- Helped lead the USA Women’s Basketball Team to three gold medals in 1996, 2000, and 2004
- She was named the 1994 and 2004 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year
- In 2008, she was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
- Currently, she is the head women’s basketball coach at the University of South Carolina
Dawn Staley
During college, she led her team to three Final Fours,...
Inge Nissen
- A four year starter at Old Dominion University, she led her team to two AIAW National Championships in 1979 and 1980
- She was ODU’s team MVP for three years (1978, 1979, 1980)
- A 1980 Kodak All-American and a two-time finalist for the Wade Trophy
- She finished her career at Old Dominion as the school’s all-time leader in points with 2,647 and rebounds with 1,459
- She was one of the top amateur players in Europe, winning 5 national championships {Denmark (1972), Norway (1973), France (1974, 1975, 1985)}
- Played professionally in the WBL in 1980
- Inducted into the Old Dominion Hall of Fame in 1985
- She was selected to ODU’s All-Time Lady Monarchs squad, and her jersey, #42, is one of only five numbers to be retired at ODU
- She was honored as ESPN.com’s top 25 players of the pre-NCAA era in 2006
Inge Nissen
A four year starter at Old Dominion University, she led...
Nancy Fahey
- As the head coach at Washington University in Saint Louis, she has led the Bears to five NCAA Division III National Championships including back-to-back undefeated national championships in 1999 and 2000
- Named the 2000 and 2011 WBCA Division III Coach of the Year
- She has led her teams to the NCAA Division III tournament 23 times, reaching the Final Four 10 times
- She ranks third among all active NCAA coaches with an .849 career winning percentage
- Led the Bears to the second-longest winning streak in NCAA women’s basketball history at 81 games in a row
- She has won 19 University Athletic Association titles
- Named to the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball anniversary team
- She has been the D3Hoops.com Coach of the Year twice, and was named the 1998-99 Division III Coach of the Year by Columbus Multimedia
- Earned four varsity letters at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and was the team captain her senior season
Nancy Fahey
As the head coach at Washington University in Saint Louis,...
Nikki McCray
- A two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and three-time WNBA All-Star, she finished her WNBA career with 2,528 points
- She was the 1996-97 ABL Most Valuable Player, leading the Columbus Quest to the 1996-97 League Championship
- In college, she led the University of Tennessee to four NCAA tournament appearances and two SEC tournament championships
- A two-time Kodak All-American, Naismith All-American, and SEC Player of the Year (1994, 1995)
- She help guide USA Basketball to the 1993 FIBA Americas Championship, and the 1998 FIBA World Championship
- She was a core group member of the 1998 USA Basketball Women’s Senior National Team
- Finished her college career with 1,572 points
- Currently, she is an assistant coach for the University of South Carolina
Nikki McCray
A two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and three-time WNBA All-Star, she...
Pamela McGee
- She helped led University of Southern California to back-to-back NCAA Division I National titles in 1983 and 1984
- She was a 1984 Kodak All-American, a finalist for the 1983 Wade Trophy, and a finalist for the 1984 Naismith Award
- Three-time All-NCAA First Team selection
- Ranks second in rebounds and fourth in points in USC history
- In her 127 game career with USC, she averaged 17.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, and shot 58 percent from the field
- Helped lead USA Basketball to its first ever gold medal in the1984 Olympics
- She played professionally in Brazil, Spain, Italy, and Sicily and was a four-time Italian League All-Star
- She was a first round draft pick in the inaugural season of the WNBA, and she is the first WNBA player to have a son play in the NBA
- She was inducted into the Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame in 2000
- Won a Pan-American Gold Medal and the World Championship in 1983
- Has a high school still standing record of 75-0 wins at Flint Northern High School in Flint, Michigan
Pamela McGee
She helped led University of Southern California to back-to-back NCAA...