Rita Gail Easterling
- At Mississippi College (1973-1977), helped lead her team to the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Championship three times (1974, 1976-1977), including a runner-up finish in 1977
- First-team Kodak All-American (1977)
- All-time career assists record at Mississippi College with 520
- Still holds season records for field goals attempted and assists
- Member of the Women’s Professional Basketball League’s (WBL’s) Chicago Hustle (1978-1981)
- Played in the WBL’s inaugural game and was the MVP of the WPBL All-Star Game in 1979
- WPBL All-Pro (1979-1980)
- Top five in all-time WBL assists
- Member of the 1975 Pan American Games championship team, the 1976 US National Women’s Basketball Team, and Silver Medalist in the 1977 World University Games
- Named one of ESPN’s Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Players of Pre-NCAA era
- 2006 inductee to the Mississippi College Athletic Hall of Fame and 2011 inductee of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame
- Selected by the Jackson, MS Clarion-Ledger as one of the top 5 female basketball players from Mississippi