Class of 2005 – Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Lynette Woodard

A four-time Kodak All-American at the University of Kansas (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981) and the all-time leading scorer for Division I women’s collegiate basketball with 3,649 points
The first female student-athlete to be recognized by the NCAA with a Top V Award (1982)
A two-time Olympian (1980 and 1984), serving as captain of the USA’s first gold medal-winning Olympic team in 1984
1981 Wade Trophy recipient
Selected as USA Basketball’s Female Athlete of the Year in 1983
A two-time academic All-American
Became the first female to play for the Harlem Globetrotters (1985-87)
Played professionally in Italy (1981-82, 1987-90) and Japan (1991-92) as well as two seasons in the WNBA with the Cleveland Rockers (1997) and Detroit Shock (1998)
Named to the first-ever Parade High School All-America Team for girls’ basketball in 1977

Was a three-time AAU All-American (1964, 1966, 1967) with the Raytown Piperettes and played on Nashville Business College’s 1960 AAU National Championship squad
Earned a silver medal as a member of USA squad that competed in the 1967 Pan American Games
Amassed a combined record of 390-97 in 14 seasons as the head coach at Seminole Junior College (281-71 in 10 seasons) and Oral Roberts University (109-26 in four seasons)
Represented the United States on teams that toured South America in 1965 and competed in the FIBA World Championship in 1967
Captured a junior college national championship crown at Seminole in 1976 with national runner-up finishes in both 1975 and 1977
Served as an assistant coach for USA squad that claimed a silver medal at the 1977 World University Games in Bulgaria
Coached USA teams that traveled to Russia, Korea, Hong Kong, China, and Japan

Put Baskin (La.) High School on the national basketball map with an incredible 218-game winning streak
String of consecutive wins set a mark that still stands as a national record for organized sports—high school, college, or pros—and stretched across the course of six seasons (1948-1953)
After loss that ended the streak, Baskin reeled off another 71 straight wins over three seasons, resulting in 289 wins out of 290 games and went 315-2 between 1945 and 1955
Baskin teams scored 11,709 points to 5,300 points for their opponents during the streak, averaging 53.7 points per game while allowing just 24.3 points per game for an average margin of victory of nearly 30 points
Won a total of nine state championships with the first in 1945 and eight consecutive from 1948 through 1955
Coached 33 years at Baskin (1943-76), posting 654 wins, 263 losses and 2 ties for a .711 winning percentages

Often referred to as the “Father of the All-America Team”
Made numerous significant contributions to the growth and development of women’s basketball as the Manager of U.S. Sports and Events Programs for the Eastman Kodak Company
Managed the Kodak All-America program for 17 years from its inception in 1975 through 1991
Played a substantial role in the formation of the Kodak Women’s All-America Basketball Team, leading the group that created the All-America program
Also provided the impetus for organizing the foundation of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) in 1981
Involvement with women’s basketball began with coaching clinics sponsored by Kodak in the early 1970s
Made arrangements for the U.S. Olympic Women’s basketball team to train in Rochester, N.Y., prior to the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, working with the University of Rochester in procuring facilities, dorms, and support materials
Was also responsible for arranging for an international basketball game between the USA and People’s Republic of China Olympic teams in Rochester in 1975

A four-time NAIA All-American (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
Became the first NAIA student-athlete in any sport to be selected as a first-team All-American four consecutive years
Led Southwestern Oklahoma State University to three NAIA National Championships (1982, 1983, 1985), two undefeated seasons, and a four-year record of 129-5
Selected as MVP of the NAIA National Tournament three times (1982, 1983, 1985)
Named NAIA Player of the Year three times (1983, 1984, 1985)
Received NAIA Academic All-American accolades twice (1984, 1985)
Finished her career as a Lady Bulldog with a school record 2,700 points, at the time an NAIA record as well
Secured her place in Oklahoma state high school lore by leading Thomas High School to back-to-back state championships in 1980 and 1981 and a three-year record of 77-9 while scoring 3,664 points
Still holds the career scoring record for the Oklahoma state high school tournament with an average of 37.6 ppg
Earned Parade High School All-America honors in 1981

Compiled a 607-213 record for a .740 winning percentage in 27 years as a Division I women’s collegiate basketball coach
Overall record includes a 39-10 mark in two seasons at the U.S. Military Academy and a 568-203 ledger in 25 years at Auburn
Guided Auburn to 16 NCAA tournament berths with the Tigers making 10 Sweet Sixteen appearances and reaching the Final Four three consecutive years, posting runner-up finishes in the national championship game in 1988, 1989, and 1990
Led the Tigers to a Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) title in 2003
Registered 20-plus win seasons 19 times during his career
Captured four Southeastern Conference regular season championships (1981, 1987, 1988, 1989) to go along with four SEC Tournament titles (1981, 1987, 1990, 1997)
Received both National Coach of the Year (1987, 1989, 1993) and SEC Coach of the Year (1985, 1988, 1989) recognition three times each
Under his tutelage, Auburn players gained All-SEC honors 39 times as well Academic All-SEC acclaim 30 times