Class of 2013 – Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Sue Wicks

Wicks played for Rutgers University from 1984-1988, finishing her career as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,655 points and rebounder with 1,357 rebounds
Holds Rutgers records (male or female) for points scored, scoring average, rebounds, rebounding average, blocked shots, field goals made/attempted, and free throws made/attempted
She was a 1986, 1987, and 1988 Kodak All-American
She was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and Tournament MVP three years in a row (1986-1988)
In 1988, Wicks was named Naismith Player of the Year, U.S. Basketball Writers Association Player of the Year, Women’s Basketball News Service Player of the Year, and Street & Smith’s Player of the Year
Wicks played for the New York Liberty from 1997-2002, being named to the 2000 WNBA All-Star team and winning the 2000 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
She finished her WNBA career with 823 points, 182 assists, 788 rebounds, and 158 blocks.
Ranks 8th in the WNBA in career shots blocked
A member of the 1987 Pan American Games team which captured gold
Played international basketball in Italy, Japan, Spain, Israel, Turkey, Hungary and France
Wicks was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Fame in 1994

Played at the University of Texas from 1981-1986, finishing her career as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,523 points
Smith-Knight led the longhorns to the 1986 NCAA Division I National Championship with a perfect 34-0 record
She was named the 1983 Southwest Conference Tournament MVP
In 1983 and 1984, she was the University of Texas team MVP and Southwest Conference Player of the Year.
Smith-Knight was a 1984 Kodak All-American, USBWA All-American, and Wade Trophy finalist
At the University of Texas, she ranks 1st in field goals made (1,052), 2nd in career scoring average (19.3 ppg), 3rd in career free throws made (419), 5th in career steals (295), and 6th in career rebounds (966).
She holds the University of Texas record for most consecutive games in double-figuring scoring with 33
Smith-Knight started all 131 games she played while at the University of Texas, never losing a Southwest Conference game
A member of the 1983 World University Games team which captured gold
She was inducted into the University of Texas Women’s Athletics Hall of Honor in 2002 and into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame in 2006

Rizzotti played for the University of Connecticut from 1992-1996, leading the Huskies to a 117-18 record
She was the starting point guard on the Huskies’ first NCAA National Championship team in 1995, which finished the season with a perfect 35-0 record.
She finished her career at Connecticut with 1,540 points, 637 assists, and 349 steals.
Rizzotti was a Kodak All-American and the NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player twice (1995, 1996)
She was named an Associated Press All-American and a USBWA All-American in 1996
In 1996, Rizzotti was the Big East Player of the Year, the Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year, GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year, the Associated Press Player of the Year, the Honda-Broderick Cup winner as the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year, and the Wade Trophy winner.
In five seasons in the WNBA, Rizzotti won two WNBA Championships finishing her career with 458 points, 264 assists, and 349 steals
She was the head coach for the gold-medal winning teams at the 2011 U19 World Championships and the 2010 FIBA Americas U-18 Championship for Women
In 13 seasons as head women’s basketball coach at the University of Hartford (236-121), she has guided her teams to six NCAA tournament appearances
Rizzotti was a member of the inaugural class of inductees to the University of Connecticut women’s basketball “Huskies of Honor” recognition program

A four year starter at the University of Mississippi, Gillom-Granderson led Ole Miss to the AIAW State Tournament Championships (1978-79) and a berth in the AIAW National Tournament (1978)
She is Ole Miss’ all-time leading scorer with 2,486 points and rebounder with 1,271 rebounds.
Only player in Ole Miss’ history to ever score more than 2,000 points and grab more than 1,000 rebounds.
Compiled 51 double-doubles in 144 career games at Ole Miss
Gillom-Granderson was named to the 1980 Southeastern Conference All-Tournament team and was a finalist for the Wade Trophy
In 16 seasons as an assistant coach to Van Chancellor, she helped lead Ole Miss to 14 NCAA tournament appearances, including five Sweet Sixteen and four Elite Eight appearances.
In 1991-1992, she led Ole Miss to their first ever regular season SEC Title
As an assistant coach for USA Basketball, she helped guide the 1999 U.S. Pan American Games team to a bronze medal, and the 2000 U.S. Olympic team to a gold medal.
Gillom-Granderson has been inducted into the Ole Miss Athletic Hall of Fame (1996) and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (1997)
The Cellular South Gillom Trophy, which is named in her honor, is presented to Mississippi’s top collegiate women’s basketball player by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum every year since 2008

In 35 years as a collegiate head coach, Foster has compiled a 783-307 record
Foster ranks eleventh all-time in career victories (783)
He is just the second collegiate coach (men’s or women’s) at any level to win at least 200 games at three different schools (St. Joseph’s University, Vanderbilt University, and Ohio State University)
Foster has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year 4 times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
Led Ohio State University to six Big Ten Championships (2005-2010)
Foster guided Vanderbilt University to the 1993 NCAA Women’s Final Four
He was named the 1985 WBCA Coach of the Year
He was the head coach for the gold-medal winning teams at the 2002 World Championships for Young Women, and 1997 World University Games.
He was an assistant coach for the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team (Bronze), the 1990 World Championship team (Gold), the 1990 Goodwill Games team (Gold) and the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival team (Gold)
1993 United States Basketball Writers Association Coach of the Year

In his 28th year as a collegiate head coach, Blair has compiled a 645-263 record (.710)
He currently ranks in the top 15 in career victories and in the top 25 by winning percentage among NCAA Division I head coaches
One of only three all-time NCAA Division I women’s basketball coaches to lead two different teams to the NCAA Women’s Final Four
Blair is one of only six coaches in NCAA history to take three schools to the NCAA tournament
Led the Texas A&M University to the 2011 NCAA National Championship with a 33-5 record
As an assistant coach, Blair helped guided Louisiana Tech University to the 1981 AIAW National Championship and the 1982 NCAA National Championship
Blair was named the 1995 and 2006 Women’s Basketball New Service Coach of the Year
He was a finalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year twice (2003, 2007)
Blair was named Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year 4 times (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011)
He has been inducted into numerous halls of fame, including the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame (2002), the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjack Hall of Fame (2008), and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame (2012)