Class of 2016 – Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Natalie Williams

Williams was a two-time Kodak All-American while at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) • She was the first woman to earn All-American honors in both basketball and volleyball in the same year
In college, Williams averages a career double-double and holds the highest career rebounding average in PAC-10 history
Williams was named the 1994 PAC-10 Player of the Year and was a 1st team All-PAC-10 from 1992-1994
She was a three-time All-WNBA 1st team selection and a three-time WNBA All-Star
In the American Basketball League (ABL), Williams was a two-time All-ABL 1st team selection and the 1998 ABL MVP
Williams help guide USA Basketball to the 2000 Olympic gold medal
She also guided USA Basketball to the 1998 and 2002 World Championships gold medals
Williams was named the 1999 USAB Female Athlete of the Year
She was named the 2nd greatest athlete from Utah by Sports Illustrated

Tipps served as a member of the USA Women’s Basketball Games committee From 1988-1996, he was a member of Staff Selection Sub-Committee of USA Basketball
From 1979-1991, Tipps served as the Chairman of AAU Girls Basketball
Tipps was a tournament director for 75 AAU Girls Basketball National Tournaments and assisted in at least 40 other AAU National Tournaments
He was also the tournament director for countless Southeastern and Tennessee AAU Girls Basketball Tournaments
Tipps was a volunteer with AAU Girls Basketball for 36 years and was inducted into the AAU Volunteer Hall of Fame in 2001
He was a 1987 President’s National Leadership Award honoree
Tipps has received multiple awards including the 1984 Sears Award, the 1981 Cartwright Award and the 1957 Spark Plug Award.
In 1989, the bookstore at Motlow College was named in his honor
Tipps served on the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Directors

Stiles is the all-time leading scorer in Division I women’s basketball with 3,393 points.
She became the first and only Division I women’s basketball player to score more than 1,000 points in a single season
Stiles was named a 2001 Kodak All-American and received the 2001 Wade Trophy award
She was a four-time Missouri Valley Conference 1st team selection and three-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year
In 2000, Stiles scored 56 points, which stands as fourth highest number of points in a single Division I game
Stiles was the 2001 Honda Awards program Player of the Year
She was selected fourth overall in the 2001 WNBA draft, en route to being named 2001 WNBA Rookie of the Year and 2001 WNBA All-Star
In high school, Stiles was named a WBCA All-American and the MVP of the WBCA High School All-American game
Stiles helped guide USA Basketball to the 1997 Jr World Championship gold medal and 2000 Jones Cup gold medal
She was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 and the National High School Hall of Fame in 2015

As a high school head coach, Lombard has compile a 1261-117 record in 38 years • He won 1,000 games before losing 100 games
Lombard has led Nazareth and Canyon High Schools to 18 State Championships
In his first year of coaching at Nazareth High School, he guided his team to the State title
Lombard was named the 2003 USA Today Coach of the Year, the 2003 WBCA National High School Coach of the Year, and the 2011 Max Preps National Coach of the Year
Over 100 of his high school players have received college scholarships
Lombard received the 2015 Morgan Wooten Special Achievement Award from Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame
Lombard was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award Harley Redin Coach Award from Wayland Baptist University
He was inducted into the Texas Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Texas Girls Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2008
Lombard was named by Amarillo Globe News as one of the 100 Best Sports Legends of the 20th Century
He was named the 2003 Canyon’s Citizen of the Year

Courteau has 45 years’ experience in women’s basketball officiating
She officiated WNBA games from 1997-2011, including 13 WNBA Finals and two WNBA All-Star games
Courteau officiated in 12 NCAA Women’s Final Fours including 5 National Championship games
She participated in 20 NCAA Division I Championships and is currently the NCAA Coordinator of Officials
Courteau was the 1989 Naismith Official of the Year and 1990 Atlantic Coast Conference Official of the Year.
She was the 2013 recipient of the Jostens-Berenson Lifetime Achievement Award
Courteau was an official for the 1992 Olympic games, 1991 Pan American games, and 1989 World Championship tournament.
Courteau was the recipient of the 1998 Minnesota Girls & Women in Sports award for leadership and support of girls and women’s sports
She officiated 2 years in the American Basketball League (ABL) including the ABL Championship game

Coale is the Head coach of the University of Oklahoma women’s basketball team. She tookover a program that went 15-18 the year before she arrived in 1996 and brought it into the national spotlight in 2002 when her team went to the National Championship game • She has guided Oklahoma to a record of 442-217 in 20 years
Coale has taken her teams to 17 consecutive NCAA Tournaments including 9 Sweet 16 appearances and 3 Final Four appearances
Her teams have won 6 Big 12 regular season championship and 4 Big 12 tournament championships
Coale is a four-time Big 12 Coach of the Year
She has coached 6 players named Big 12 Player of the Year, 4 players named 1st team All-American, and 14 players selected in the WNBA draft
At the high school level, Coale guided Norman High School to two Class 6A state championships
Coale was named 1993 Region, All-State and Big All-City High School Coach of the Year
As head coach of USA Basketball, Coale guided US Basketball to the 2013 World University Game gold medal
From 2005-2008, she served on USA Basketball Women’s Collegiate Committee