Class of 2022 – Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

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Penny Taylor

19-year career mostly spent with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury
Played for the Australian Institute of Sport (1997, 1998, 1999)
Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Champion (1999)
2x WNBL Most Valuable Player (2001, 2002)
2x WNBL Top Shooter Award winner (2001, 2002)
3x WNBL All-Star Five (2001, 2002, 2015)
Led the WNBL in scoring with 25.5 points per game and 2.5 steals per game (2000,2001)
With the Phoenix Mercury (2004-07, 2009-11, 2013-14, 2016), she scored 20+ points in 49 career games, and eight of those were 30+ point games
3x WNBA Champion (2007, 2009, 2014)
3x WNBA All-Star (2002, 2007, 2011)
Member of the Australian National Team, the “Opals,” that competed in four World Championships, winning Bronze (2002), Silver (2004), Gold (2006), and Bronze (2014)
Gold medalist in the World Championship in Brazil, and was the Most Valuable Player of the tournament (2006)
Competed in three Olympiads for the Opals winning Silver in Athens (2004), Silver in Beijing (2008), and competing in Rio (2016)
Between WNBA seasons, she played in China, Italy, Russia, and Turkey, winning each league at least once
4x Turkish League Champion (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) with Fenerbahce
Retired from playing at the end of the 2016 WNBA season

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Bob Schneider

Compiled an all-time coaching record of 1,045-293 (.781%) during his 43-year coaching career at the high school and collegiate levels
Spent 12 years at Canyon High School (TX), where his teams appeared in ten consecutive Texas state tournaments
5x Texas State Champions, and 5x Texas State tournament runner-up
Only undefeated high school girls’ team in the state of Texas (1978)
Overall record of 350-59 (1966-1978)
Enshrined in the Texas Girls Coaches Hall of Fame, the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame, and the West Texas A&M Hall of Champions
Across all divisions, Schneider ranks 26th in total victories and 38th in winning percentage
Spent 25 years at West Texas A&M University, going to nine Lone Star Conference (Division II) championships in 15 seasons
Schneider is 1 of 5 NCAA Division II women’s coaches to earn 500 wins
Third all-time winning percentage in NCAA Division II history with 634 victories and listed as twelfth in all-time NCAA Division II history with a .757 winning percentage
As Head Coach at West Texas A&M, his teams reached the postseason eight straight years starting in 1985; he led his team to the NCAA Elite Eight twice, NCAA quarterfinals (1997), and were the NCAA national runners-up (1988)
Elected to the Texas Girls Coaches Hall of Fame (1993) and elected to the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame (1997)
Schneider retired from coaching (2006)

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Paul Sanderford

Collegiate coach for 26 seasons at Western Kentucky, Nebraska, and Louisburg College
Compiled a career winning percentage of .748, winning 616 games during his collegiate coaching career. As a Division I coach, his overall record was 453-189 (.706)
As head coach at Louisburg College (1977-1981), he led the program to the NJCAA National Championship and won the Wade Trophy, given to the National Junior College Coach of the Year (1981)
Sanderford was 163-19 in his six years as head coach of the Louisburg women’s basketball program
Named the Region X Coach of the Year for four consecutive years, and additionally named Outstanding Coach at the National Tournament in 1981
Vice President of the NJCAA Coaches Organization (1981, 1982) and inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame (2000)
At Western Kentucky University, he amassed 365 victories and a .753 winning percentage (1982-97), posting 12 seasons with 20+ victories. Obtained a school-record of 32 victories (1985, 1986)
14 postseason appearances – 12 NCAA tournaments, and three Final Four trips (1985,1986,1992), with the team advancing to the National Championship game against Stanford (1992)
5x Sun Belt Conference regular-season championships and 7x Sun Belt Conference tournament title winners.
3x Sun Belt Coach of the Year honors (1983,1986, 1991)
Inducted into the WKU Athletic Hall of Fame (2008)
Head Coach at the University of Nebraska (1997-2002), compiling an overall record of 88-69, ranking him as the second-winningest coach in school history
Guided the Cornhuskers to three consecutive NCAA Tournament bids
Big 12 Coach of the Year while coaching at The University of Nebraska (1998)
Sanderford earned unprecedented fan support, setting a school record with an average home attendance of 5,000 fans per game (1999-2000), the program set school records in his first three seasons, and ranked in the top 25 teams nationally for home attendance
Retired in 2007

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DeLisha Milton-Jones

Player for the University of Florida women’s basketball program, helping the Gators to four straight NCAA tournament appearances
Scored 1,858 collegiate career points
Wade Trophy winner, Honda Sports Award for Basketball, SEC Player of the Year, and SEC First-team All-American (1997)
Recognized as an All-American by the Associated Press, Kodak, and the Basketball Times (1997)
Inducted into the University of Florida Athletics Hall of Fame (2007)
Played professionally for 17 years in the WNBA with the Washington Mystics, Los Angeles Sparks, San Antonio Stars, and New York Liberty
Set a WNBA record for most games played with 499, which Sue Bird later broke
2x WNBA champion with the LA Sparks (2001,2002)
3x WNBA All-Star (2000, 2004, 2007)
2x Olympic Gold Medalist (2000, 2008)
2x FIBA World Championship Gold Medalist (1998, 2002), and a Bronze Medal in the FIBA World Championship (2006)
Earned gold medals in the U.S. Olympic Festival (1994), U.S. Olympic Cup (1999), the World University Games (1997)
Played internationally in Spain, Italy, Turkey, South Korea, the Czech Republic, and Russia
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award recipient (2015)
Milton-Jones retired from playing in 2016 and is currently the head coach for Old Dominion University women’s basketball program

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Becky Hammon

Played for the Colorado State Rams (1995 -1999),
3x WAC Player of the Year (1997, 1998, 1999)
Received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, and was named the Western Athletic Conference’s (WAC) all-time leading scorer (1998, 1999)
Inducted into the Rams Athletics Hall of Fame, where her No. 25 jersey was retired (2004)
Played for the New York Liberty (1999-2006)
Led the WNBA in scoring (2003)
6x WNBA All Star (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2011)
2x All WNBA First Team (2007, 2009) and 2x All WNBA Second Team (2005, 2008)
Played for the San Antonio Silver Stars, where she posted career-high averages of 18.8ppg (fourth best) and 5.0apg (2007)
Led the WNBA in assists (2007)
Led the Silver Stars to a WNBA best record (24-10) and finished the season competing in the WNBA Finals (2008)
Named WNBA’s Top 15 Players of All-Time (2011)
Named the ESPNW Woman of the Year (2014)
Inducted into the New York Liberty’s Ring of Honor (2015)
San Antonio Stars retired Hammon’s No. 25 jersey (2016)
7th player in WNBA history to score 5,000 points.
Competed in the Olympics twice for Russia in 2008 (Bronze) and 2012
Began her coaching career, as the assistant coach for the NBA’s Spurs (2014)
A part of the NBA All-Star Game coaching staff (2016)
Currently Head Coach for the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces
3x WNBA champion as Head Coach (2022, 2023, 2025)

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Doug Bruno

Head Coach of DePaul Blue Demons women’s basketball program with 786 overall wins across 39 seasons
4th active Division I head coach to reach the 600-win milestone.
Bruno won the 700^th game of his overall career in 2018,
Led the Blue Demons to 24 NCAA Tournament appearances (qualified for 25), 18 consecutive NCAA appearances, and 4 appearances in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen
10x BIG East regular-season champion, and 7x BIG East conference tournament champion
3x Big East Coach of the Year (2014, 2016, 2017) and 3x WBCA Regional Coach of the Year (2004, 2005, 2017)
Inducted into the DePaul University Hall of Fame (1993), the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2000), the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame (2004), and the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (2017)
6x gold medalist with USA Basketball
Bruno was the USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year (2006,2007), and is the only USA Basketball Development Coach of the Year to be recognized twice, after leading the U18 team and U19 team to gold medals at the FIBA Americas and World Championships
Head Coach of WBL team Chicago Hustle for two years, and the team won the league’s Midwest Division in its first year (1979)
Coached the 1st WBL All-Star Game that took place in Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY
Served on numerous NCAA and WBCA Committees, on the WBHOF National Board of Directors, on the Positive Coaching Alliance Board of Directors, and on the Danny Did Epilepsy Foundation Board of Directors
WBCA Academic Honor Roll honoree, where he ranked for 14 years in the Academic Top 25
A current member of the WBCA, who completed a two-year term as President of the WBCA (2007)

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Alice “Cookie” Barron

Played for Wayland Baptist College (now University) from 1954-57, playing her first year on a full scholarship at Cisco Junior College
Member of the Flying Queens basketball team, where the team amassed a 104-0 record. Barron scored game-winning free throws against Iowa to keep the win streak alive (1957)
3x National AAU Champion, First-Team All-American, and co-captain during her senior year
Named Wayland’s Outstanding Woman Athlete (1956-1957)
Member of Team USA, where she helped win the World Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, beating Russia in the finals before 35,000 fans (1957)
First female administrator inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame (1992)
Inducted to the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association as part of the inaugural class
First woman to serve on the Colorado High School Activities Association Board of Control
Served on the NIAAA membership committee for five years and on the NIAAA Board of Directors for four years

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Debbie Antonelli

Played for NC State, participating in four NCAA Tournaments and appearing in two Sweet Sixteen as team captain (1983-1986)
Director of Marketing at the University of Kentucky, then at the Ohio State University
When she arrived at the Ohio State University as Director of Marketing, the college did not have any televised women’s sports. She arranged a deal with a local station to air eight women’s games per season, found sponsors to produce the games, and became the play-by-play voice for each matchup.
Announced Ohio State women’s games for five years while also serving as an analyst for Dayton Flyers’ men’s basketball games for three years.
ACC Distinguished Service Award (2000)
The first female analyst in 22 years on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament for CBS/Turner Sports (2017 to present)
On-air talent for WNBA games and has been the main play-by-play voice for the Indiana Fever
Conducted media training, team building workshops, and seminars with over 50 Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Programs
Inductee of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Class (2021)
A member of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund Board of Directors/Executive Committee since its inception
Created the “Antonelli’s Girls Only Sports Camp” in Mount Pleasant, SC, which introduces girls to twenty different sports (2016)
2x Emmy Award winner and Gracie Award Winner for her work in broadcasting basketball
Works for ESPN, Big Ten Network, CBS, FOX, and Westwood One
Antonelli is the voice of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame as the WBHOF Induction Ceremony Emcee

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