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Lidia Alexeeva   Senda Berenson-Abbott   Carol Blazejowski   Joanne Bracker   Jody Conradt
Lidia Alexeeva   Senda
Berenson
Abbott
  Carol Blazejowski   Joanne
Bracker
  Jody Conradt
                 
Joan Crawford   Denise Curry   Anne Donovan   Carol Eckman   Betty Jo Graber
Joan
Crawford
  Denise
Curry
  Anne
Donovan
  Carol
Eckman
  Betty Jo
Graber
                 
Lusia Harris-Stewart   John Head   Nancy Lieberman-Cline   Darlene May   Ann Meyers-Drysdale
Lusia
Harris
Stewart
  John
Head
  Nancy
Lieberman-
Cline
  Darlene
May
  Ann
Meyers-
Drysdale
                 
Cheryl Miller   Billie Moore   Shinja Park   Harley Redin   Uljana Semjonova
Cheryl
Miller
  Billie
Moore
  Shin-Ja
Park
  Harley
Redin
  Uljana
Semjonova
                 
Jim Smiddy   Pat Summit   Bertha Teague   Margaret Wade   Nera White
Jim
Smiddy
  Pat
Head Summitt
  Bertha
Teague
  Margaret
Wade
  Nera
White

 

The 1999 inductees include:

Lidia Alexeeva — played on Soviet National Teams, which garnered four European championships in the 1950s the coached Soviet teams to gold medals in both the 1976 and 1980 Olympics.

Senda Berenson Abbott — commonly referred to as the "Mother of Women's Basketball"; authored and developed the first basketball guide for women.

Carol Blazejowski — noted as one of the game's most prolific scorers, tallying 3,199 points at Montclair State (N.J.) College; the first-ever recipient of the Wade Trophy.

Joanne Bracker — has provided distinguished leadership to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and compiled a .758 winning percentage during her 29-year career at Midland Lutheran College.

Jody Conradt — noted as the winningest coach in women's collegiate basketball history; 700-plus win ledger includes 25 seasons at the University of Texas.

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Joan Crawford — recognized as a 13-time AAU All-American at Nashville Business College.

Denise Curry — achieved the honors of being a two-time Olympian (1980 and 1984) and a three-time Kodak All-American at UCLA.

Anne Donovan — noted as a three-time Olympian (1980, 1984, 1988), who set records that still stand at Old Dominion University.

Carol Eckman — known as the "Mother of National Collegiate Championships"; established the first National Invitational Women's Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament in 1969.

Betty Jo Graber — noted as a pioneer in junior college basketball.

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Lusia Harris Stewart — scored the first points in Olympic women's basketball history as a member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic team; noted as a three-time Kodak All-American at Delta State University.

John Head — coached women's basketball for 31 years, including 17 seasons (1952-1969) at Nashville Business College, where he registered a 689-95 worksheet

Nancy Lieberman-Cline — noted as the only two-time winner of the Wade Trophy; became the youngest basketball player in Olympic history to win a medal at the age of 18 during the 1976 Olympics.

Darlene May — recognized internationally as one of women's basketball all-time premier officials; became the first female to officiate an Olympic women's basketball game in 1984 games in Los Angeles.

Ann Meyers-Drysdale — achieved the honor of being the first four-time Kodak All-American, and was the first woman to receive a full athletic scholarship to UCLA.

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Cheryl Miller — led the University of Southern California to a 112-20 record and back-to-back NCAA titles in 1983 and 1984; guided the United States to a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics.

Billie Moore — holds the distinction of being the first U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Coach, having served as head coach for the 1976 U.S. team.

Shin-Ja Park — recognized as the single most outstanding player in Asia for a period of 12 years.

Harley Redin — compiled a 431-66 record in 18 years, including winning his first 76 games, as the coach of the Hutcherson Flying Queens at Wayland Baptist College.

Uljana Semjonova — collected some 45 medals during her career, including a pair of Olympic gold medals, as a seven-foot plus stalwart for the Soviet National Team.

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Jim Smiddy — compiled the most wins in girls' high school basketball history, finishing a 45-year coaching career with a record of 1,217-206; guided Bradley Central (Tenn.) High School to five state championships and two mythical national titles.

Pat Head Summitt — coached the USA to its first gold medal in women's basketball during the 1984 Olympics, and has guided the University of Tennessee Lady Vols to six NCAA Championships (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997 and 1998).

Bertha Teague — coached from 1926-1969, amassing a career record of 1,152-115 for a winning percentage of .910 at Byng High School in Oklahoma.

Margaret Wade — coached Delta State to three consecutive AIAW National Championships; the Wade Trophy, given annually to the top women's collegiate player, is named in her honor.

Nera White — noted as a 15-time AAU All-American (1955-1969); tabbed as the MVP at the AAU national tournament 10 times.

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