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1999 inductees include:
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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.
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Senda Berenson
Abbott commonly referred to as the "Mother of Women's
Basketball"; authored and developed the first basketball guide
for women.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Denise Curry
achieved the honors of being a two-time Olympian (1980 and 1984)
and a three-time Kodak All-American at UCLA.
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Anne Donovan
noted as a three-time Olympian (1980, 1984, 1988), who set records
that still stand at Old Dominion University.
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Carol Eckman known
as the "Mother of National Collegiate Championships"; established
the first National Invitational Women's Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament
in 1969.
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Betty Jo Graber
noted as a pioneer in junior college basketball.
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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. |
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Shin-Ja Park recognized
as the single most outstanding player in Asia for a period of 12 years.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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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