The 2001 inductees include:

Van Chancellor — Houston Comets coach has made a clean sweep of WNBA Championships, claiming four league titles in four years after 19 successful seasons at Ole Miss.

Theresa Grentz — Former Immaculata Mighty Mac was 1992 Olympic coach and has built powerhouses at both Rutgers and Illinois.

Phyllis Holmes — First female president of the NAIA was instrumental in the foundation and growth of the organization's women's basketball tourney.

LaTaunya Pollard — All-time scoring leader at Long Beach State was an Olympian and tabbed the best collegiate player in the nation as 1983 Wade Trophy winner.

Linda K. Sharp — Mastermind behind the USC dynasty in the 1980s, guiding the Women of Troy to back-to-back NCAA titles in 1983 and 1984.

C. Vivian Stringer — Only coach in collegiate basketball to have taken three different teams (Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers) to the NCAA Final Four.

Vanya Voinova — International standout paced Bulgarian national team to strong showings in World and European Championships in the 1950s and 1960s.

Hazel Walker — Multi-time AAU All-American started her own barnstorming squad, the Arkansas Travelers.

Holly Warlick — sBackcourt whiz was an Olympian and All-American for the Tennessee Lady Vols.