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Lynette Woodard

• A four-time Kodak All-American at the University of Kansas (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981) and the all-time leading scorer for Division I women’s collegiate basketball with 3,649 points

• The first female student-athlete to be recognized by the NCAA with a Top V Award (1982)

• A two-time Olympian (1980 and 1984), serving as captain of the USA’s first gold medal-winning Olympic team in 1984

• 1981 Wade Trophy recipient

• Selected as USA Basketball’s Female Athlete of the Year in 1983

• A two-time academic All-American

• Became the first female to play for the Harlem Globetrotters (1985-87)

• Played professionally in Italy (1981-82, 1987-90) and Japan (1991-92) as well as two seasons in the WNBA with the Cleveland Rockers (1997) and Detroit Shock (1998)

• Named to the first-ever Parade High School All-America Team for girls’ basketball in 1977

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Did You Know

• The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame is home to the world's largest basketball. The Baden Ball measures 30-feet tall and weighs 10 tons.
• In the Hall you can test your basketball skills on three different courts, a timed dribbling course, and a vertical leap challenge.
• The Ring of Honor consists of over 100 jerseys hanging from the rafters of the back rotunda. These jerseys represent the top high school, college and professional players from the 2008-09 season.