LaTaunya Pollard

LaTaunya Pollard

Class of 2001

  • Led Roosevelt High School in East Chicago, Indiana, to two state championships (1977, 1979)
  • Was named Miss Basketball in Indiana (1979)
  • Was a prolific scorer at Long Beach State University, tallying 3,001 career points at a 23.5 points-per-game clip
  • Established numerous school scoring records at Long Beach State, including points in a single game (48), which still stood as a school mark
  • Was a member of the U.S. Olympic women's basketball team, which boycotted the Moscow Games (1980)
  • Was a three-time Kodak All-American (1981, 1982, 1983)
  • Was named the top collegiate player in the nation, winning the Wade Trophy (1983)
  • Played professionally in Europe for eight years, setting a single-game scoring record of 99 points in the Italian Championship League

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