The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame has announced seven new members of their institution, who will comprise the Class of 2025. Players Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles, Cappie Poindexter, and Alana Beard will be joined by coaches Lucille Kyvallos, Mark Campbell, and executive Danielle Donehew.
The Woman’s Basketball Hall of Fame was founded in 1999, and the Class of 2025 will be formally inducted on June 14 at the Knoxville Theater in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Sue Bird: Considered one of the greatest women’s basketball players ever, Bird was a National Player of the Year at UConn, where she helped the Huskies win two titles. Professionally, she played her entire WNBA career with the Seattle Storm, delivering the franchise four championships while earning 13 All-Stars, five First Team All-WNBA selections, and three Assists Titles. A member of the WNBA 25th Anniversary Team, Bird also helped the United States win five Olympic Gold and four World Championship Gold Medals.
Sylvia Fowles: From LSU, Fowles was the 2008 SEC Player of the Year and professionally would win two WNBA Titles with the Minnesota Lynx, where she was the Finals MVP in both. She also won the 2017 WNBA MVP, was an eight-time All-Star, three-time First Team All-WNBA Selection, and would win four Defensive Player of the Year Awards. Internationally, Fowles helped the U.S. win Gold in four Olympics and one World Championship.
Cappie Pondexter: Pondexter was the 2006 Big East Player of the Year, and, in the WNBA, would win two Titles with the Phoenix Mercury. A seven-time All-Star and three-time First Team All-WNBA Selection, Pondexter also owns an Olympic Gold Medal with the United States.
Alana Beard: Beard was a three-time ACC Player of the Year at Duke and went on to win a WNBA Title with the Los Angeles Sparks. She was a four-time All-Star and a two-time Defensive Player of the Year.
Lucille Kyvallos was a Head Coach for West Chester State College and Queens College, and Mark Campbell coached Union University. Danielle Donehew, the Executive Director of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the impending Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame members.
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