Swoopes Named to Women’s Basketball HOF Class of 2017
February 13, 2017 | Women's Basketball
Former Lady Raiders to be inducted into second hoops hall of fame in two years
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Former Lady Raider Sheryl Swoopes will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame with the Class of 2017, the hall announced Sunday afternoon.
Swoopes joins a six-member class that includes Sally Bell (official), Christine Grant (contributor), Rick Insell (coach), Louise O'Neal (veteran), and Kara Wolters (player).
The Class of 2017 will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, receiving their coveted Eastman Trophy and Baron Championship Induction Ring, on June 10, in Knoxville, Tenn. With the induction of the Class of 2017, the Hall of Fame has honored 157 inductees.
Swoopes was a two-year letterwinner for the Lady Raiders and led the program to its first NCAA Championship in 1993. She was named the WBCA Wade Trophy winner and the Naismith Player of the Year in 1993.
Following her career at Tech, Swoopes won three Olympic gold medals and led the Houston Comets to four WNBA Championships.
Swoopes was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2016.
ABOUT THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
For more information on the 2017 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Weekend, please visit www.wbhof.com. To purchase tickets to the 2017 Induction Ceremony, click here and use promo code WBHOF17 for a 10 percent discount only available for a limited time.
The mission of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame is to "honor the past, celebrate the present, and promote the future" of women's basketball.
Swoopes joins a six-member class that includes Sally Bell (official), Christine Grant (contributor), Rick Insell (coach), Louise O'Neal (veteran), and Kara Wolters (player).
The Class of 2017 will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, receiving their coveted Eastman Trophy and Baron Championship Induction Ring, on June 10, in Knoxville, Tenn. With the induction of the Class of 2017, the Hall of Fame has honored 157 inductees.
Swoopes was a two-year letterwinner for the Lady Raiders and led the program to its first NCAA Championship in 1993. She was named the WBCA Wade Trophy winner and the Naismith Player of the Year in 1993.
Following her career at Tech, Swoopes won three Olympic gold medals and led the Houston Comets to four WNBA Championships.
Swoopes was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2016.
ABOUT THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
For more information on the 2017 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Weekend, please visit www.wbhof.com. To purchase tickets to the 2017 Induction Ceremony, click here and use promo code WBHOF17 for a 10 percent discount only available for a limited time.
The mission of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame is to "honor the past, celebrate the present, and promote the future" of women's basketball.
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