National Honors

Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame:

Class of 2013 – Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

• Played at the University of Texas from 1981-1986, finishing her career as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,523 points

• Smith-Knight led the longhorns to the 1986 NCAA Division I National Championship with a perfect 34-0 record

• She was named the 1983 Southwest Conference Tournament MVP

• In 1983 and 1984, she was the University of Texas team MVP and Southwest Conference Player of the Year.

• Smith-Knight was a 1984 Kodak All-American, USBWA All-American, and Wade Trophy finalist

• At the University of Texas, she ranks 1st in field goals made (1,052), 2nd in career scoring average (19.3 ppg), 3rd in career free throws made (419), 5th in career steals (295), and 6th in career rebounds (966).

• She holds the University of Texas record for most consecutive games in double-figuring scoring with 33

• Smith-Knight started all 131 games she played while at the University of Texas, never losing a Southwest Conference game

• A member of the 1983 World University Games team which captured gold

• She was inducted into the University of Texas Women’s Athletics Hall of Honor in 2002 and into the Texas Black Sports Hall of F

Andrea Lloyd is a member of the Women’s Basket Ball Hall of Fame

Clarissa Davis

Clarissa Davis is a former Texas women’s basketball All-American. She is a National Player of the Year, Olympic and pro standout, and was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in April 2006.

Won the Naismith College Player of the Year award in both 1987 and 1989 and the Wade Trophy in 1989

• As a senior in 1988–89, named USBWA Women’s National Player of the Year, WBCA Player of the Year, and Mercedes Benz National Player of the Year

• Two-time Kodak All-American and Naismith All-American, All-American at the University of Texas (1987, 1989) … consensus All-American

• Earned Most Outstanding Player honors as a freshman at the 1986 Final Four, leading Texas to the NCAA Championship and an undefeated season with a 34–0 record… Also led Texas to the NCAA Final Four (1987) and the Elite Eight twice (1988, 1989)

• Named to the NCAA and the Southwest Conference “Team of the Decade” for the 1980s, earning top honors as the SWC’s “Athlete of the Decade.”

• She scored 2,008 points during her collegiate career for an average of 19.9 ppg … in the Texas career record book, she stands 1st, scoring average; 3rd, scoring; 4th, rebound average (8.7 RPG); 5th, field goal pct. (.539); 8th, rebounding (887)

• Set Texas single-season records (as a senior) for points (843), scoring average (26.3 ppg), and free throws made (188)

• Came to UT after starring at John Jay High School in San Antonio

• No. 24 retired by Texas Longhorns in 2020.

Kamie Ethridge- inducted in 2002

Women’s Basketball 3/6/2018 11:18:00 AM By Ryan Pfeifer, UNCBears.Com

@UNCBearsWBB Head Coach Kamie Ethridge Named Big Sky Coach Of The Year

UNC’s Kamie Ethridge named Big Sky Coach of the Year

RENO, Nev. – Northern Colorado’s women’s basketball coach Kamie Ethridge earned her first career Big Sky Coach of the Year honor, as announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon. Ethridge led the Bears to a 23-6 record and the program’s first outright Big Sky regular season championship with a 15-3 conference record.

In her fourth year with UNC, she guided the team to a program-best 23 wins and led the team to a few program firsts. It all began on opening night when Northern Colorado defeated its first Top 25 ranked team, winning at No. 20/25 DePaul 94-88. The team proceeded to win its first game against an SEC opponent, LSU, in its home opener 58-50, and it all culminated in the Big Sky regular season title being wrapped up on February 28 with a win at home over Portland State.

Along with the team’s success this season, Ethridge helped guide Savannah Scott, Savannah Smith, and Kianna Williams to All-Big Sky honors. Smith earned the Most Valuable Player award and her second straight first-team designation. Williams was named the Defensive Player of the Year, while Scott made her way onto the second team for the second straight year.

Over her four years as UNC head coach, Ethridge is 80-43 overall and 52-22 in Big Sky games. She led the program to its deepest postseason run, advancing to the third round of the WNIT. In three of her four years at the helm, Northern Colorado has won at least 22 games.

Ethridge and her Bears will play their first game of the Big Sky Conference Tournament tomorrow at 1:05 pm MT against Montana in Reno, Nevada.

To stay up to date on all things UNC women’s basketball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Twitter at @UNCBearsWBB.

National Player of the Year Award (Wade Trophy)

The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best women’s basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition. It is named after three–time national champion Delta State University coach Lily Margaret Wade. The award debuted in 1978 as the first–ever women’s national player of the year award in college basketball. State Farm Insurance sponsors the award, and the trophy is presented at the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association National Convention.

Danielle Biglione 1993-1997 is a 3 time all-conference player and is part of the 1996 SWC champion. She still holds the record for career 3 pointer made.

WNBA

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