WBB in the Radford Hall of Fame

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL IN THE HALL OF FAME

Tammie Crown

(1989-93) CLASS OF 2014 Tammie Crown (’94) capped a stellar career with a tremendous senior campaign that culminated with being named 1992-93 Big South Player of the Year. A first-team all-conference selection in her final season, Crown averaged 15ppg and 8.6rpg en route to a fourth straight Big South title. A member of the 1,000-point/500-rebound club, Crown posted 1,055 points and 735 rebounds for her career. At the completion of her career, she had garnered the fourth most rebounds and at the time of her induction sits seventh in the program annals. A stellar shooter, Crown owns the mark for consecutive made free throws with 37 (199192), along with the single-season records for free throw percentage (.864) and shooting percentage (.611).

KAREN (BOWLES) JORDAN (1986-90) CLASS OF 2013 One of two women’s basketball student-athletes and three Highlanders to accumulate 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, Karen Bowles (’90) helped lead Radford to three Big South Championships and the league’s first postseason appearance (WNIT) in 1989. A three-time first-team all-conference selection, Bowles was named the Big South Tournament MVP in 1990. She currently ranks second in career rebounds (1,012), and at the time of her graduation, was fifth on the all-time scoring list (1,072). Bowles was instrumental in guiding the Highlanders to 84 wins over a four-year span, posting three straight 20-win seasons, including a school-record 25 in the 1988-89 season.

SHEILA (BRANCH) TURPIN (1976-80) CLASS OF 2013 Starting every game of her collegiate career, Sheila Branch (’80) was the second Highlander women’s basketball student-athlete to reach 1,000 points. Graduating as the program’s all-time leader in points (1,197) and rebounds (679), Branch was the squad’s leading scorer (16.9ppg) and rebounder (8.2rpg) during her junior campaign (1978-79), a season which also included a career-best 36 points against Wake Forest. A three-time all-state selection, Branch was an integral part of teams that won 61 contests and sported a .670 winning percentage during her four-year career, which culminated with a 1980 Division II State Championship.

SHANNAN WILKEY

(1990-95) CLASS OF 2002 Wilkey’s competitive drive fueled four consecutive Big South basketball championship teams. She was twice the tournament MVP (1993, 1994), and finished her career with 1,714 points (third all-time at Radford). She also ranks among the career leaders in steals (244) and games played (117). Wilkey led the Highlanders in scoring twice, including 21.3ppg as a senior, the second highest average in school history. The Edinboro, Pa., native was Big South Rookie of the Year in 1991. Wilkey became one of the first three-sport stars at Radford, lettering in cross country and softball after her basketball career. She was a rare two-sport all-conference performer, earning league honors in basketball 1992-94, and in cross country in 1995, finishing as Radford’s leader in five of six meets. PAT BARRETT (1971-84) CLASS OF 1996 Barrett was Radford’s first basketball coach of the modern era, starting the intercollegiate program in 1971. Over the next 13 years, her Radford teams won nearly 70 percent of their games, posted a remarkable 19895 record, and never suffered a losing season. She established Radford as a state and regional basketball power and paved the way for future success in NCAA Division I. Her 1979-80 team won the Virginia Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (VAIAW) state championship to cap a 19-11 season. The next year, the Forest, Va., native was named coach of the year in the state. Barrett’s final team, in 1983-84, finished 23-5 and was ranked 16th in the nation in the final NCAA Division II poll. NAN MILLNER (1980-84) CLASS OF 1997 Millner (’84) became the first Radford basketball player with over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career (1,288 rebounds, 1,069 points). Leading coach Pat Barrett’s strong Division II teams in rebounding for four consecutive seasons from 1980-84, Millner set school records with 21 rebounds in a 1981 game with Roanoke College, with 342 rebounds in 1981-82, and records for best rebound average in a season (11.5) and in a career (11.2). Radford was 79-36 during her career, including a 23-5 mark in 1983-84. The Martinsville native graduated in 1984 with a degree in business.

CHARLENE CUrTIS

(1972-76, 1984-90) CLASS OF 1995 The university’s first 1,000-point scorer, Curtis (’76) played basketball at Radford from 1972-76, and then was one of the most successful coaches in the country while leading her alma mater. A Roanoke native, she scored 1,043 points while serving in four academic honorary organizations and as a distinguished member of the Highlander band. Dedicated to Radford, she has served on the Board of Visitors, and as National Alumni Association chairperson. Her teams were 121-53 in six seasons as Radford’s coach from 1984-1990, winning two conference titles and earning a bid to the 1989

WNIT.

STEPHANIE HOWARD

(1985-89) CLASS OF 1995 Howard had scored more points than any other Radford basketball player when she finished her career in 1989. The first Radford basketball player to have their jersey retired, the Harrisonburg, Va., native owned 27 records when she ended her Highlander career and moved on to play professionally in Switzerland. Her records included career points (2,146), assists (661) and steals (377). She set single game records for points (42), assists (17) and steals (9) and set a single season scoring mark in 1987-88, averaging 22.7 points. Howard, who was named an AWSF All-American four times,

finished her career averaging of 19.2ppg and 5.9apg.

Anne (Fontaine) sluder

(1992-95) CLASS OF 2002 One of Radford’s most decorated volleyball performers ever, Fontaine (’95) holds a distinction few collegiate athletes can claim. She played in two different NCAA championship tournaments the same year, leading the 1993 volleyball team to a berth, and playing a key role on the basketball team’s 1993-94 tournament team, too. She was All-Big South Conference from 1991-93, earning all-tournament honors in 1990, 1991 and 1993. She was a three-time team MVP and VaSID All-State in 1992 and 1993, a four-time selection to the Conference Presidential Honor Roll and named as one of Radford’s Outstanding Students in 1995. The Wytheville native was a three-time letter winner in basketball, and played on three conference title teams.

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