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Chiney
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Nneka
Ogwumike
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Jeanette
Pohlen
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Nicole
Powell
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Jeanne
Ruark Hoff
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Olympia
Scott
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Kate
Starbird
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Katy
Steding
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Trisha
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Tara
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Val
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Candice
Wiggins

The Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame was established on December 21, 1954. Envisioned by Walt Gamage, sports editor of the now-defunct Palo Alto Times, the first class of inductees consisted of 34 Stanford sports greats. The Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame Room is located on the first floor of the Arrillaga Family Sports Center on the Stanford campus. The images contained on this page and on the individual Hall of Famer pages are mostly provided by and sourced from Stanford archive photos.

Stanford Women's Basketball Hall of Famers
Stanford WBB History 1981-2026

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Hall of Famers Stanford Stats Notable Achievements
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#32 Jayne Appel-Marinelli

HOF Induction 2021
Stanford 2006-10
WNBA 2010-16
All-time Rank (# )
Games 147 - (#7)
Game Points 46 - (#1)
Pts/game 14.5 - (#9)
FG% 56.6% - (#4)
3Pt% 0.0
FT% 65.6%
Rbs/game 8.6 - (#5)
Ast/game 2.3
Blks/game 1.9 - (#2)
Stls/game 0.7
Led teams to three NCAA Final Four appearances (2008-10)
Two-time All-American (2nd Team 2009 & 2010)
Won 4 Pac-10 regular-season titles (2007-10)
Won four Pac-10 tournament championships (2007-10)
Pac-10 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2010)
Pac-10 Player of the Year (2009)
Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (2007)
Guided Cardinal to 130-16 overall record during her career
2nd all-time in career blocks (273)
5th all-time career rebounds (1,263)
4th in career field goal percentage (.565)
Top-10 in career points (2,125)
Selected in 1st round (#5 overall) of 2010 WNBA Draft
by the San Antonio Silver Stars

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10
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#10 Jennifer Azzi

HOF Induction 1995
Stanford 1986-90
Original ABL & WNBA player
All-time Rank ( )
Games 122
Pts/game 13.4
FG% 48.5%
3Pt% 45.2% - (#1)
3 Pts Made 191 (#13)
FT% 76.6%
Rbs/game 3.9
Ast/game 6.2 - (#1)
Blks/game 0.2
Stls/game 2.4 - (#1)
Led Stanford to its 1st National Championship in 1990 - named MOP
Over four seasons helped Cardinal to a 101-23 record winning two Pac-10 titles
In her 1989-90 senior season swept all major individual awards in college basketball
Was on 13 national teams that compiled a 114-14 record
Won World Championship medals in 1990 and 1998
Was point guard on the gold medal winning 1996 Olympic champion team
Was an original star of the ABL and played for three WNBA teams
Scored 1,634 points, 751 assists and 271 steals
Became head coach of the USF women's program for six seasons
She's a member of several Halls of Fame
including Stanford, Bay Area and the Women's Basketball HOF

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90
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#24 Kristin Folkl

HOF Induction 2010
Stanford 1994-98 (DNP '95-96)
WNBA 1998-2002 + overseas
All-time Rank ( )
Games 52
Pts/game 13.0
FG% 65.5% - (#1*)
3Pt% 44.4%
FT% 67.8%
Rbs/game 7.3 - (#11)
Ast/game 1.8
Blks/game 0.8
Stls/game 1.0
* Under 500 minimum
Led teams to two Final Four appearances
Four-time All-American Volleyball player 1994-97; All-American basketball in 1998
Elected to the Hall of Fame for both volleyball and basketball
In 1997-98 received the Al Masters Award, Stanford Athletics' highest honor
Two-time Final Four in basketball and three-time Final Four in volleyball
She helped lead Stanford volleyball to a 125-8 record
winning four conference championships
First-team All-Pac-10 in basketball in 1998
Ranked 11th in rebounding/game at 7.3
Her career field goal percentage (65.5) ranked her #1 all-time at Stanford
Naismith Player of the Year finalist in 1997-98
averaging 18.9 pts and 9.2 rebounds per game

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 1994-95 | Missed 1995-06 | 1996-97 | 1997-98
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#34 Sonja Henning

HOF Induction 2001
Stanford 1987-91
ABL founding player, WNBA 4 yrs
All-time Rank ( )
Games 127
Minutes 4,114 - (#4)
Pts/game 1.4
FG% 46.0%
3Pt% 36.4%
FT% 70.1%
Rbs/game 4.6
Total 757 - (#1)
Ast/game 6.0 - (#2)
Blks/game 0.2
Steals TTl 280 - (#2)
Stls/game 2.2 - (#2)
Helped lead team to two NCAA Final Fours and named to 1991 All-Final Four Team
Was a key player in Stanford's first NCAA Championship in 1990
As a senior named the 1991 Pac-10 Player of the Year honor
1991 Kodak First-Team All-American
Earned three-time All-Pac-10 honors
1988 National Freshman of the Year by Women's Basketball News Service
Holds the All-time Stanford career assists record with 757 which was #1 in Pac-10 when she graduated
Had a Stanford career record of 113-15
Part of the 1990 World Championship US team that went undefeated
WNBA champion with the Houston Comets in 1999

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91
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#13 Chiney Ogwumike

HOF Induction 2024
Stanford 2010-14
WNBA #1 ovrall pick, 2014-19
All-time Rank ( )
Games 145 - (#7 tied)
Minutes 4,371 - (#2)
Points 2,737 - (#1)
Pts/game 18.9 - (#2)
FG% 58.9% - (#1)
3Pt% 26.3% -
FT Made 532 - (#3)
FT% 70.5%
Rebounds 1,567 - (#1)
Rbs/game 10.8 - (#1)
Ast/game 1.4 - (#4)
Blocked Shots 202
Blks/game 1.4 - (#2)
Stls/game 1.2
Led teams to three Final Four appearances in 2011, 2012 and 2014
2014 John R. Wooden Award winner,
first Stanford and Pac-10 player to win the award
Two-time Pac-12 Player of the year (2013 and 2014)
Three-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014)
Three-time WBCA First-Team All-American (2012, 2013, 2014)
Three-time consensus All-American
1st all-time in career points (2,737) at Stanford
1st all-time career rebounds (1,567) and rbs/game at Stanford
2nd all-time career blocked shots/game with 1.4
No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft by the Connecticut Sun
Two-time Pac-12 scoring champion 2012-13 (22.4 ppg) and 2013-14 (26.1 ppg)
2010-11 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
Pac-12 single-season scoring record of 967 points in 2013-14
Tara VanDerveer selected her as forward on her all-time Stanford "dream" team

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14
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#30 Nneka Ogwumike

HOF Induction 2022
Stanford 2008-12
WNBA #1 pick, 2013-26
All-time Rank ( )
Games 145 - (#7 tied)
Game Points 42 - (#4 tied)
Points Ttl 2491 - (#3)
Pts/game 17.2 - (#5)
FG% 58.3% - (#3)
3Pt% 21.4%
FT Made 555 - (#2)
FT% 77.3%
Rebounds 1,226 - (#4)
Rbs/game 8.5 - (#6)
Ast/game 1.3
Blks/game 0.6 - (#2)
Stls/game 0.9
Led teams to four NCAA Final Fours (2009-2012)
Three-time All-American selection (2010, 2011, 2012) by WBCA Coaches
Led teams to three NCAA Final Four appearances (2008-10)
Won 4 Pac-10 regular-season titles (2007-10)
She led Stanford to a 137-12 overall record in her four years
2012 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award winner
Guided Cardinal to 130-16 overall record during her career
In 2026 is top 5 all-time at Stanford in points, PPG, FG%, rebounds and Blocks/game
Reached 11 WNBA All-Star selections by 2026
2012 WNBA Rookie of the Year; 2016 WNBA MVP and champion
One of the WNBA's All-time greats selected as one of the league's
25 greatest and most influential players

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12
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#23 Jeanette Pohlen

HOF Induction 2025
Stanford 2007-11
WNBA #9 pick, 2011-17
All-time Ran ( )
Games 150 - (#4)
Minutes 4355 - (#3)
Pts/game 9.7
FG% 41.3%
3 PT Made 268 - (#4)
3Pt% 37.7%
FT% 81.3% - (#10)
Rbs/game 3.2
Assists 560 - (#6)
Ast/game 3.7
Blks/game 0.3
Stls/game 1.1
Helped lead teams to four NCAA Final Four appearances (2008-11)
Helped lead Stanford to a 137-14 record during her four years
Named 2011 Pac-10 Player of the Year
Pac-10 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2010)
2011 AP First-team All-American
Three-time All-Pac-10 selection in 2009, 2010 and 2011
Outstanding senior season in 2010-11 averaging 14.5 points, 4.8 assists and 3.2 rebounds
Four-year undefeated record at Maples Pavilion (63-0)
She is top-5 in games, minutes, 3-pts made and 6th in assists at Stanford
One of 4 players with 1,000 points, 500 assists & 400 rebounds
(Azzi, Henning, Powell)

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11
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#14 Nicole Powell

HOF Induction 2015
Stanford 2000-04
WNBA #3 pick, 5+ yrs
All-time Rank ( )
Games 119
Points 2,062 - (#7)
Pts/game 17.3 - (#4)
FG% 46.6% - (#4)
3 Pt Made 201 - (#10)
3Pt% 38.8%
FT Made 457 - (#4)
FT% 82.9% (#4)
Rebounds 1,143 - (#6)
Rbs/game 9.6 - (#2)
Assists 577 - (#5)
Ast/game 4.8 - (#4)
Blks/game 0.5 - (#2)
Stls/game 1.7 - (#5)
Three-time WBCA First-Team All-American (2002-04)
Two-time Pac-10 Player of the Year (2002 and 2004)
2001 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
Pac-10 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2010)
Four-time First-Team All-Pac-10
Three-time Pac-10 Tournament MVP (2002, 2003, 2004)
Three-time Naismith National Player of the Year Finalist (2022, 2023, 2024)
2nd all-time rebounds/game at Stanford (9.6/game)
4th all-time career points per game at 17.3; 4th in FT% (82.9%)
Had 6 career triple-doubles, 5 in the 2001-02 season
Helped lead Stanford to a 105-26 record in her four seasons
She ranks in the top 10 in more than 12 different categories

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04
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#22 Jeanne Ruark Hoff

HOF Induction TBD
Stanford 1978-83
All-time Rank ( )
Games 116
Game Points 42 - (#4 tied)
Points 2,038 - (#8)
Pts/game 17.6 -(#3)
FG% 58.6% - (#2)
3Pt% N/A
FT% 82.7% - (#9)
Rebounds 908 (#10)
Rbs/game 6.4 - (#8)
Ast/game N/A
Blks/game N/A
Stls/game N/A
Was Stanford's first 2,000-point scorer
finishing with 2,038 (8th all-time)
Career scoring average of 17.6 points per game
ranked her #3 all-time at Stanford
Two-time All-NorCal first-team selection in 1979 and 1980
Stanford freshman scoring record of 21.3 ppg in 1978-79 stood for decades
Hoff made 58.6% of her freshman over her career,
ranking her 2nd all-time at Stanford
Her 64.4% field-goal % in 1978-79, the 2nd best all-time at Stanford
Holds the single-game record with 20 field goals in 1979;
scored 42 points(T5) in that game
Academic All-American in 1982

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 1981-82 | 1982-83 | No data for 1978-80
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#0 Olympia Scott

HOF Induction 2013
Stanford 1994-98
WNBA 9 yrs
All-time Rank ( )
Games 118
Points 1,524
Pts/game 12.9
FG% 53.4% - (#9)
3Pt% 0.0
FT% 67.8%
Rbs/game 6.4 - (#8)
Ast/game 1.0
Blks/game 0.6
Stls/game 1.2
Helped lead teams to three Final Fours (1995, 1996 and 1997)
Helped lead teams to a 114-14 overall record
Won four Pac-10 regular-season championships (1995-1998)
All-Pac-10 First Team in both 1997 and 1998
1998 AP All-America honorable mention
1998 Naismith Player of the Year finalist
Guided Cardinal to 130-16 overall record during her career
Outstanding senior season averaging 17.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 57.5% FG
#8 All-time with 6.4 Rebounds/game and #9 All-time in FG% of 53.4%
4th in career field goal percentage (.565)
Top-10 in career points (2,125)
10-year WNBA career (1998-2008), winning two WNBA Championships

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98
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#30 Kate Starbird

HOF Induction 2007
Stanford 1993-97
ABL 2 yrs, WNBA 5 yrs
All-time Rank ( )
Games 131
Game Points 44 - (#2 tied)
Points 2,215 - (#4)
Pts/game 16.9 - (#6)
FG% 50.1%
3Pt Made 179 - (#14)
3Pt% 39.2% - (#7)
FT% 81.5% - (#8)
Rbs/game 3.9
Assists 437 - (#11)
Ast/game 3.3
Blks/game 0.5
Steals 252 - (#5)
Stls/game 1.8 - (#4)
Lead teams to three Final Fours (1995, 1996, 1997)
1997 Naismith National Player of the Year as the top women's college player
1997 WBCA National Player of the Year,
giving her the two top national awards
Two-time First-Team Kodak/WBCA All-American in 1996 and 1997
Two-time Pac-10 Player of the Year in 1996 and 1997
Three-time First-Team All-Pac-10 (1995-1997)
Guided Cardinal to 118-14 overall record during her career
2nd All-time Stanford career scoring record with 2,215 pts
Helped Stanford win three consecutive Pac-10 championships (1995-97)
Played 2 seasons in the ABL and 5 seasons in the WNBA
Won a gold medal with in the 1997 World University Games

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97
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#23 Katy Steding

HOF Induction 2002
Stanford 1986-90
ABL founding player, 2 yrs WNBA
All-time Rank ( )
Games 124
Pts/game 12.8
FG% 44.2%
3Pt% 43.3%
FT% 78.5%
Rebounds 864 - (#12)
Rbs/game 7.0 - (#12)
Ast/game 2.3
Blks/game 0.79
Stls/game 1.6 - (#6)
Helped Stanford win its first NCAA Championship in 1990
NCAA championship-game Player of the Game,
scoring 18 points and had 7 rebounds
Three-time First-Team All-Pac-10 in 1988, 1989 and 1990
Earned All-Pac-10 Freshman honors in 1997
Named to the 1990 All-Final Four team in 1990
Won a 1996 Olympic gold medal and part of the 60-0 women's Dream Team
Had multiple USA Basketball assignments before the 1996 Olympics
Was a founding player of the Portland Power of the ABL
Played two years in the WNBA for Sacramento in 2000 and Seattle in 2001

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90
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#30 Trisha Stevens

HOF Induction 2011
Stanford 1987-91
Played professionally in Japan
All-time Rank ( )
Games 122
Points 1,649
Pts/game 13.5 - (#11)
FG% 53.4 - (#10)
3Pt% 30.0%
FT% 79.5% - (#13)
Rebounds 597
Rbs/game 4.9
Ast/game 0.7
Blks/game 0.6
Stls/game 0.6
Helped lead teams to two Final Fours (1990, 1991)
Key member of the 1990 NCAA national championship team that went 32-1
Led the 1990 national championship team in scoring
averaging 17.6 ppg on 54.9% FG percentage
Played on the 1991 Final Four team
Two-time NCAA All-Regional selection in 1990 and 1991
Two-time First-Team All-Pac-10 in 1990 and 1991
Selected to the All-Pac-10 Freshman team in 1988
Started all but two of her 122 career games
Finished her Stanford career with 1,649 points and 597 rebounds
Played professionally in Japan
Was six years as the Boise State head coach after three years as assistant

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91
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VanDerveer

HOF Induction 2022
Stanford Coach 1985-2024
All-time Rank ( )
Retired with 1,216 wins - (2nd)
3-time NCAA Champion
14 NCAA Final Fours
26 Pac-12 championships
35 NCAA Tournament teams
4-time National Coach of Year
1996 Olympic gold medal Coach
Led Stanford to 15 Final Four appearances
Three-time NCAA National Champion in 1990, 1993 and 2021
Stanford teams had 14 NCAA Final Four appearances
including 5-straight (2008-12)
Won 26 Pac-12 regular-season championships
Won 15 Pac-12 consecutive tournament championships
Had 35 NCAA Tournament appearances
Finished her career with 1,216 victories,
more than any other male or female coach at the time
Named Four-time National Coach of the Year
Was head coach of the 1996 Olympic gold medal team
that finished with a 60-0 record
Head coach of the gold medal winning 1991 World University Games
and 1994 Goodwill Games teams

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 1985-2024
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#52 Val Whiting

HOF Induction 2000
Stanford 1989-93
ABL+ WNBA 1999-2002
All-time Rank ( )
Games 129
Points 2,077 - (#6)
Pts/game 16.1 (#7)
FG% 50.7%
3Pt% 26.1%
FT Made 481 - (#3)
FT% 72.2%
Rebounds 1,134 - (#7)
Rbs/game 8.8 - (#4)
Ast/game 1.7
Blk Shots 201 - (#5)
Blks/game 1.6 - (#2)
Stls/game 1.7 - (#5)
Helped lead team to three Final Four appearances (1990, 1991, 1992)
Stanford's only Two-time NCAA National Champion in 1990 and 1992
Helped lead her Stanford teams to a 114-16 record
Four-time Pac-10 champion from 1990 through 1993
National freshman of the year in 1990
Two-time Pac-10 Player of the Year
Finished her Stanford career with 2,077 points and 1,134 rebounds
Finished at Stanford in top 7 All-time in almost all stat categories
Was an ABL All-Star and professional pioneer
Played 3 WNBA seasons with Detroit and Minnesota
Played professionally in Italy and Brazil before the ABL and WNBA

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93
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#11 Candice Wiggins

HOF Induction 2018
Stanford 2004-08
WNBA #3 overall pick, 2008-15
All-time Rank ( )
Games 137 - (#13)
Minutes 4,144 - (#7)
Game Points 44 - (#2 tied)
Points 2,629 - (#2)
Pts/game 19.2 - (#1)
FG% 46.0% - (#4)
3PT Made 295 - (#3)
3Pt% 39.1% - (#9)
FT Made 556 - (#1)
FT% 82.2% - (#6)
Rbs/game 4.8 - (#5)
Assist 436 - (#12)
Ast/game 3.2
Blks/game 0.5 - (#2)
Steals 281 - (#1)
Stls/game 2.1 -(#3)
Led team to one Final Four in 2008
Four-time First-team Kodak/WBCA All-American (2005-08)
2008 Wade Trophy National Player of the Year
Three-time Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2005, 2006 and 2008
Became the first Pac-10 winner of both Freshman and Player of the Year honors
Led Stanford to the 2008 NCAA championship game
Became the All-time leader in scoring average at Stanford with 19.2 points/game
Was the All-time leader in steals at Stanford
Three-time Pac-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 2005, 2007 and 2008
Named the 2008 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award winner
recognizing excellence in classroom, community, character and competition
Named WNBA sixth woman of the year as a rookie after drafted 3rd overall
Was a 2011 WNBA champion with the Minnesota Lynx

FULL SEASON RESULTS: 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08

The Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame was established on December 21, 1954. Envisioned by Walt Gamage, sports editor of the now-defunct Palo Alto Times, the first class of inductees consisted of 34 Stanford sports greats. The Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame Room is located on the first floor of the Arrillaga Family Sports Center on the Stanford campus. The images contained on this page and on the individual Hall of Famer pages are mostly provided by and sourced from Stanford archive photos.

To update information please contact Bob Stevens at stevensbob7@gmail.com.
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