Carolyn is going into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. There is a time and a place for it.
The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame will induct Lindsay Whalen, the first Black head coach to win the NCAA women's basketball tournament, as well as five other women in 2019.
There will be an event at the hall on April 29th.
She is now the head women's basketball coach at her alma mater, the University of Minnesota. She won two gold medals.
She led the Connecticut Sun to the 2004 and 2005 WNBA finals.
The 1999 NCAA title was a breakthrough achievement for Black head coaches. She has been a head coach in the NBA and for the Florida Gators, as well as being a collegiate assistant at Tennessee and Kentucky.
She is a commentator and analyst for women's college basketball and the Women's National Basketball Association.
A 1984 Olympic gold medal winner, a former Texas women's athletic director, and a collegiate and WNBA referee are among the newest members of the Hall of Fame.
From 1992 to 2007, he was the director of the Women's Sports Foundation. During her time at Texas, women's teams won 18 national titles.
In 10 NCAA women's championship games, Mattingly was an official.
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association will receive the Trailblazers of the Game Award from the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
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