Looking at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025, a couple of WNBA legends stand out. First, point guard Sue Bird spent all 19 seasons of her legendary WNBA career with the Seattle Storm. Bird helped Seattle win four WNBA Championships and is the league’s all-time leader in assists (3,234) and All-Star appearances (13). Additionally, she has four Gold Olympic medals on her resume and won two National Championships with the UConn Huskies.
Next, center Sylvia Fowles spent 15 seasons in the WNBA, eight with the Chicago Sky and seven with the Minnesota Lynx. Fowles is a two-time WNBA Champion and WNBA Finals MVP, winning league MVP in 2017. She also has four league Defensive Player of the Year Awards and is the WNBA’s all-time leader in both rebounds (3,712) and FG percentage (59.7%).
Sue Bird will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2025! ? pic.twitter.com/VeMf8jJOeZ
— UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) November 16, 2024
LSU legend Sylvia Fowles is going into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame! pic.twitter.com/qiNIoysjbW
— LSU Women's Basketball (@LSUwbkb) November 16, 2024
Like Bird, Fowles is a four-team Olympic Gold medalist. What’s more, she is the LSU WBB’s career leader in rebounds (1,570), blocks (321), and games played (144).
Other WNBA Greats In The Women’s Basketball Hall Of Fame 2025 Class
It’s important to note that Bird and Fowles are not the only WNBA greats in this class. Alana Beard played 14 seasons in the WNBA, spending the first six with the Washington Mystics and the remaining eight with the Los Angeles Sparks. The guard-forward is a WNBA Champion, a two-time league Defensive Player of the Year, and a four-time All-Star, Beard is Duke WBB’s all-time leader in career points (2,687), steals (403), and field goals (1,005).
BREAKING: Alana Beard named to Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame 2025 Class.
— Duke Women’s Basketball (@DukeWBB) November 16, 2024
Career Highlights:
3x All-American
2x NCAA Final Four
3x ACC POY
4x All-ACC First Team
8x ACC Champion
2004 Wooden Award Winner
4x WNBA All-Star
2x WNBA DPOY
2016 WNBA Champion
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Also, guard Cappie Pondexter played 14 seasons in the WNBA. Pondexter was taken by the Phoenix Mercury with the second overall pick in the 2006 Draft. She played four seasons with the Mercury, winning two WNBA titles. Pondexter would play five seasons with the New York Liberty, and three with the Sky before playing her final season with the Sparks and Indiana Fever.
A Rutgers legend getting their shine ⭐️
— Rutgers W.Basketball (@RutgersWBB) November 16, 2024
Cappie Pondexter will be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of 2025 class ?#GoRU | #RUWBB pic.twitter.com/Cn4PKOcFx7
She is a seven-time WNBA All-Star and is in the top five all-time for Rutgers WBB in points (2,211) assists (47), and three-point field goals (164).
Remaining Members Of The 2025 Class
Here, Mark Campbell is the head basketball coach for the NCAA Division II Union University Lady Bulldogs. He is in his 26th season with the school and is their all-time leader in wins. Campbell is also the school’s athletic director.
Danielle Donehew is the current Executive Director of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). She was previously the President of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Directors for three years.
Lastly, Lucille Kyvallos coached Queens College women’s basketball team from 1968 to 1981. She later coached the USA Women’s Basketball team in the 1977 World University Games in Sofia, Bulgaria, winning a Silver medal.
The 2025 Women’s Basketball Hall Of Fame Class Induction ceremony is June 14, 2025, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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