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WNBA Legend
Teresa Weatherspoon
Inducted Into Texas Sports Hall of Fame
Teresa Weatherspoon a native of Pineland
in East Texas and former New York Liberty
point guard, Weatherspoon was inducted
into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco,
Texas on Saturday, August 28, 2021.
Weatherspoon was a two-time Kodak All
American and Wade Trophy winner who led
Louisiana Tech (1984-1988) to the 1988
NCAA women’s basketball title. In the
championship game, Auburn led 31-15 at
half behind Ruthie Bolton’s 16 points but
Weatherspoon held her scoreless in the
second half to help clinch a 56-54 victory
for Louisiana Tech.
One of the greatest players in WNBA
history, Weatherspoon was an original
member of the league in 1997. The five-
time WNBA All Star started 220 straight
games for the New York Liberty and led the
team to three WNBA Championship
appearances. During game 2 of the 1999
WNBA finals “Spoon” made “The Shot”, a
50-foot 3 pointer to beat the Houston
Comets and tie the series at 1-1.
She retired as the Liberty’s all-time leader
in assists (1,338) and steals (465).
Weatherspoon was also a two-time WNBA
Defensive Player of the Year (1997 &
1998). She won a gold medal at the 1988
Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1992
Olympics. Today, Teresa is an assistant
coach with the New Orleans Pelicans.
She is a member of the Women’s
Basketball Hall of Fame (2010), the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
(2019) and was named one of the Top 15
Players in WNBA history.
The 2020-21 class includes: Olympic
medalists Leroy Burrell and Michelle Carter,
former Kansas Chief’s LB Derrick Johnson,
former Houston Texan punter Shane
Lechler, five-time US Olympian runner
Francie Larrieu Smith, Dallas Cowboy
legends DeMarcus Ware and Charlie
Waters, and former Baylor Lady Bear
Sophia Young-Malcolm.
The Texas Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
chronicles the heroes and legends of the
Lone Star State sports at all levels,
including high school standouts, Olympians,
and professionals. Established in 1993, the
organization’s mission is to preserve the
legacies of all inductees and the history of
sports in Texas to educate and inspire
guests of all ages. Home to nearly 400
Texas Legends, the museum houses Texas
Tennis Museum and Hall of Fame and Texas
High School Football Hall of Fame.
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Sports
WNBA Legend
Teresa Weatherspoon
Inducted Into Texas
Sports Hall of Fame
Teresa Weatherspoon a native of
Pineland in East Texas and former
New York Liberty point guard,
Weatherspoon was inducted into
the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in
Waco, Texas on Saturday, August
28, 2021.
Weatherspoon was a two-time
Kodak All American and Wade
Trophy winner who led Louisiana
Tech (1984-1988) to the 1988
NCAA women’s basketball title. In
the championship game, Auburn
led 31-15 at half behind Ruthie
Bolton’s 16 points but
Weatherspoon held her scoreless in
the second half to help clinch a 56-
54 victory for Louisiana Tech.
One of the greatest players in
WNBA history, Weatherspoon was
an original member of the league in
1997. The five-time WNBA All Star
started 220 straight games for the
New York Liberty and led the team
to three WNBA Championship
appearances. During game 2 of the
1999 WNBA finals “Spoon” made
“The Shot”, a 50-foot 3 pointer to
beat the Houston Comets and tie
the series at 1-1.
She retired as the Liberty’s all-time
leader in assists (1,338) and steals
(465). Weatherspoon was also a
two-time WNBA Defensive Player of
the Year (1997 & 1998). She won a
gold medal at the 1988 Olympics
and a bronze medal at the 1992
Olympics. Today, Teresa is an
assistant coach with the New
Orleans Pelicans.
She is a member of the Women’s
Basketball Hall of Fame (2010), the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall
of Fame (2019) and was named
one of the Top 15 Players in WNBA
history.
The 2020-21 class includes:
Olympic medalists Leroy Burrell and
Michelle Carter, former Kansas
Chief’s LB Derrick Johnson, former
Houston Texan punter Shane
Lechler, five-time US Olympian
runner Francie Larrieu Smith,
Dallas Cowboy legends DeMarcus
Ware and Charlie Waters, and
former Baylor Lady Bear Sophia
Young-Malcolm.
The Texas Sports Hall of Fame and
Museum chronicles the heroes and
legends of the Lone Star State
sports at all levels, including high
school standouts, Olympians, and
professionals. Established in 1993,
the organization’s mission is to
preserve the legacies of all
inductees and the history of sports
in Texas to educate and inspire
guests of all ages. Home to nearly
400 Texas Legends, the museum
houses Texas Tennis Museum and
Hall of Fame and Texas High School
Football Hall of Fame.
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