At a glance

SCHOOL Fort Smith Southside SPORT Basketball

CREDENTIALS Became one of the top players in Arkansas girls’ basketball history, helping the Confederettes to a 95-5 record and three consecutive state titles along with two Overall state basketball championships and went on to a standout career at Vanderbilt. … Earned three state tournament MVP honors. … Held to single digits in scoring (8) just once in 35 games her senior year as her team finished 35-0. … Earned all-state honors in volleyball and led Confederettes to the state tournament. … Named Parade All-American as a high school senior after averaging more than 25 points and 10 rebounds per game and Arkansas Athlete of the Decade for the 1980s. … Broke 19 school records at Vanderbilt and still holds 15. … Ranks second at Vanderbilt in career scoring with 2,602 points and is the career leader in rebounds with 1,272. … Earned All-Southeastern Conference three times, SEC Freshman of the Year and Kodak All-American as a senior. …. Led SEC in scoring and rebounding each of her final three seasons at Vanderbilt. … Inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. …Played professional basketball for one season in Japan. … Became first female player at Vanderbilt to have her jersey retired.

THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID “People say ‘No’ a lot of the time when asked if they would go do high school over again.I’d go back and do it in a heart beat. There were great experiences. The school and whole town was behind us. That support was so great. I’m not saying it was perfect. There were parts of it that were hard but I’d go back and do it again for sure.”