Weatherspoon Headed to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

Congratulations to Spoon!

Congratulations to Teresa Weatherspoon who will be enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September. Spoon joins Leon Barmore and Karl Malone as Louisiana Tech greats in the most prestigious basketball hall of fame.

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Spoon!

Best player in Techster history. And, given our history of great players, that is saying something special.

Good for her and TECH!

Well deserved!

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Originally Posted by dawg80

Spoon!

Best player in Techster history. And, given our history of great players, that is saying something special.

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Pam Kelly --the Lady Techsters only 3-time All-American (1980, '81 & '82)-- was the best player in Lady Techster history. She was an absolute beast on the boards. Very tough player. But I would rank Spoon #2 or #3 (with Janice Lawrence getting consideration too).

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Former Louisiana Tech Kodak All-American and WNBA all-star Teresa Weatherspoon will be part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2019 announced today in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the site of this year's NCAA Men's Final Four.

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Pam Kelly --the Lady Techsters only 3-time All-American (1980, '81 & '82)-- was the best player in Lady Techster history. She was an absolute beast on the boards. Very tough player. But I would rank Spoon #2 or #3 (with Janice Lawrence getting consideration too).

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But, it's Spoon, not Pam Kelly, heading to the Hall of Fame. I'll stick with my opinion, thankyaverymuch.

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But, it's Spoon, not Pam Kelly, heading to the Hall of Fame. I'll stick with my opinion, thankyaverymuch.

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........And you'd STILL be wrong. But then again, we're used to that. ;)

I would rank Pam Kelly as #1, as well. Spoon is #2... Thinking of those that played on those NC teams, it is hard to pick 2 or 3. We had a second team at one time that would have been national champions themselves. Angela Turner and Vicki Johnson come to mind, as well. Pam and Angela didn't have a chance to show what they could do in the WNBA, though. That is a shame. They were a few years too early.

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I would rank Pam Kelly as #1, as well. Spoon is #2... Thinking of those that played on those NC teams, it is hard to pick 2 or 3. We had a second team at one time that would have been national champions themselves. Angela Turner and Vicki Johnson come to mind, as well. Pam and Angela didn't have a chance to show what they could do in the WNBA, though. That is a shame. They were a few years too early.

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Pam Kelly used to put the fear of God in her opponents under the basket. She OWNED THE PAINT out there! She was scary tough. That's exactly what we need now. Somebody that can OWN THE PAINT, and get some high percentage shots for us down low.

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Pam Kelly used to put the fear of God in her opponents under the basket. She OWNED THE PAINT out there! She was scary tough. That's exactly what we need now. Somebody that can OWN THE PAINT, and get some high percentage shots for us down low.

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Totally agree! I don't know if there will ever be another Pam Kelly. She was a mixture of strength, talent, and pure will! I DO think that we can find a big post player that has the raw talent, though. Another Cheryl Ford would be fine with me.