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Head of the class Chancellor among new Hall of Fame inductees
Updated: Sunday November 12, 2000 8:38 PM
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Van Chancellor, coach of WNBA's Houston Comets, and Illinois coach Theresa Grentz are among 10 new inductees to the women's basketball Hall of Fame. Phyllis Holmes, LaTaunya Pollard, Linda Sharp, C. Vivian Stringer, Vanya Voinova, Hazel Walker, Rosie Walker and Holly Warlick also will inducted during ceremonies June 8-9 at Knoxville, Tenn. The new class was announced Sunday during halftime at the State Farm Tip-off Classic. Top-ranked Connecticut beat No. 3 Georgia 99-70. Chancellor, who is also the Comets' GM, has guided the team to four straight league titles. He's also a three-time WNBA coach of the year. Grentz is a 26-year coaching veteran, with stops at St. Joseph's and Rutgers. She played her college ball for the 1970s powerhouse Immaculata College and is the current president of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Rutgers' C. Vivian Stringer is the only coach -- man or woman -- to take three different schools to the NCAA Final Four. The third winningest collegiate coach, Stringer has a 621-191 record over 28 seasons at Cheyney, Iowa and Rutgers. Holmes has coached a variety of U.S. teams in international competition and is the former president of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Pollard scored 3,001 points at Long Beach State and was the Wade Trophy winner in 1983. Sharp coached Southern Cal to consecutive NCAA titles in 1983-84. She was selected as PAC Coach of the Year three times. Rosie Walker was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team and a two-time All-American at Stephen F. Austin. Warlick was a walk-on at Tennessee and previously held Lady Vol records for most assists (14) and steals (9) in a game and assists (225) for the season. She helped the Lady Vols reach the Final Four three times including their first appearance in 1977. Voinova and Hazel Walker were honored posthumously. Voinova was a member of the Bulgarian National teams in the 1950s and became a prominent sports journalist and basketball official after her playing career. Hazel Walker was an 11-time AAU All-American during a 14-year amateur career in Arkansas in the 1930s. She won six national free throw titles and two international titles.
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