KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – It has been nearly six months since Illinois State women's basketball great Cathy Boswell learned that she had earned a spot among women's college basketball's all-time greats as a member of the 2023 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class.
That long wait comes to an end Saturday, when the 2023 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class will officially be inducted during the 24th WBHOF Induction Ceremony.
This year's Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be broadcasted live at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN3, which can be found at the link above.
ESPNU will also carry a rebroadcasting of this year's ceremony on the following days and times: May 2 at 7:30 p.m. CT, May 4 at 4:00 p.m. CT, May 6 at 4:00 p.m. CT, and May 7 at 6 p.m. CT.
Cathy Boswell (1979-83) was a two-time WBCA Kodak All-American and two-time Wade Trophy finalist during her time at ISU, finishing her collegiate career with 2,005 points and 1,054 rebounds. She led the Redbirds to 90 wins, an NCAA Tournament berth in 1983, a 15th-place finish in the AIAW National Tournament in 1981 and two WNIT bids (1980 and 1982).
Following her illustrious collegiate career, Boswell was a member of the 1984 women's Olympic gold medalist USA basketball team and competed internationally for 14 years, earning seven team most valuable player awards, one league MVP title, a player of the year award and five league championships.
The members for the Class of 2023 are Cathy Boswell (Veteran Player), Donna Lopiano (Contributor), Lisa Mattingly (Official), Carolyn Peck (Coach), and Lindsey Whalen (Player).
In addition to the announcement of the Class of 2023, the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame announced its recipient for the Trailblazers of the Game Award and its recipient of the For the Love of the Game Award.
The 2023 Trailblazer of the Game recipient is the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2023 For the Love of the Game Award goes to the Dust Bowl Girls.
The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame currently has 187 Hall of Fame inductees, including Redbird legend Jill Hutchison, a women's basketball innovator, who coached Boswell at Illinois State.
The Class of 2023 will mark the 24th Class of Inductees to be honored by the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, which held its grand opening and inaugural induction in 1999.
The Class of 2023 will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, receiving their coveted Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Trophy and Baron Championship Induction Ring on April 29th, 2023, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Live stream of Saturday's WBHOF Induction Ceremony at 5 p.m. CT can be found above.
GoRedbirds.com and the Illinois State Redbirds App: Â Your sources for Illinois State tickets, Weisbecker Athletic Fund gifts, multimedia, Redbird merchandise, photos and more.
