WNBA Indiana Fever

Dunn To Be Inducted Into Indiana Basketball Hall Of Fame

Published on January 4, 2010 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Indiana Fever News Release


INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Fever Head Coach Lin Dunn has been named as one of ten female inductees to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Dunn will be honored when the 2010 women's induction class is welcomed April 24. The owner of a coaching career that has spanned 39 years, Dunn will receive the St.Vincent Silver Medal Award which is given annually for contributions other than as an Indiana high school basketball coach or player,

Dunn has impacted the state with her success both as a college and professional coach, and the award is her second hall of fame recognition in the past two months. In November, she was named to the 2010 induction class of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, which will be honored February 19 in Nashville.

Advancing beyond her Tennessee roots, Dunn led the Fever within one game of a WNBA Championship last October. She was the runner-up as WNBA Coach of the Year after leading the Fever to its finest season ever in 2009, boasting a 22-12 regular season mark and driving Indiana to the WNBA Finals. Dunn has led the Fever to back-to-back playoff appearances.

As a college coach, Dunn's 447-257 (.635) record in 25 seasons culminated with nine seasons at Purdue (1988-96). She built the program into a national powerhouse, guiding the Boilermakers to three Big Ten Conference titles and seven NCAA Tournament appearances. The Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1991, she led the Boilers to four Sweet 16 appearances and a trip to the Final Four in 1994. She guided the Boilers to a 206-68 (.752) record before leaving Purdue as the winningest women's basketball coach in school history.

Other inductees in the 2010 women's class of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame include Catherine (Beesley) Acton, Western Boone '80; Dale Ciciora, Liberty Township '52; Tonya Burns-Cohrs, Leo '81; Cheryl Cook, Indianapolis Washington '81; Jody (Beerman) Kelley, Heritage '83; Linda Mallender, Southport '81; Lenore (Doering) Pletcher, Wakarusa '33 (posthumous); Melinda J. Sparkman, Scottsburg '79; and Sharon Versyp, Mishawaka '84.

The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame's Annual Women's Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010. The ceremony will take place at the Primo South Banquet and Conference Center which is located on the south side of Indianapolis. Tickets will be made available in coming weeks. Call the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame at (765) 529-1891 for more information.

Following its first visit to the WNBA Finals and three consecutive sellout crowds during the 2009 WNBA Playoffs, the Indiana Fever is eager to pursue a sixth straight playoffs appearance and a return trip to the Finals in 2010. The Fever tips off the 2010 season by hosting the Washington Mystics on Saturday, May 15 (7:00 p.m.). Season tickets are available at FeverBasketball.com or by calling (317) 917-2500.

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