JONESBORO, Ark. (11/13/24) – Arkansas State women’s basketball announced the All-50 Year Team on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the 50th anniversary of women’s sports at Arkansas State University.
The team is highlighted by 12 all-conference selections, six A-State Athletics Hall of Honor inductees, three Sun Belt Conference Players of the Year, both All-American honorees, and a WNBA second-round draft pick. To qualify, a player must have graduated from A-State and/or exhausted their eligibility with the program.
The women’s basketball program began when women’s sports were introduced in 1974-75, with Kay Woodiel leading the program along with volleyball and women’s tennis. Arkansas State played 10 games in their debut season, finishing with a 2-8 (1-4 AWISA) record before improving to 16-7 (12-4 AWISA) the next year.
While the Scarlet and Black’s 50th season took place in 2023-24, the program will celebrate 50 years of women’s sports throughout the 2024-25 home slate, which includes a Ladies Day game theme on Dec. 7 against Jackson State.
A-State opens its 14-game home docket against Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 13 at 6:00 p.m. inside First National Bank Arena. The game can be heard on 95.3/95.9 The Ticket Radio Network and can be viewed on ESPN+.
ARKANSAS STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-50 YEAR TEAM
TEAM
Khadija Brown-Haywood – 2013-16
Helped lead the Red Wolves to three consecutive WNIT appearances from 2013-14 to 2015-16 … Tallied the ninth-highest scoring season in program history (575, 2015-16) … 26th on the A-State all-time scoring list (1,028 points) … Drained the sixth-most field goals in a season (225, 2015-16) … Tied for seventh in the team record books for three-pointers made in a season (66, 2015-16) … Tallied the third-most rebounds in a season (310, 2015-16) and the seventh-highest average (9.4, 2015-16) … First (2015-16) and Third (2014-15) Team All-SBC honoree … 2015 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament selection … Three-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week … Played in Kosovo and Mexico following collegiate career.
Adrianne Davie – 2004-07
2017 Hall of Honor inductee … Places third on the A-State all-time scoring list (1,978 points) … All-time leader in rebounds with 1,147 boards and third with a 9.2 average in her career … All-time leader in free throws made (523) and free throws attempted (716) … Scored the most points in a women’s basketball game in First National Bank Arena history with 38 against ULM on January 17, 2007, and matched the record for blocks with six against North Texas on January 20, 2005 … Recorded third-most blocks in a season in program history with 55 in 2006-07 … Posted a 15.8 scoring average during her time with the Red Wolves, the sixth-highest in program history … Scored 707 points in the 2006-07 campaign which stands at second in the record books for most points in a season … 2003-04 All-SBC Honorable Mention … 2004-05 All-SBC selection … First All-SBC First Team pick in school history (2005-06, 2006-07) … Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team selection in 2005 and 2006 … Four-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week … Helped lead the Scarlet and Black to three WNIT appearances from 2003-04 to 2006-07.
Keeshia Evans – 1998-01
Helped lead the Red Wolves to a pair of WNIT appearances in 1998-99 and 1999-00 … Places seventh on the A-State all-time scoring list (1,538 points) … Averaged 12.8 points over her career, which is the 10th highest in program history … Drained the sixth-most field goals in program history (598) … Posted a .787 free throw percentage during her career (ninth-highest in program history) … Tallied the sixth-most assists after dishing out 351 … 2000-01 All-SBC selection.
Danielle Featherston – 1993-96
Places ninth on the A-State all-time scoring list (1,391 points) … Made 238 three-pointers in her career, which is the second most in program history … All-time leader in three-point field goal attempts with 699 … Made the second-most three-pointers in a season with 76 in 1997-98 … Holds the program record for most treys made in a game with nine against UAB on December 30, 1992 and again on January 22, 1994 against Lamar … 1995-96 All-SBC Selection … Part of the 1992-93 NWIT Championship team and the 1993-94 NWIT Runner-Up squad.
Charlotte Fields – 1984-87
Scored the first points in a women’s contest at First National Bank Arena during a 70-63 win versus Indiana State … 1998 Hall of Honor inductee … Places 10th on the A-State all-time scoring list (1,323 points) and ninth for rebounds (707) … Posted a 15.0 scoring average during her career, which is the eighth highest in program history … Tied for third in program history for career field goal percentage (.499) … Posted a .526 field goal percentage during the 1983-84 campaign, which ties for the fifth-highest by a Red Wolf in a season … Ranks fifth for career blocks with 80 and recorded 51 in 1987-88 …
Aundrea Gamble – 2014-16
2023 Hall of Honor inductee … Places fourth on the A-State all-time scoring list (1,938) and ties for third place in all-time scoring average … Posted the fourth, fifth, and T-sixth most points in a season in program history … Tied for the second-most career assists per game with 4.7 and the second-highest assist total with 479 … Led the Red Wolves to back-to-back conference championships in 2014-15 and 2015-16 and three consecutive WNIT appearances … 2015-16 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee and Sun Belt Conference Athlete of the Year … 2014-15 CollegeSportsMadness First Team All-American and WBCA All-America Honorable Mention … 2015-16 NCAA SENIOR All-America Second Team and CollegeSportsMadness Third Team selection … Only three-time Sun Belt Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Year … 2014-15 CollegeSportsMadness SBC Player of the Year … Three-time First Team All-SBC selection and two-time CollegeSportsMadness SBC All-Conference First Team … Three-time Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament selection … Seven-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (School Record) … Served as an assistant coach from 2016-18.
Julie Hagood – 1997-00
2010 Hall of Honor inductee … Places fifth on the A-State all-time scoring list (1,840 points) and seventh in scoring average (15.5) … Drained the fifth-most field goals in program history with 646 … Posted a .389 three-point percentage in her career and made 189 threes, ranking third in A-State history for both … Ranks third in all-time free throw percentage at .821 … Dished out 341 assists (seventh-most in program history) and 220 steals (sixth-most in program history … 1996-97 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year … Four-time All-SBC selection … Two-time Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament selection … Named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week on Dec. 6, 1999 … Part of the 1998-99 and 1999-00 WNIT squads.
Sue Jayroe – 1977-80
Places 12th all-time on the A-State scoring list (1,304 points), leading her teams in 1978-79 and 1979-80 … Recorded the fourth-highest field goal percentage in a season in program history (.548, 1979-80) … Brought down the second-most rebounds in A-State history at 1,055 and holds the program record for rebounds per game in a career at 10.2 and in a season (10.3, 1977-78) … Tallied the most rebounds in a game in A-State history with 23 against Arkansas Tech in 1976-77.
Jane Morrill – 2011-14
Places eighth on the A-State all-time scoring list (1,529 points) … Posted the 10th-best field goal percentage in school history (.474) and the eighth-most field goals made with 592 … Also posted the 10th-highest three-point field goal percentage (.346) and the fifth-highest free throw percentage (.802) … Tied for the most field goals made in a perfect performance, going 8-for-8 against ULM on March 15, 2014 … Three-time Second Team All-SBC selection … 2012-13 CollegeSportsMadness SBC All-Conference Second Team pick … Named to the 2014 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team … Earned Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week honors on Nov. 22, 2011 … Made one WNIT appearance in 2013-14.
Beth Penn – 1984-87
Places 14th on the A-State all-time scoring list (1,223 points) … Tied with Aundrea Gamble for the second-highest career assists at 479 and assists per game average at 4.7 … Posted the highest assists per game average in a season in program history at 6.1 and posted the second-most assists in a season with 167 … Set the program record for assists in a game with 18 against Lamar in 1984-85 … Led her team in assists during the 1984-85, 1985-86, and 1986-87 campaigns.
Shay Scott – 2008-11
Places 11th on the A-State all-time scoring list (1,320 points) … Tallied the 10th-most field goals in program history with 521 … Recorded the fifth-most free-throw attempts with 513 during her career … Brought down the 959 rebounds, which is the fourth-most in A-State history … Tied for the third-most rebounds in a game with 18 against Missouri State on December 5, 2010 … Blocked 102 shots during her career, which is the second-most in school history … Named to the 2008 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team … 2011-12 All-SBC Second Team selection … Played professional basketball in Israel following the conclusion of her senior campaign.
Rudy Sims – 2004-07
Places sixth on the A-State all-time scoring list (1,664 points) and ninth for all-time scoring average (13.3) … Made 596 field goals, which is the seventh most in school history … Tied with Hannah Qedan for seventh place in three-point percentage (.360) and ranks sixth with 159 threes made … All-time leader for assists with 548 and owns the fourth-highest career assists per game average at 4.4 … Has the fourth-most steals in program history at 229 … 2004-05 All-SBC selection … Two-time All-SBC Second Team pick in 2005-06 and 2006-07 … Named to the 2007 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team … Received Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week honors on Dec. 19, 2006.
Sonja Tate – 1990-93
2004 Hall of Honor inductee … A-State’s all-time scoring leader and only player to score more than 2,000 career points (2,312 points) … All-time leader in scoring average (19.4) … Recorded 830 points and averaged 24.8 points in 1992-93, both of which are program records … Recorded the five highest scoring performances in A-State history and is the only Red Wolf to score 50 or more points in a game (50 at Southwest Louisiana, February 13, 1993) … Has a team record of 12 30-point performances … All-time leader in field goals made and field goals attempted (845-for-1,938) … Record holder for most field goals made and attempted in a season, going 282-for-670 in 1992-93 … Made a team record 19 field goals against UT Pan American on January 18, 1993 … Made the fifth-most three-pointers in program history (183) … Drained the most three-pointers in a regular season in A-State history (95) … One of three Red Wolves to record 1,000 or more rebounds (1,006) … Recorded the most rebounds in a regular season in program history (327, 1992-93) and the third-highest rebound average in a campaign (9.9, 1992-93) … Places fifth on the A-State all-time assists leaderboard with 370 … All-time leader in steals with 402, holding first and second place for takeaways in a season with 125 in 1992-93 and 114 in 1991-92 … Recorded the most steals in a game by a Red Wolf with 10 against Mississippi Valley State on December 15, 1992 … Recorded the last quadruple double in program history at Southwest Louisiana on January 27, 1993 (29 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals) … 1999 WNBA Draft Selection (Second Round, Minnesota) … 1989-90 American South Conference Newcomer of the Year … American South Conference First (1990-91) and Second (1989-90) Team selection … Two-time American South Conference Player of the Week (1990-91) … All-SBC selection in 1991-92 and 1992-93 … 1992-93 Kodak All-American … 1992-93 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year … Six-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week … Led the Red Wolves to the 1992-93 NWIT Championship, winning NWIT All-Tournament Team MVP … Only Red Wolf to play a regular season game in the WNBA … Served as an assistant coach from 2012-15.
Crystal Tausan – 1993-96
Places fourth on the A-State all-time assists list with 473 and ranks fifth in assists per game at 4.2 … Led the team in assists during all four seasons with the Red Wolves … Second all-time with 302 steals and tallied the third-most steals in a season in program history with 93 … Part of the 1992-93 NWIT Championship team and the 1993-94 NWIT Runner Ups.
Shyla Tucker – 1991-94
2003 Hall of Honor inductee … Places second on the A-State all-time scoring leaderboard (1,989 points) and fifth in all-time scoring average (16.0) … Tallied the second-most field goals in program history at 732 … Places second all-time in free throws made with 444 and held the record for most free throws made in a game for nearly 20 years (18) before being passed last season … Tied with Sonja Tate for most free throw attempts in a game at 29 against Western Kentucky on March 11, 1994 … Places fifth in all-time rebounds at 907 and is one of six Red Wolves to record more than 900 rebounds in a season … Places third on the A-State all-time steals list with 281 … Holds the First National Bank Arena record for most field goals made in a game with 15 against South Alabama on January 14, 1994 and most free throw attempts with 29 against Western Kentucky on March 11, 1994 … Also holds the First National Bank Arena record for most offensive rebounds in a game at 13 against UCF on February 14, 1991 … 1990-91 American South Conference Second Team selection … 1991 American South Conference All-Tournament Team selection … Named American South Conference Player of the Week in 1990-91 … Three-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week … 1992-93 and 1993-94 All-SBC pick … 1993-94 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year … Helped lead the Red Wolves to the 1992-93 NWIT Championship, being named to the NWIT All-Tournament Team that season.
Nicole Wilkett – 1991-92
Places 18th on the A-State all-time scoring list (1,139 points) and second in all-time scoring average (19.0) … Tallied the third-most points and third-highest scoring average by a Red Wolf in the regular season with 680 (21.3 per game) in 1991-92 … Also made the third-most field goals in a season with 241 in 1991-92 … All-time leader in free throws made in one season (195, 1991-92) … 1990-91 American South Conference Newcomer of the Year and Second Team selection … Became the first All-SBC pick in program history alongside Sonja Tate in 1991-92 … Became the first Red Wolf to be named a Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team selection in 1992 … Two-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week … Part of the 1991-92 WNIT team.
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