Division I Basketball

25th Anniversary Team

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Cheryl Miller, University of Southern California (1983-1986)

• West Regional All-Tournament Team (1983, 1984)
• Women's Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1983, 1984)
• West Regional Most Outstanding Player (1986)
• Women's Final Four All-Tournament Team (1986)
• NCAA tournament career leader in highest field goal percentage (79.4, 121-245) and most free throws (91)
• Ranks second on NCAA tournament career lists in most free throws attempted (121) and rebounds (170)
• Holds national championship game single-game record for most free throws (12) and most free throws attempted (14)
• NCAA Team Finishes: Champion (1983, 1984); Regional Semifinal (1985), Women's Final Four Runner up (1986)

• East Regional All-Tournament Team (1996, 1999)
• Women's Final Four All-Tournament Team (1996)
• Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player (1997)
• Women's Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1997, 1998)
• Mideast Regional Most Outstanding Player (1998)
• NCAA tournament career leader in points (479), most field goals (195), most field goals attempted (399), rebounds (198) and most free throws attempted (122)
• NCAA Team Finishes: Champion (1996, 1997, 1998); Regional Final (1999)

Diana Taurasi, University of Connecticut (2001-2004)

• East Regional Most Outstanding Player (2001, 2003, 2004)
• Mideast Regional All-Tournament Team (2002)
• Women's Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2003, 2004)
• NCAA tournament career leader in most three-point field goals (61) and most three-point field goals attempted (167)
• Ranks second on NCAA tournament career lists in points (430), most field goals attempted (330) and games played (23)
• NCAA Team Finishes: Women's Final Four - tied 3 rd (2001); Champion (2002, 2003, 2004)

Bridgette Gordon, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1986-1989)

• Mideast Regional Most Outstanding Player (1987)
• Women's Final Four All-Tournament Team (1987)
• East Regional All-Tournament Team (1988)
• East Regional Most Outstanding Player (1989)
• Women's Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1989)
• Holds tournament single-game record for most free throws (17) and regional single-game record for most free throws attempted (20)
• NCAA Team Finishes: Women's Final Four – tied 3 rd (1986, 1988); Champion (1987, 1989)

Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech University (1992-1993)

• West Regional All-Tournament Team (1992)
• West Regional Most Outstanding Player (1993)
• Women's Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1993)
• Holds Women's Final Four and national championship game single-game records for points (47), most field goals (16) and highest free throw percentage (100%, 11-11)
• NCAA Team Finishes: Regional Semifinal (1992); Champion (1993)

Pat Summitt, University of Tennessee, Coach (1982-present)

• Six NCAA Championships (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998)
• 16 Women's Final Four Appearances (1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
• 20 Regional Final Appearances
• 24 Regional Appearances
• All-time leader in every NCAA tournament coaching record – titles, appearances, games, wins and winning percentage
• First coach to lead team to three straight NCAA titles (1996, 1997, 1998)
• Only coach to have appeared in all 24 tournaments