WKU's Sanderford Inducted To Women's Basketball Hall Of Fame Saturday
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Legendary WKU women’s basketball coach Paul Sanderford will officially be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday in Knoxville, Tennessee. The ceremony will be streamed live on ESPN+ at 5 p.m. (CT).
It will air again on June 15 (6:30 p.m.), June 16 (2 p.m.) and June 18 (12:30 p.m.) on ESPNU.
The 2022 Hall of Fame class includes Sanderford, Debbie Antonelli, Alice “Cookie” Barron, Doug Bruno, Becky Hammon, Delisha Milton-Jones, Bob Schneider and Penny Taylor. The honorees will receive the Eastman Trophy and the Baron Championship Induction Ring.
Sanderford served as head coach at WKU for 15 seasons (1983-97) and amassed 365 total wins and led the Lady Toppers to three Final Fours, including the 1992 National Championship game. WKU made 12 NCAA tournament appearances under Sanderford and posted 20-wins in all but two seasons on The Hill.
The Lady Toppers earned 15 NCAA tournament victories during his tutelage, advancing to at least the Sweet Sixteen four times. WKU claimed five Sun Belt Conference regular season championships and seven league tournament titles under Sanderford. He earned SBC Coach of Year honors three times (1983, 1986 and 1991), while coaching seven different All-Americans.
Sanderford took over as head coach for the women's basketball team at Nebraska in 1997, leading the Huskers to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (1998, 1999 and 2000).
Sanderford returned to the WKU sidelines for four seasons as an assistant coach for the men's basketball team in 2003.
