Former Owl Griffith Tabbed to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Former Florida Atlantic University women's basketball player (1992-93) Yolanda Griffith was announced to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2021. She is one of 16 inductees and the first former FAU basketball player to be voted into the Naismith Hall of Fame.

Griffith made her mark on the FAU program from 1992-93. She earned All-America honors and was tabbed as the Division II Kodak Player of the Year. Still to this day, Griffith holds FAU school records in single-game rebounds (33), single-game points (46), single-game field goals (21), single-season rebounding average (16.0), single-season points (621) and single-season rebounds (352). In 2006, Griffith was enshrined into the FAU Hall of Fame.

Continuing her career after college, Griffith played 11 seasons in the WNBA, earning seven All-Star nods, while being named league MVP in 1999 for the Sacramento Monarchs in 1999. She was the second overall pick in the 1999 draft, and in 2005, led the way for the Monarchs to win the 2005 WNBA title, while being named Finals MVP. Griffith tallied 4,238 points, 2,444 rebounds and 323 blocks in her WNBA career.

Griffith is a two-time Olympian and gold medalist. She received her medals while playing for the U.S. Women's National team in 2000 (Sydney, Australia) and 2004 (Athens, Greece).. The team also went 16-0 during her two stints representing the U.S.

This marks Griffith's third induction into a Hall of Fame, as she was enshrined in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014, the first year she was eligible for it.

The Class of 2021 enshrinement ceremony is set for Sept. 11, 2021 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Griffith is one of two from the women's committee to be inducted with Lauren Jackson being the other. She will be enshrined with Chris Webber, Paul Pierce, Chris Bosh and Val Ackerman, among others.

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