Cheryl Miller (1995) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Cheryl Miller

Induction:
1995

Perhaps the finest female basketball player ever, Cheryl Miller was a 4-time All-American (1983-86) and 3-time Naismith Award winner (1984-86), college basketball's equivalent to the Heisman Trophy. She helped USC win 2 national championships and go to 3 Final Fours. She set practically every USC career record, including points (3,018), scoring average (22.3) and rebounds (1,534). A 1984 Olympic gold medalist and an inductee into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, she returned to USC in 1994 as the head women's basketball coach and led the Women of Troy to 2 NCAA playoff appearances. She also spent 7 years as a TV commentator. She then became head coach of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury before returning to TV work. In 2000, she was named the Pac-12 Player of the Century.