Martin Jarmond and Natalie Williams at 2023 Pac-12 Hall of Honor Induction
Natalie Williams Inducted into Pac-12 Hall of Honor with All-Female Inductee Class
March 04, 2023 | Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball
LAS VEGAS โ UCLA alumna Natalie Williams was inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor on Friday, Mar. 3, during a private ceremony as part of the week-long Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament celebrations in Las Vegas. The ceremony occurred prior to that Friday's semifinal matchups, which saw UCLA take on No. 1 Stanford in Michelob ULTRA Arena. The class was also celebrated during a special recognition at halftime of the Bruin's semifinal game inside the Las Vegas arena.
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The 2023 class will be the first ever all-female class inducted into the Hall of Honor in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, which the Pac-12 continues to celebrate through its powHER of the Pac campaign since its launch on the milestone anniversary in June 2022.ย ย
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Williams at UCLA
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Williams became the first-ever woman to earn first-team All-America honors in both volleyball and basketball in the same year and achieved legendary collegiate careers in both sports.
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In volleyball, Williams was a three-time first-team All-American and two-time Honda Award winner as the National Player of the Year. She was twice named NCAA Tournament MVP while leading the Bruins to consecutive NCAA Championships in 1990 and 1991.
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Williams was a two-time first-team All-American in basketball and the Pac-10 Player of the Year as a senior in 1994. She was named Pac-10 Female Athlete of the Decade for the years of 1987-1996, going on to play professionally in the American Basketball League (ABL) and WNBA and winning gold with Team USA at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
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Williams was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004 and currently serves as the General Manager for the defending WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces.ย
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Full 2023 Hall of Honor Class
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Susie Parra (Arizona)ย ย ย ย ย
Jackie Johnson-Powell (Arizona State)ย ย ย ย
Dr. Luella Lilly (California)ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Ceal Barry (Colorado)ย ย ย
Janie Takeda Reed (Oregon)
Dr. Mary Budke (Oregon State)ย
Jessica Mendoza (Stanford)
Natalie Williams (UCLA)
Barbara Hallquist DeGroot (USC)
Kim Gaucher (Utah)
Danielle Lawrie (Washington)
Sarah Silvernail (Washington State)
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The 2023 class will be the first ever all-female class inducted into the Hall of Honor in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, which the Pac-12 continues to celebrate through its powHER of the Pac campaign since its launch on the milestone anniversary in June 2022.ย ย
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Williams at UCLA
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Williams became the first-ever woman to earn first-team All-America honors in both volleyball and basketball in the same year and achieved legendary collegiate careers in both sports.
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In volleyball, Williams was a three-time first-team All-American and two-time Honda Award winner as the National Player of the Year. She was twice named NCAA Tournament MVP while leading the Bruins to consecutive NCAA Championships in 1990 and 1991.
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Williams was a two-time first-team All-American in basketball and the Pac-10 Player of the Year as a senior in 1994. She was named Pac-10 Female Athlete of the Decade for the years of 1987-1996, going on to play professionally in the American Basketball League (ABL) and WNBA and winning gold with Team USA at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
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Williams was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004 and currently serves as the General Manager for the defending WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces.ย
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Full 2023 Hall of Honor Class
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Susie Parra (Arizona)ย ย ย ย ย
Jackie Johnson-Powell (Arizona State)ย ย ย ย
Dr. Luella Lilly (California)ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Ceal Barry (Colorado)ย ย ย
Janie Takeda Reed (Oregon)
Dr. Mary Budke (Oregon State)ย
Jessica Mendoza (Stanford)
Natalie Williams (UCLA)
Barbara Hallquist DeGroot (USC)
Kim Gaucher (Utah)
Danielle Lawrie (Washington)
Sarah Silvernail (Washington State)
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