Ruth (Riley) Hunter

Was USA Today Honorable Mention and a 1st Team All-State …holds the school record for rebounds per game, season, and career, blocks in a season and career, along with points per game in a season and career…was a 3-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year, and a 2 time Academic All-American at Notre Dame…won the NCAA Championship, where she averaged 18.7 points a game that year, and was National Player of the Year, Final Four MVP, Naismith Player of the Year, NCAA Verizon Academic All-American of the Year, and Sports Illustrated Player of the Year… 5th overall pick in the WNBA Draft and MVP of the 2003 finals… first player to be MVP of the NCAA and WNBA Finals… WNBA Championship seasons in 2003 and 2006 with the Detroit Shock… inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019, and in 2006 was named to ESPN.com’s 25 greatest Women’s college basketball players of the last 25 years.