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Washington’s Kelsey Plum became the all-time scoring leader in NCAA women’s basketball history on Saturday. Check out Plum and the rest of the best hoopsters in Seattle history in the following gallery.
Washington’s Kelsey Plum became the all-time scoring leader in NCAA women’s basketball history on Saturday. Check out Plum and the rest of the best hoopsters in Seattle history in the following gallery.
Elgin Baylor
Seattle University, 1955-1958
The Washington, D.C. native rewrote the record books in his two seasons at Seattle U, averaging 32.5 points per game during his senior season while leading the Chieftains, as they were known then, to the 1958 NCAA championship game. Baylor was the No. 1 overall selection in the 1958 NBA draft and was an 11-time All Star.
Elgin Baylor
Seattle University, 1955-1958
The Washington, D.C. native rewrote the record books in his two seasons at Seattle U, averaging 32.5 points per game during his senior season while leading the
Sue Bird
Seattle Storm, 2002-present
The top pick of the 2002 WNBA draft after a sterling college career at Connecticut, Bird became an immediate superstar in Seattle, garnering nine All-Star selections, the most recent of which came in 2015. The No. 11 scorer in WNBA history ranks eighth all time in steals and second in assists.
Sue Bird
Seattle Storm, 2002-present
The top pick of the 2002 WNBA draft after a sterling college career at Connecticut, Bird became an immediate superstar in Seattle, garnering nine All-Star selections, the
Doug Christie
Rainier Beach High School, class of 1988
Christie was a forerunner of what would in time be a formidable run of Seattle high school talent when he starred for the Vikings in the late 80s. He went on to a college career at Pepperdine before a 17-year NBA career, while Rainier Beach produced future NBA players Jamal Crawford and Nate Robinson, among others.
Doug Christie
Rainier Beach High School, class of 1988
Christie was a forerunner of what would in time be a formidable run of Seattle high school talent when he starred for the Vikings in the late 80s. He went
Bob Houbregs
University of Washington, 1951-1953
The Vancouver, B.C. native still ranks sixth in UW history in points scored and still owns the Huskies record for points in a single game (49). He’s one of two players to have his number retired by UW (along with Brandon Roy), and was a regular attendee at many Huskies games before his death in 2014.
Bob Houbregs
University of Washington, 1951-1953
The Vancouver, B.C. native still ranks sixth in UW history in points scored and still owns the Huskies record for points in a single game (49). He’s one of two
Lauren Jackson
Seattle Storm, 2001-2012
Lauren Jackson
Seattle Storm, 2001-2012
Gary Payton
Seattle SuperSonics, 1991-2003
”The Glove” was an 11-time All Star in 13 years in Seattle, earning NBA defensive player of the year honors in 1996. Payton ranks fourth in NBA history in steals and eighth in assists and is the Sonics’ all-time leader in points, assists, steals and games played.
Gary Payton
Seattle SuperSonics, 1991-2003
”The Glove” was an 11-time All Star in 13 years in Seattle, earning NBA defensive player of the year honors in 1996. Payton ranks fourth in NBA history in steals and
Kelsey Plum
Seattle University, 2013-present
Kelsey Plum
Seattle University, 2013-present
Brandon Roy
Garfield High School, class of 2002
University of Washington, 2002-2006
Brandon Roy
Garfield High School, class of 2002
University of Washington, 2002-2006
Detlef Schrempf
University of Washington, 1981-1985
Seattle SuperSonics, 1993-1999
Detlef Schrempf
University of Washington, 1981-1985
Seattle SuperSonics, 1993-1999
Jack Sikma
Seattle SuperSonics, 1977-1986
Jack Sikma
Seattle SuperSonics, 1977-1986
Washington guard Kelsey Plum needed 54 points — nine more than her career high up until that point — to move into first place as the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history on Saturday.
It was a tall order for the 5-foot-8 Plum, but as it turns out, not tall enough.
Plum, as you may have heard, dropped 57 points — three shy of the all-time record of 60 — against Utah, passing former Missouri State star Jackie Stiles for the top spot in the No. 11 Huskies’ 84-77 win over Utah in UW’s regular season finale.
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Her left-handed floater in the lane with just over 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter solidified her place in the record books, and now she’ll attempt to guide the Huskies to another Final Four run after helping to lead them to their first ever appearance last year, starting with this weekend’s Pac-12 tournament at KeyArena.
Plum has staked her claim as one of the greatest Seattle basketball players in history, regardless of gender. We thought we’d put her among her rightful company in an (unranked) list of the top 10 players in the city’s history, whether they played in the Emerald City as high schoolers, college students or pros.
Check out Plum and the rest of the best basketball players in Seattle history in the gallery above.
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