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LSU Great Sylvia Fowles Elected Into Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

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LSU Great Sylvia Fowles Elected Into Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – LSU great Sylvia Fowles was announced as a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 on Friday.

This is the second consecutive year a former Tiger will go into the WBHOF. Seimone Augustus, a current LSU assistant, went into the WBHOF earlier this year. Current LSU head coach Kim Mulkey is also in the WBHOF as are former head coaches Sue Gunter and Van Chancellor.

A member of the 2015 LSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class, Fowles had her LSU jersey No. 34 retired in the PMAC in 2017. She was a pillar on LSU’s team from 2004-08 when the Tigers went to the Final Four all four years. Fowles still holds the LSU records with 1,570 career rebounds, 321 career blocks and 86 career double-doubles. For her LSU career, Fowles averaged 15.5 points and 10.9 rebounds throughout her time at LSU. She remains the only LSU player to dunk in a game when she threw one down on November 21, 2007 in a game against Louisiana-Lafayette.

During her collegiate career, Fowles was dominant. Fowles was a three-time First Team All SEC. In 2008 she was both the SEC Player of the Year and the SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Coming off the bench as a freshman, Fowles was the SEC Sixth Woman of the Year and on the Second Team All-SEC.

The Miami, Florida native Fowles was selected No. 2 overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2008 WNBA Draft. She played in Chicago until she joined the Minnesota Lynx ahead of the 2015 season. In Minnesota, Fowles teamed up with Augustus once again and captured the 2015 and 2017 WNBA Championship. Fowles was the Finals MVP in both championships. Her No. 34 jersey was retired in Minnesota.

Fowles represented America in four Olympics, winning Gold in Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.