EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A class of 11 women and men who have made significant contributions to Indiana high school basketball will be welcomed as inductees when the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame celebrates their 11
th Women’s Induction Class on April 28, 2012. Among those inductees is the University of Evansville women’s basketball program’s all-time leading scorer, Shelly Brand Adlard.
Adlard racked up 1,713 points in her career as a Purple Ace and also graduated as the school’s all-time leader in assists, steals, field goals made, and free throws made. Currently, she still holds the record for field goals (718), now ranks third in assists (448), sixth in steals (164) and seventh in free throws made (277). In addition, she was the NCAA Division I national free throw percentage leader in the 1983-84 season.
Adlard also had an outstanding high school career, serving as the leading scorer for the 1981 state champion Evansville Reitz team, averaging over 18 points a game for the 26-1 champs. A four-year letterwinner at Reitz, she was voted the 1981 state tournament MVP and a member of the 1981 Indiana All-Star squad.
Including players and head coaches who won IHSAA state championships, the induction class is comprised of successful Indiana high school coaches and players who attained individual and team success throughout the state tournament and participating in the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star series, all hallmarks of the rich Indiana high school basketball tradition.
Each has also left their mark with successful careers in college and in their respective lives off the court.
Name High School HS Graduation
Shelly (Brand) Adlard Evansville Reitz 1981
Stan Benge Ben Davis 1972
Anita (Folk) George Warsaw 1978
Linda Godby Warren Central 1986
Amy Lynn Hile Fort Wayne Dwenger 1983
Bob Kirkhoff Cathedral 1953
Mike McCroskey Kokomo 1968
Audrey (Baines) Moore Jeffersonville 1976
Sue Parrish Marion 1963
Judy Burns Powell Marion 1981
Sharon Roberts * New Castle 1961
