WAKE FOREST ATLHETICS HALL OF FAME The Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame was established points. a three-year member of both the women’s golf and in 1970 to honor the many great athletes, coaches and Another Wake Forest women’s basketball alumna volleyball teams. administrators who have contributed to the tremendous was added to the school’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2000 As a standout basketball player, Halverson earned success of the athletics program at Wake Forest Univer- with the induction of 1987 graduate Amy Privette Perko. All-State honors as a senior, averaging 22.0 points in the sity. Privette Perko, a four-year starter, earned Fast Break three games of the North Carolina Small College State The first women inducted into the Hall of Fame were All-America honors from 1984-86 and was a second Tournament. As a senior she averaged 18.8 points and Marge Crisp and Dot Casey, who together formed the team All-ACC pick in 1986 and 1987. Privette Perko 7.9 rebounds per contest after averaging 15.8 points and foundation of women’s athletics at Wake Forest. Both graduated as the school’s all-time leader in points, 12.3 rebounds as a junior. Crisp and Casey were inducted in 1993. rebounds, assists and steals. She still ranks among the Tracy Connor was inducted in to the Hall of Fame in Crisp came to Wake Forest in 1947 as the first female top 10 players all-time in each of those categories. A 2015. She starred for Wake Forest from 1993-97. She full-time faculty member, serving as the women’s phys- three-time Academic All-American, Privette Perko was finished her career with 1,619 points and 906 rebounds, ical education instructor while playing basketball in the the recipient of an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in ranking her sixth in scoring and third all-time in rebound- semi-pro Textile League. 1987. Privette Perko was also inducted in 2008 to the ing. She is third in the single season records lists for In 1971, Crisp became WFU’s first women’s athletics CoSIDA Academic All-American Hall of Fame. points (576) and rebounds (316) set during the 1992-93 director while still carrying a full load of classes and serv- Perhaps the best player in program history, Jenny campaign. Connor continues to hold the single game ing as golf coach. Crisp was succeeded as the women’s Mitchell Hoover, was inducted in the Wake Forest Sports rebound mark with 22 vs. NC State in 1993 while posting AD in 1974 by Casey, but continued to coach the golf Hall of Fame in 2007. 42 career double-doubles. She ranks among the top 10 team until 1983. Casey remained the women’s AD until Playing for the Deacs from 1988-91, she is second on in career scoring average, rebounding average, field goal her retirement in 1988. the program’s all-time scoring and rebounding list. She percentage and free throw attempts. Connor led the De- Jane Jackson was the first female varsity athlete to is one of two players in school history (Dearica Hamby) mon Deacons in both scoring and rebounding in each of be inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame, with more than 1,000 career points and 1,000 career her four seasons. She broke into the Wake Forest line-up earning that honor in 1995. rebounds. She was a three-time Fast Break All-American as a freshman, averaging 20.6 points and 11.3 rebounds A women’s basketball pioneer, Jackson played for the and was named as a member of the ACC’s 50th Anniver- while earning ACC Rookie of the Year honors along with a Demon Deacons from 1977 – the first season of wom- sary Team in 2002. Freshman All-America nod. Connor was a first team All- en’s basketball in the ACC – until 1980. She was the first Roper Osborne Halverson was inducted in 2012. ACC pick in 1996 and a second team honoree in 1993. player in program history to top 1,000 career points and Halverson was a four-year member of the Deacons’ still ranks seventh all-time in scoring with 1,339 career women’s basketball team from 1972-76 and was also HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Marge Crisp (left) and Dot Casey were the first women inducted Jane Jackson was the first female varsity athlete to be inducted Amy Privette Perko was inducted into the Wake Forest Hall of into the Wake Forest Hall of Fame in 1993. into the Hall of Fame with the Class of 1995. Fame in 1999. She is currently the Executive Director of the Knight Commission and is Wake Forest’s only representative in the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame. Jenny Mitchell Hoover went into the Wake Forest Hall of Fame in Roper Osborne Halverson was part of the Class of 2013 and was Tracy Connor is the program’s most recent inductee. She went into 2007. She is now in her fifth year as head coach of the program inducted on Sept. 7, 2012. the Hall of Fame in October 2015. looking to bring Wake Forest back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since her freshman season in 1988. 70 2020-21 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE DEMON DEACON LEGENDS ACC 50TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM Former Deacs Tracy Connor and Jenny Mitchell were named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team. The 51-member team was voted on by a 27-member blue ribbon committee that was selected by the 50th Anniversary Committee. JENNY MITCHELL (HOOVER) TRACY CONNOR (REDDICK) Jenny Mitchell (Hoover) was Wake Forest’s all-time leading scorer for more than 20 The 1993 ACC Rookie of the Year, Connor rewrote the Wake Forest record books years with 1,728 points before Dearica Hamby unseated her at the top of the list in in finishing her career as the fourth-leading scorer (1,619 pts) and second-leading 2015. Mitchell also set the school record with 1,006 rebounds until Hamby topped her, rebounder (906). She was Wake Forest’s career leader in scoring average (17.0), so Mitchell sits second all-time in both categories. Mitchell does rank as the school’s all- rebounding average (9.5) and ranks second all-time with 42 double-doubles. Con- time leader in field goals (763), field goal percentage (.607) and double-doubles (50). She nor also set the school records for rebounds in a game (22) and set single-season earned recognition on the Fast Break All-America team three straight years, including records for double-doubles (20), points (576), scoring average (20.6), rebounds first-team honors in 1991. A three-time All-ACC selection with second-team honors in (316) and rebounding average (11.6). A two-time All-ACC selection, earning 1989 and 1990, Mitchell earned first-team honors in 1991. A member of the 1989 U.S. first-team honors in 1996, she was a member of the 1993 ACC All-Freshman Olympic Festival team, Mitchell helped lead the Deacons to their only NCAA appearance in 1988 and scored the winning basket over Villanova that advanced Wake Forest to the team and earned second-team ACC All-Tournament in 1993. To top it off, she was second round. She returned to Wake Forest prior to the 2012-13 season and is entering selected to the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival team. her sixth season as head coach of the program. IN THE WAKE FOREST COMMUNITY ROXANN MOODY ROPER HALVERSON Prior to its home game against Mary- Roper Halverson, who played for the land on Feb. 24, 2002, the women’s Deacs from 1974-76, still remains basketball team surprised equipment active in the Wake Forest women’s manager Roxann Moody with a basketball program. Halverson plaque commemorating her 20 years (formerly Osborne), led the Deacs in of support and service to Wake Forest scoring during her junior and senior athletics and women’s basketball in season and was an assistant coach particular. in 1978. Moody was a member of the Demon Continuing to remain a vital part of Deacon squad from 1981-82 and the women’s basketball program, served as an assistant coach uner Halverson has served as the color Wanda Briley for two years. Now in analyst for past Demon Deacon her 36th year, Moody has served as broadcasts on radio and occasionally the equipment manager for nearly all steps in on ACC Network Extra and of the Deacon athletic teams. ESPN television broadcasts. Halverson was inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. GO DEACS 71 ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS YEAR COACH OVERALL ACC HOME ROAD NEUTRAL ACCT NCAA 1971-72 Nora Lynn Finch 5-6 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1972-73 Nora Lynn Finch 12-4 -- -- -- -- -- -- Totals 2 years 17-10 -- -- -- -- -- -- NORA LYNN YEAR COACH OVERALL ACC HOME ROAD NEUTRAL ACCT NCAA FINCH 1971-73 1973-74 Gail Klock 5-5 -- -- -- -- -- -- Totals 1 year 5-5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 17-10 (.630) YEAR COACH OVERALL ACC HOME ROAD NEUTRAL ACCT NCAA 1974-75 Sharron Perkins 9-11 -- 4-2 3-6 2-3 -- -- 1975-76 Sharron Perkins 4-10 -- 3-3 0-6 1-1 -- -- Totals 2 years 13-21 -- 7-5 3-12 3-4 -- -- YEAR COACH OVERALL ACC HOME ROAD NEUTRAL ACCT NCAA 1976-77 Barbara Warren 6-14 -- -- -- -- -- -- WANDA 1977-78 Barbara Warren 4-19 2-4 2-7 2-10 0-2 0-1 -- BRILEY 1978-79 Barbara Warren 2-19 0-7 1-10 1-8 0-1 0-1 -- 1979-85 Totals 3 years 12-52 2-11 3-17 3-18 0-3 0-2 -- 71-96 (.425) YEAR COACH OVERALL ACC HOME ROAD NEUTRAL ACCT NCAA 1979-80 Wanda Briley 7-20 1-8 5-6 2-11 0-3 0-1 -- 1980-81 Wanda Briley 10-18 0-8 6-5 4-11 0-2 0-1 -- 1981-82 Wanda Briley 13-17 1-9 5-7 5-7 3-3 0-1 -- 1982-83 Wanda Briley 14-14 0-7 8-5 6-7 0-2 0-1 -- 1983-84 Wanda Briley 13-14 2-12 6-5 3-7 4-2 0-1 -- 1984-85 Wanda Briley 14-13 4-10 6-5 7-7 1-1 0-1 -- JOE Totals 6 years 71-96 8-54 36-33 27-50 8-13 0-6 -- SANCHEZ YEAR COACH OVERALL ACC HOME ROAD NEUTRAL ACCT NCAA 1985-92 1985-86 Joe Sanchez 16-13 4-10 8-5 3-7 5-1 1-1 -- 109-93 1986-87 Joe Sanchez 13-15 3-11 7-6 3-8 3-1 0-1 -- (.540) 1987-88 Joe Sanchez 23-8 9-5 11-2 8-5 4-1 1-1 1-1 1988-89 Joe Sanchez 16-12 6-8 10-4