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Ann Meyers

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CAREER LINEAGE

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HIGH SCHOOL

Sonora (La Habra, California)

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COLLEGE

UCLA (1974–1978)

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PRO / CLUB

New Jersey Gems

1979–1981 · Wikipedia

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TROPHY CASE

Tournaments, Championships & Awards Won

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In 2025, she was part of the first group of inductees of the Huntington Beach Sports Hall of Fame.

2025

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In 2007, she was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class of 2007. She is 1 of 3 United States citizens, along with male player Bill Russell and coach Dean Smith so honored.

2007, 2007

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She was a 2003 NCAA Silver Anniversary Awards recipient. She joins William Naulls (1981), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1994), and Bill Walton (1999) as UCLA athletes who have been so honored on the 25th anniversary of a major athletic accomplishment.

2003, 1981, 1994, 1999

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In 2001, Meyers was honored as a Wooden All-Time All-American by the Wooden award.

2001

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In 1999, Meyers received the Mel Greenberg Media Award, presented by the WBCA.

1999

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On June 5, 1999, she was inducted as a charter member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, in Knoxville, Tennessee.

1999

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On January 31, 1995, she attended a ceremony in the gym of her high school, Sonora High School, in La Habra, California, where her player jersey was officially retired, and hung in display

1995

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She was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in 1995.

1995

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

In 1994, Meyers was the first woman ever to compete in the Celebrity Golf Association Championship.

1994

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AWARD

On May 10, 1993, she was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts.

1993

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When she was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993, it was the first time where a married couple were members of their respective Halls of Fame.

1993

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She was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1988 as the first woman inductee.

1988

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Meyers received her first Hall of Fame membership in 1985, when she was inducted into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame in the contemporary category for basketball.

1985

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

1978—The Honda-Broderick Cup winner for all sports.

1978

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

1978—Winner of the Honda award for basketball

1978

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AWARD

4× Kodak All-American (1975–1978)

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Ann has been involved with Special Olympics for more than 30 years and currently serves as a Sports Ambassador for Special Olympics Southern California.

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

Broderick Cup (1978)

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AWARD

Honda Sports Award for basketball (1978)

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BRAIN STORAGE

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