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The Women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame (WBHOF), the sole institution dedicated to women\u2019s basketball, has officially announced its Class of 2026. This organization honors both national and international contributors to the women\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are honored to pay tribute to eight distinguished legends of this exceptional sport,\u201d said WBHOF President Dana Hart. \u201cThey exemplify the highest standards in women\u2019s basketball and have made substantial contributions to the sport, along with shaping the game\u2019s historical trajectory.\u201d<\/p>\n
The class includes four players: Delaware and Chicago Sky legend, Elena Delle Donne<\/a>; University of Tennessee and WNBA great, Candace Parker<\/a>; international players, Isabelle Fijalkowski<\/a> and Amaya Valdemoro<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Longtime WNBA and Team USA coach, Cheryl Reeve<\/a>; 36-year Kirkwood Community College head coach and NJCAA Hall of Famer, Kim Muhl<\/a>.<\/p>\n The class is completed with Doris Burke<\/a>, a contributor for her work at ESPN as an analyst for women\u2019s basketball and a multi-year First-team All-ACC recipient, and Barbara Kennedy-Dixon<\/a>, a posthumous Veteran honoree.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Tennessee Theatre will host the induction ceremony on Saturday, June 27, 2026. Each Inductee is awarded the Berenson Trophy, sponsored by Smith College, and named in honor of notable Smith College coach Senda Berenson, who is recognized as the \u201cMother of Women\u2019s Basketball.\u201d\u00a0 Each Inductee will also be presented with a WBHOF Ring, presented by Baron Championship Rings.<\/p>\n The Women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame\u2019s mission is to honor the sport\u2019s history, celebrate current achievements, and promote future advancements in the game of women\u2019s basketball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Women\u2019s Basketball Hall of Fame (WBHOF), the sole institution dedicated to women\u2019s basketball, has officially announced its…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":256587,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-256586","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}