Sheryl Swoopes acknowledges the crowd during a ceremony to honor the 1993 Texas Tech national championship team at an NCAA college basketball game between Texas Tech and Texas in Lubbock, Texas, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/The Avalanche-Journal, Zach Long) ALL LOCAL TV OUT / mug - mugshot - headshot - portrait / 02182013xSPORTS 03072013xSPORTS 03072013xBRIEFING
Former Texas Tech standout Sheryl Swoopes was announced as an inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame for 2016.
Swoopes, born in Brownfield, Texas, now serves as the head coach for Loyola University Chicago's women's basketball team.
Swoopes was a star in the WNBA from the league's inaugural season.