Editor's Note: The following story is part of a series highlighting the members of the 2024 Washington State Athletic Hall of Fame Class. The Hall of Fame induction will take place, Sept. 6-7, at the Washington State University campus.
During her recruiting visit, Alissa Brooks Johnson had an awkward moment.
"I'm in (head coach) Rick Sloan's office," Brooks Johnson recalled, "and he stared right at my shoes and says, 'What are you wearing?'"
"I was so nervous," Brooks Johnson said laughing.
"Uh, purple shoes," she managed to reply.