Georgia Southern (GS) assistant women's basketball coach Elaine Powell is being inducted into the NJCAA Women's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Powell started her collegiate basketball career at Pearl River where she achieved great success including All-State, All-Region and NJCAA First-Team All-American.
During her time at Pearl River, the Wildcats won a state championship, a regional championship and participated in the NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship.
After Pearl River, Powell continued her collegiate career at Louisianna State University (LSU) where she went on to be the NCAA national scoring leader, a two-time All-American, and an SEC stand out.
After her time in Baton Rouge, Powell continued her basketball career in the WNBA with the Orlando Miracle.
Powell became the first player in LSU history to be drafted by the WNBA and was selected in the fourth round of the 1999 draft.
She spent three-and-a-half seasons with the Miracle before joining the Detroit Shock where she would win three WNBA World Championships. After finding success in the WNBA, she continued to spread her love of basketball by becoming a coach.
Powell has been the assistant coach at multiple universities including Alabama A&M, Grambling State and Ohio. Powell later became the head coach at Langston University for five years and is currently the assistant coach at GS.
This makes the third Athletic Hall of Fame to induct Powell, as she is also a member of the Pearl River Community College Athletic Hall of Fame as well as the Mississippi Junior College Sports Hall of Fame.
Powell will be honored by the NJCAA in a June ceremony. For more information, click here.
