Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Unveils New Exhibit

KNOXVILLE, TN – The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and the Amateur Athletic Union will soon partner for a new exhibit at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

The display will recognize the AAU’s vital role in advancing the development of women’s and girls’ basketball in the United States. The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame is designed to celebrate the past, present and future champions of the sport and the AAU will be a major part of the celebration.

Early renderings of the display show the exhibit area modeled after the outside of a locker room, with the AAU’s motto, “Sports For All, Forever” and the AAU Athlete’s Creed emblazoned on the walls. The exhibit will also feature championship trophies of past winners of AAU Girls’ Basketball events. In addition, an interactive touchscreen in the AAU’s display area will permanently list past AAU National Champions. Thanks to the new exhibit, those who have participated and enjoyed success at previous AAU Girls’ Basketball World Championships will soon be able to consider themselves part of the Hall of Fame.

The display’s launch is still in the design and rendering phase with an anticipated reveal in June 2021. More information on the AAU’s place in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame will be shared as it becomes available.

Many professional and collegiate women’s basketball stars have played in the AAU. Notable players include Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart and Chamique Holdsclaw, who all have also won the AAU’s most prestigious award, the James E. Sullivan Award, which is presented annually to the country’s top amateur athlete.

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame opened in June 1999 in Knoxville, TN. It is the only facility of its kind dedicated to all levels of women’s basketball.

For more information, visit www.wbhof.com.

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