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Jodie Whitaker - 2011 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

April 30, 2011

Jodie Whitaker - 1985 Indiana Miss Basketball


Jodie Whitaker at Austin High School 1982-85
 
1985 Indiana Mental Attitude Award Winner

4-Year Team Record on Varsity – Won 88 Lost 9
 
4-Year Team Record at Home 36 & 1
 
Played on 1985 Final Four Team in Open Class Basketball
 
Played on One Semi-State Championship Team

Played on 3 Sectional and Regional Championship Teams

Played 3 on MSC Championship Teams

Played on 4 SAC Championship Teams

All MSC and SAC – 4 Years

2,095 Career Points – 1st on career list in Indiana

790 Single season points in 1985 – school record

50 Points vs. New Washington in 1985

28.2 Scoring average in 1985
 
Scored 20 or more points in 28 consecutive games - Every game her senior year in 1985

886 Field Goals made in career – 1st on career list

345 Field Goals made in 1985 – school record

407 Career Assists

30 Points or more in one game 17 times in career

324 Free Throws made in career – 2nd on career list

670 Career rebounds – 1st on career list
 
507 Points in IHSAA Tournament Games - 1st All Time at Austin and in Indiana
 
20 Steals in one game versus Lanesville in 1983

Played College Basketball at the University of Kentucky
 
At Kentucky:
 
When she graduated from UK she was the 5th all-time leading scorer with 1, 433 points
 
3rd - All Time in Assists with 464
 
Coached the Indiana All-Stars in 2004 when she was the head coach of Indianapolis Lawrence North.
 
Voted to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Silver Anniversary Team in 2010
 
Inducted into Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Class 2011

1985

Jodie Whitaker is selected Indiana Miss Basketball
Source: Scott County Journal 1985 - Scottsburg Indiana

Oh What a Night for Austin: Jodie Whitaker is inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame!

April 30, 2011

Jodie Whitaker was officially inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of during a ceremony in Indianapolis tonight.  In the photo above Whitaker is flanked by her parents Jim and Wanda.  Jodie is the 2nd Austin Lady Eagle to be inducted into the Hall, the other was Lisa Goodin in 2007.

Memories

April 30, 2011

2011- Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for Jodie Whitaker – (Whitaker poses with members of the 1985 Austin Lady Eagles Final Four team.) Left to right: Teammate Tina Reece Bennett, Assistant Coach Ben Watts, Head Coach Rick Rigel, Jodie Whitaker, Teammate and Sister Julie (Whitaker) Deaton.  

Teammates for Life

April 30, 2011

Teammates for Life: Tina Reece Bennett and Jodie Whitaker.

April 30, 2011
Tina Reece Bennett, Jodie Whitaker and Austin Sportscaster Mike Barrett

Jodie with her sister Julie Whitaker Deaton at the Hall of Fame in New Castle

Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Press Release - Jodie Whitaker

December 27, 2010

One Hall of Fame Court, New Castle, IN 47362

765-529-1891

Chris May, Executive Director


FOR RELEASE AFTER 4:00 AM MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2010
NEW CASTLE - A class of 10 remarkable talents will be welcomed when the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame celebrates their 10th

Women’s Induction Class on April 30, 2011.

Including the first woman to score over 2,000 points in Indiana girls high school basketball, the class is comprised of successful Indiana high school coaches and players who attained success throughout the IHSAA state tournament, reaching the State Finals, and participating in the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star series, all hallmarks of the rich Indiana high school basketball tradition.

In addition, a number of this year’s inductees left their mark in the early days of IHSAA girls’ basketball, implemented in 1975-76. Each has also left their mark with successful careers in college and in their respective lives off the court.

Name High School Graduation

Cindy (Beesley) Aguirre Western Boone 1978

Jane Emkes Seymour 1979

Fred Fields Muncie South 1969

Dru Lisman Sullivan 1969

Janice McCracken-O’Brien Vincennes Lincoln 1977

Kyle O’Brien Stevens North Central (Indianapolis) 1976

Laura Newcomb Titus Rochester 1977

Carol Tumey * Leavenworth 1959

Debra Walker-Augurson South Bend LaSalle 1980

Jodie Whitaker Austin 1985

* St.Vincent Health Silver Medal Award recipient

The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s Annual Women’s Awards Banquet will be held

on Saturday, April 30, 2011. The ceremony will take place at the Primo South Banquet

and Conference Center which is located on the south side of Indianapolis. Tickets are still available for the event. Call the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame at 765-529-1891 for more information.


More information on the inductees:

Cindy Beesley Aguirre scored 1,060 career points at Western Boone High School and helped lead the newly formed school to their first two sectional championships in 1977 and 1978. She held the highest regular season scoring average of any player on the 1978 Indianapolis Star Indiana All-Star team after averaging 27.6 points her senior season. She was a three-time all-sectional team selection and was twice named all-regional. She played basketball at Indiana State University and was named the team’s 1982 MVP. Cindy now lives in Jamestown, Indiana. Cindy was a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2003 Silver Anniversary Team.

Jane Emkes was a four-year player from Seymour High School who averaged 23.9 points and 5.5 assists her senior season of 1978-79. Emkes averaged 15.3 points as a junior and played for Hall of Fame inductee Donna Sullivan. A four-year player at Ball State University, she ranked 6th in the nation her sophomore year, averaging 7.3 assists per game. She graduated in 1983 as the team leader in assists and was later chosen for Ball State’s All-Decade 2nd Team. Jane lives in Ashland, Oregon. She was a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2004 Silver Anniversary Team.

Fred Fields led Huntington North to two State Championships, three State Finals appearances, six regional championships and 10 sectional championships in his 10 years leading the Lady Vikings. Fields’ teams were 206-49 (80.8%) from 1987 through 1997, including state titles in 1990 and 1995. Between 1994 and 1996, his teams won 44 games in a row and reached #3 in the national polls. He coached three Indianapolis Star Indiana All-Stars, including 1996 Miss Basketball Lisa Winter. Fields was the head coach of the 1996 girls’ Indiana All-Star squad. A teacher since 1973 at Huntington and Whitko schools, he also coached the Whitko boys’ program from 1997-99. He now lives in South Whitley.


Dru Lisman coached her alma mater Sullivan High School to the 1982 IHSAA State Finals. A coach at L&M High School from 1973-1977, she was the head coach at Sullivan from 1977-1985. Her eight year tenure at Sullivan produced a 135-23 record with three Western Indiana Conference championships and seven sectional championships. She lettered in basketball, field hockey, and golf as a student at Indiana State University and is a five-time winner of the Terre Haute womens golf championship. She served as Girls Athletic Director at Sullivan High School until retirement in 2009 and now resides in Indianapolis.

Janice (McCracken) O’Brien totaled 1,012 career points at Vincennes Lincoln High School, leading the program to a 67-11 record over four seasons with two sectional and one regional championship in the first two years of IHSAA girls’ basketball. She averaged 20.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.7 assists her senior season, leading to a selection on the 1977 Indianapolis Star Indiana All-Star team. In two seasons at Vincennes University, she averaged 18.3 points on teams that went 43-6. While there, she was named NJCAA 2nd team All-American and participated in the NJCAA East-West All-Star game. Janice later attended Murray State University. She spent time as an assistant coach at Vincennes University and Indiana State University, where she earned her M.B.A. Janice lives in Indianapolis. She was a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2002 Silver Anniversary Team.

Kyle O’Brien Stevens averaged over 20 points per game at North Central (Indianapolis) High School while also an accomplished golfer. In her senior season of 1975-76, she averaged 26.3 points and 7.9 rebounds, which led to all-sectional, all-county, and all-metro recognitions. She was the starting shooting guard on the inaugural Indianapolis Star Indiana-All Star girls team in 1976. She is the daughter of 1987 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Ralph "Buckshot" O’Brien and they become the 1st father-daughter combination to be inducted. Kyle was a member of the 1974 and 1975 IHSAA girls golf state championship teams and was the 1975 State Medalist and Mental Attitude Award winner. She attended Southern Methodist University to play golf, was a three-time All-American, National Collegiate Player of the Year, and medalist on the 1979 National Championship team. She was the 1981 LPGA Rookie of the Year. From 1986 to 1992 she was head womens golf coach at SMU, was Director of Womens Athletics at SMU from 1989 to 1992, and was inducted into the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009. Kyle lives in McGregor, Texas. She was a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2001 Silver Anniversary Team.

Laura Newcomb Titus led Rochester to prominence with undefeated regular seasons and regional championships in the first two years of IHSAA girls’ basketball. She scored over 900 points in three years of varsity play as Rochester recorded a 53-4 record, 42-2 in her junior and senior seasons each ending in the semi-state finals. She averaged 18.5 points and 12.3 rebounds her senior season and was named to the 1977 Indianapolis Star Indiana All-Star team. A three-year letter winner at Purdue, she was the first two-time team MVP in program history and graduated with 973 career points, then the program record. A 23-year teacher, she resides in Brownsburg. She was a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2002 Silver Anniversary Team.

Carol Tumey is the recipient of the 2011 St.Vincent Health Silver Medal for contributions to Indiana high school basketball. Employed at Center Grove H.S. from 1963-2003, she served as physical education chair, intramural director, and Assistant Athletic Director. She developed the first girls sports program at Center Grove, was the first girls’ basketball coach at the school, coaching it for 12 years. She was also an 11-year volleyball coach at Center Grove and coached track and cross country. Carol has worked in the Franklin College Education Department since 2003 and is a Franklin graduate. She has been inducted in Franklin College Hall of Fame and is a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Directors. She resides in Greenwood.

Debra Walker-Augurson was a standout player at South Bend LaSalle High School, helping lead them to a 1980 semi-state appearance. A 4-year all-conference selection and three-time MVP, she averaged better than 20 points per game her final three years. A 1980 Indianapolis Star Indiana All-Star, she attended the University of Missouri. In college she graduated as the 7th leading scorer in school history with 1,088 points, was a member of two Big Eight Conference champions, won 20 or more games in three consecutive years and participated in three NCAA tournaments, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen. She played professionally in Switzerland and France and has been employed in education and coaching. She lives in Renton, Washington. She was a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2005 Silver Anniversary Team.

Jodie Whitaker was the 1st female player in Indiana to score over 2,000 career points and led Austin High School to the State Finals. Named 1985 Indiana Miss Basketball, she was also the 1985 IHSAA Mental Attitude Award winner. She finished her high school career as Indiana’s girls’ basketball all-time leading scorer with 2,095 points. She averaged 28.2 points and 7.5 rebounds her senior season and was named all-conference for four years. Her Austin teams went 88-9, won three conference championships, three sectionals, three regionals, and one semi-state, leading to an appearance in the 1985 State Finals. She averaged 17.5 points in the 1985 Indiana-Kentucky high school all-star series, then played at the University of Kentucky, where she scored 1,433 career points, graduating 5th on UK’s all-time scoring charts. Jodie was the head girls’ basketball coach at Lawrence North High School for 13 years, where her teams won 188 games and six sectional titles. She was the head coach of the 2004 Indianapolis Star Indiana All-Star team and was the 2001 Marion County Coach of the Year and Indiana Basketball Coaches Association District Coach of the Year. Jodie resides in Fishers. She was a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2010 Silver Anniversary Team.