Retha Swindell

Sport: Basketball (1975-79)
Inducted: 2001
Hometown: Center, Texas

• Came to UT on a Texas Achievement Academic Scholarship
• First African-American woman to play UT varsity basketball
• First UT player named to the USA Basketball national team (1978 U.S. Select Team, Asia Tour)
• UT's all-time leader in rebounds with 1,759; also scored 1,795 career points
• National Women's Invitational Tournament All-American in 1977-78
• Played professional basketball in Chicago and Dallas
• Longtime coach at Baytown (Texas) High School