Angela Turner

Sport: Basketball

Induction Year: 2020

University: Louisiana Tech

A four-year starter and Kodak All-American in 1982, Turner helped lead Louisiana Tech to four Final Fours, four national title game appearances and two national titles (1981 AIAW, 1982 NCAA). She led Tech to an overall record of 143-10 during those four years, including an undefeated season in 1980-81 when the Lady Techsters went 34-0 and defeated Tennessee 79-59 in the title game in Eugene, Oregon. The following season as a senior, she led Tech to a 35-1 record and the NCAA national title as Tech defeated Cheyney State 76-62 in Norfolk, Virginia.

She helped the Lady Techsters set the Division I women’s basketball record with a 54-game winning streak during the 1980-81 and 1981-82 seasons. The 5-8 forward scored 2,262 career points, still ranking third all-time at Tech and averaged double figures all four seasons. Her 817 points scored in 1979-80 still ranks as the second most in a single season in Tech history. She was the Final Four MVP in 1981 when Tech won its first national championship. Turner ranks No. 2 in field goals made (1021), No. 3 in scoring (2262), No. 3 in steals (358), No. 6 in rebounds (1073) and No. 9 in assists (466). Known for her picture pretty jump shot, she also earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

Turner made the 20-member LSWA’s All-Century Team for college hoops in 1999. She was inducted into the Louisiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990. Her No. 5 jersey is retired. Was valedictorian for her senior class at Shady Grove High School and was named to the U.S. National Women’s U20 team in 1978, leading the team in scoring at the Pam Am tourney in Lima, Peru. She also toured with the USA team in Russia in 1979.

She scored 3,780 points in high school and was the state MVP three straight years and high school All-American twice.