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Alana Beard Enshrined into Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025
6/14/2025 10:54:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. – Former Duke women's basketball standout Alana Beard joined an elite group Saturday evening as she was officially enshrined into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
Beard, along with Sue Bird, Mark Campbell, Danielle Donehew, Sylvia Fowles, Lucille Kyvallos and Cappie Pondexter, were all officially inducted during the Hall of Fame Weekend ceremony at the Historic Tennessee Theater in Knoxville.
The program's all-time leading scorer with 2,687 points, Beard was the first Duke women's basketball player to have her No. 20 jersey retired. The 2001 National Freshman of the Year and two-time National Player of the Year (2003, 2004), she led the Blue Devils to four straight ACC titles and four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including back-to-back trips to the NCAA Final Four (2002, 2003). The Frierson, La., native was a three-time ACC Player of the Year, three-time Kodak All-American and four-time Associated Press All-American.
Following her time at Duke, Beard was the No. 2 pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft and enjoyed a 15-year playing career (2004-19) with the Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks – highlighted by winning the 2016 WNBA Championship and back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year awards (2017, 2018). Beard, who retired from professional basketball in 2020 to enter the private sector, was a nine-time WNBA All-Defensive Team selection, four-time All-Star and a 2006 All-WNBA Second Team honoree. She has also spent time as an analyst on ACC Network.
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Beard, along with Sue Bird, Mark Campbell, Danielle Donehew, Sylvia Fowles, Lucille Kyvallos and Cappie Pondexter, were all officially inducted during the Hall of Fame Weekend ceremony at the Historic Tennessee Theater in Knoxville.
The program's all-time leading scorer with 2,687 points, Beard was the first Duke women's basketball player to have her No. 20 jersey retired. The 2001 National Freshman of the Year and two-time National Player of the Year (2003, 2004), she led the Blue Devils to four straight ACC titles and four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including back-to-back trips to the NCAA Final Four (2002, 2003). The Frierson, La., native was a three-time ACC Player of the Year, three-time Kodak All-American and four-time Associated Press All-American.
Following her time at Duke, Beard was the No. 2 pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft and enjoyed a 15-year playing career (2004-19) with the Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks – highlighted by winning the 2016 WNBA Championship and back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year awards (2017, 2018). Beard, who retired from professional basketball in 2020 to enter the private sector, was a nine-time WNBA All-Defensive Team selection, four-time All-Star and a 2006 All-WNBA Second Team honoree. She has also spent time as an analyst on ACC Network.
To stay up to date with Duke women's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to the YouTube channel by searching "DukeWBB."
#GoDuke
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