N.C. Sports Hall Of Fame To Induct Thompson
January 24, 2023 | General
RALEIGH, N.C. – Rosie Thompson, the lone East Carolina women's basketball player to see her number retired and the program's all-time leading scorer and rebounder who went on to coach the team and later work in administration in the athletics department, is one of 15 individuals who will be inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 2023 class.
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This esteemed group will be enshrined during the 59th annual Induction Celebration on the evening of Friday, April 21, at the Raleigh Convention Center, starting at 7 p.m. A news conference will be held earlier that day at 2 p.m. at the convention center.
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Other honorees this year, listed alphabetically, include Rick Barnes, Jason Brown, Jeff Davis, Donald Evans, Tom Fazio, Ellen Griffin, Tom Higgins, Clarkston Hines, Bob "Stonewall" Jackson, Trudi Lacey, Ronald Rogers, John Sadri, Jerry Stackhouse, Curtis Strange and Thompson. Their planned induction will bring the total number of inductees to 400.
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Thompson was inducted into the ECU Hall of Fame in 1990 for her accomplishments on the hardwood where she topped the Pirates' all-time lists in points (2,352), points per game (20.8), rebounds (1,183) and rebounds per game (10.8), while averaging a double-double for her career from 1976-1980.
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On Feb. 9, 1980, during her senior year, East Carolina hosted "Rosie Thompson Night" for a game against George Mason where Thompson's No. 10 jersey was officially retired. Letters of commendation were read by N.C. Governor Jim Hunt and U.S. Senators Jesse Helms and Robert Morgan at the event.
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A four-time All-NCAIAW honoree and one-time NCAIAW Player of the Year, Thompson would go on to join the ECU staff as an assistant in 1987 before being named the team's head coach in 1992. She would serve as head women's basketball coach from 1992 until the spring of 1995 when she resigned to become ECU's senior woman administrator (SWA). Thompson retired at the end of 2014 after nearly 40 years of association with the university.
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Thompson joins fellow Pirates Ronnie Barnes (ECU Hall of Fame), Charlie Adams (ECU Hall of Fame), Carlester Crumpler (ECU Hall of Fame, current staff member), Paul Gay (ECU Hall of Fame), Bobby Hodges (ECU Hall of Fame), Terry Holland (former ECU athletics director), Leora "Sam" Jones (ECU Hall of Fame), Dr. Jerry McGee (ECU Distinguished Alumnus), Jerry McGee (former ECU head coach), Earl Smith (ECU Hall of Fame), Clarence Stasavich (ECU Hall of Fame), Jerry Tolley (ECU Hall of Fame), Henry Trevathan (ECU alumnus, former ECU assistant coach), Caulton Tudor (ECU alumnus), George Whitfield (ECU alumnus, former ECU assistant coach) and Kay Yow (late alumna) as members of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
Banquet ticket information is available by visiting https://www.ncshof.org/ or by dialing (919) 845-3455.Â
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This esteemed group will be enshrined during the 59th annual Induction Celebration on the evening of Friday, April 21, at the Raleigh Convention Center, starting at 7 p.m. A news conference will be held earlier that day at 2 p.m. at the convention center.
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Other honorees this year, listed alphabetically, include Rick Barnes, Jason Brown, Jeff Davis, Donald Evans, Tom Fazio, Ellen Griffin, Tom Higgins, Clarkston Hines, Bob "Stonewall" Jackson, Trudi Lacey, Ronald Rogers, John Sadri, Jerry Stackhouse, Curtis Strange and Thompson. Their planned induction will bring the total number of inductees to 400.
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Thompson was inducted into the ECU Hall of Fame in 1990 for her accomplishments on the hardwood where she topped the Pirates' all-time lists in points (2,352), points per game (20.8), rebounds (1,183) and rebounds per game (10.8), while averaging a double-double for her career from 1976-1980.
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On Feb. 9, 1980, during her senior year, East Carolina hosted "Rosie Thompson Night" for a game against George Mason where Thompson's No. 10 jersey was officially retired. Letters of commendation were read by N.C. Governor Jim Hunt and U.S. Senators Jesse Helms and Robert Morgan at the event.
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A four-time All-NCAIAW honoree and one-time NCAIAW Player of the Year, Thompson would go on to join the ECU staff as an assistant in 1987 before being named the team's head coach in 1992. She would serve as head women's basketball coach from 1992 until the spring of 1995 when she resigned to become ECU's senior woman administrator (SWA). Thompson retired at the end of 2014 after nearly 40 years of association with the university.
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Thompson joins fellow Pirates Ronnie Barnes (ECU Hall of Fame), Charlie Adams (ECU Hall of Fame), Carlester Crumpler (ECU Hall of Fame, current staff member), Paul Gay (ECU Hall of Fame), Bobby Hodges (ECU Hall of Fame), Terry Holland (former ECU athletics director), Leora "Sam" Jones (ECU Hall of Fame), Dr. Jerry McGee (ECU Distinguished Alumnus), Jerry McGee (former ECU head coach), Earl Smith (ECU Hall of Fame), Clarence Stasavich (ECU Hall of Fame), Jerry Tolley (ECU Hall of Fame), Henry Trevathan (ECU alumnus, former ECU assistant coach), Caulton Tudor (ECU alumnus), George Whitfield (ECU alumnus, former ECU assistant coach) and Kay Yow (late alumna) as members of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
Banquet ticket information is available by visiting https://www.ncshof.org/ or by dialing (919) 845-3455.Â
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