Women’s basketball in Indiana has always seen the top players in the nation, historically. The 2023 Induction class of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame (IBHOF) is no different. The board of directors of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame proudly announces their 2023 women’s induction class, to be honored at the 21st Women’s Awards Banquet on Saturday, April 29, 2023.
Kasia (McClendon) Campbell was a 1993 graduate of Gary West Side, averaging 17.4 points, 5.5 assists, and 8.5 steals a game her senior season, while helping her team to a 24-1 record. Her Gary West Side teams won 3 sectionals, 2 regionals, and 3 conference titles while she earned team MVP her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. Campbell was an Indiana All-Star, Indiana East/West All Star, and Gary Post-Tribune Player of the Year. She continued her playing career at Southern Illinois University where she set the league and school record for steals. She was a 3 time Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Defensive Player of the Year, and 2 time 1st Team All MVC. She played for one year after graduation in Tel Aviv Israel. She was a 2005 inductee into the Southern Illinois University Hall Of Fame, and a 2018 member of the IBHOF Silver Anniversary Team. She has been a case manager for 20 years, and a real estate broker for 4.
The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 21st Annual Women’s Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2023. The day’s events will include a free reception at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Museum that afternoon and a banquet that evening at the Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis. Reservations will be available online, over the phone, or through mail order in early 2023. Call the Hall at 765-529-1891, visit www.hoopshall.com or email [email protected] for more information.
