Pamela Kelly-Flowers, a native of Columbia, Louisiana[1] is an American former women's basketball player at Louisiana Tech University. She won two national championships for the Lady Techsters. She was named to the All-American team in 1980, 1981, and 1982, her school's only three-time All-American. Kelly won the 1982 Wade Trophy and the 1982 Honda Sports Award for basketball, awards presented annually to the best women's basketball player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. She was enshrined as a charter member into the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984, and her #41 jersey was retired. She was inducted in 1992 into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | Columbia, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | Louisiana Tech |
| Playing career | 1978–1982 |
| Position | Center |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.[2]
Kelly is married to Nathan Flowers Sr., and the couple has two sons. Her son John Flowers is a professional basketball player.[3]
Louisiana Tech statistics
editSource[4]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | FT% | RPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Louisiana Tech | 38 | 721 | 63.8% | 56.4% | 9.8 | 19.0 |
| 1980 | Louisiana Tech | 45 | 932 | 61.1% | 59.4% | 10.9 | 20.7 |
| 1981 | Louisiana Tech | 34 | 595 | 59.9% | 60.3% | 9.5 | 17.5 |
| 1982 | Louisiana Tech | 36 | 731 | 64.4% | 69.2% | 9.1 | 20.3 |
| Career | 153 | 2979 | 62.3% | 61.5% | 9.9 | 19.5 |
Awards and honors
edit- 1982—Winner of the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) for basketball[5][6]
- 1982—Wade Trophy[7]
References
edit- ^ "Pam Kelly". www.latechsports.com. Retrieved 25 Sep 2015.
- ^ Pamela Kelly-Flowers.
- ^ O'Neil, Dana (December 29, 2010). "Mom's lessons pay off for John Flowers". ESPN. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Finest" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR BASKETBALL". THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards Program. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ Times-Picayune, James Summerlin, NOLA com | The (August 2014). "Louisiana Tech's Pam Kelly-Flowers is No. 21 on Louisiana's list of all-time top 51 athletes". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Wade Trophy". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 30 Jun 2014.
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