NSIC RELEASE

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - Former Southwest Minnesota State University women's basketball player Lillie Brown will be inducted into the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame on Wednesday, July 9, in St. Cloud, Minn. The NSIC office made the announcement on Thursday morning.

The induction ceremony will be held at the Best Western Kelly Inn/St. Cloud as part of the NSIC's 15th annual Summer Kickoff event.  A social will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by the ceremony at 7 p.m.

Brown ranks as one of the top women's basketball players at Southwest Minnesota State University history. She was a four-year letterwinner for the Mustangs from 1992-96 and finished her career among the top five in nearly every offensive statistical category in program history.
 
As of 2014, she still ranks first in school history in steals (300), second in points scored (1,759), second in field goals made (706), second in rebounds (895), sixth in assists (341) and seventh in free throws made (302). She was inducted in to the SMSU Hall of Honor in 2007.
 
A three-time first team All-NSIC honoree (1994, 1995, 1996), Brown became SMSU's first ever women's basketball All-America in 1995 earning third team honors.
 
During her junior season in 1994-95, Brown became the first woman in SMSU history to average more than 20 points and 10 rebounds per game, finishing at 22.2 points and 10.8 rebounds per contest. Brown, who led SMSU in scoring and rebounding 19 times during the season, also led the NSIC in rebounding, setting two school single-season records during that season, as she poured in 577 points and connected on 228 field goals. Brown nearly set a third record, as her 282 rebounds were just two shy of the single-season mark.
 
As a senior in 1995-96, she earned honorable mention NCAA All-America honors as she averaged 20 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, leading the NSIC in both categories, while shooting 53.6 percent from the field.
 
Brown led SMSU in steals all four seasons and led the squad in both scoring and rebounding her final three seasons. She also was the team leader in both field goal percentage and assists twice during her four seasons.
 
During her last two seasons, Brown helped SMSU to a combined record of 36-17, which included back-to-back third place finishes in the NSIC in 1995 and 1996. In 1994, Brown helped lead SMSU to the championship game of the NAIA District playoffs before losing to Minnesota Duluth, 61-59. SMSU recorded 16 or more victories in three of her four seasons, including 19 in 1995-96, which - at the time - tied a school record for victories in one season.
 
Brown has also recorded the only triple-double in program history on Nov. 25, 1995, versus Minnesota State.
 
A native of St. Paul, Minn., and graduate of Harding High School, Brown earned a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and BA in Business Administration from SMSU in 1996. After working three years for the Sioux Falls Skyforce as a Marketing Consultant, she moved on to Rockford, Ill., to serve as the General Manager of the Rockford Lightning of the CBA.
 
Brown and her son Hayden (10) reside in Sioux Falls, S.D., where she is currently a Marketing Consultant for Results Radio/Townsquaremedia and the General Manager of the Dakota Blue Devils AAU Basketball Club.
 
Brown is the 23rd individual from SMSU inducted into the NSIC Hall of Fame.

Southwest Minnesota State NSIC Hall of Fame Inductees
Lillie Brown (2014)
Wayne Hawkins (2013)
Sam Leggett (2012)
Julie (Thein) Boom (2011)
Scott Dubbelde (2010)
Jeff Loots (2009)
Nancy Trebbensee (2008)
Bill McDonald (2007)
Mike Tobin (2006)
Leslie (Jacobsen) Bosch (2005)
Daniel Lee (2004)
Char (Nelson) Nisleit (2003)
Curt Strasheim (2002)
R.A. Colvin (2001)
Jeri Madden (2001)
Cindy (Olson) Schutt (2001)
Hugh Curtler (2000)
Carmen DeKoster (2000)
Mike Sterner (2000)
Randy Brezina (1990)
James Norton (1990)
Glenn Mattke (1986)
Don Palm (1986)