Class of 2001

Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil​

After completing a record-setting basketball career at John Jay High School in 1985, Davis-Wrightsil led The University of Texas Longhorns to the 1986 NCAA championship with a 34-0 record and earned MVP honors during the Final Four. She was a two-time Naismith Player of the Year and three-time All American during her collegiate career and took home the Wade Trophy as a senior. She was also named the 1980’s Southwest Conference Player of the Decade and is an inductee in the UT Hall of Honor. ​

As the second-leading scorer on the 1992 bronze medal-winning U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team in Barcelona, Spain, Davis-Wrightsil averaged 13 points per game and set the team record for 3-point shooting. ​

She played seven seasons of professional basketball in Turkey, Japan and Italy prior to playing two seasons in the American Basketball League where she was an ABL All Star and set a league record by scoring 35 points in the finals. She finished her career in the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury. ​