Former LSU women’s basketball legend Sylvia Fowles was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2025.

Fowles played at LSU from 2004 to 2008 and is one of the most decorated players in program history. She had her No. 34 jersey retired into the PMAC rafters in 2017 and was named to the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.

Fowles was a three-time AP All-American, two-time WBCA All-American and four-time All-SEC player while wearing purple and gold. She was also named the Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the 2007-08 season.

Fowles averaged 15.5 points and 10.9 rebounds per game at LSU. She holds the record for most career rebounds while playing at LSU with 1,570 total rebounds.

She held the record for most rebounds per game for 14 years with a 10.9 average but was overtaken by Angel Reese and then Aneesah Morrow. She also sits at the top of LSU record books for most blocks, games played, and postseason games played.
Fowles led LSU to Final Four appearances in all four years while she played for the Tigers.

Fowles was drafted No. 2 overall by the Chicago Sky in 2008. She would play seven seasons in Chicago before being traded to the Minnesota Lynx. She finished out her 15-year career in Minnesota.

She won two WNBA Championships in 2015 and 2017 and was named Finals MVP both seasons.

Additionally, she was the 2017 WNBA MVP, an eight-time All-Star, an eight-time All-WNBA team member, an 11-time All-Defensive team member and the Defensive Player of the Year in 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2021.

She also won four Olympic Gold Medals for Team USA in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020.

Fowles is LSU’s eighth coach or player to be inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame. She joins Pete Maravich, Bob Pettit, Shaquille O’Neal, Seimone Augustus, Van Chancellor, Sue Gunter and Kim Mulkey.