Legendary Six on Six Players
From The Des Moines Register's list of the 50 best Iowa high school girls' basketball stars of all time. Compiled by John Naughton.
Photos courtesy Iowa Public Television
Lisa Brinkmeyer,
Hubbard-Radcliffe High School
Brinkmeyer will forever be remembered for leading her school to the final state six-player championship in 1993. An athletic performer, she was named the Register's Female Athlete of the Year.
Denise Long
Union-Whitten
Perhaps the greatest six-on-six star, Long set a national scoring record with 6,250 points in 1969 that would be broken by Lynne Lorenzen nearly two decades later. She appeared on TV with fellow Iowan Johnny Carson and was drafted by the San Francisco Warriors.
Lynne Lorenzen
Ventura
Set the national high school girls' career scoring record with 6,736 points. For the 1986-87 season, she led her team to a 31-0 record and state championship.
Deb Coates
Mediapolis
Coates was a key part of one of the state's greatest six-on-six dynasties. She compiled 5,103 points in her career (1971-75), good for third best on the state's all-time six-player scoring list. A basketball Hall of Famer and member of the 1973 state champs.
Sandra Fiete
Garnavillo
A six-player shooting phenom, Fiete ranks fourth among the state's career scoring leaders, with 4,875 points. A basketball Hall of Famer. Fiete was not a towering tall forward but a player who relied on quickness and drives to the basket. A 1955 graduate.
Jan Jensen,
Elk Horn-Kimballton
One of the greatest pure shooters in the game, Jensen went from six-player star to an All-American at Drake. Led the state in scoring, with a 65.7-point average in 1987, then went on to lead the nation's college players in scoring (29.6) in 1990-91.
Kristi Kinne
Jefferson-Scanton
Kinne's move toward the hoop fooled many a six-player guard — as well as a few college referees who weren't used to seeing her crossover move. A basketball Hall of Famer who took her skills to Drake.
Jeanette Olson
Everly
Remembered for scoring 4,634 career points and dueling with Union-Whitten in the 1968 state title game. Her team lost, but it provided a galvanizing moment for the state. Not only a basketball Hall of Famer but a Register Iowa Sports Hall of Fame inductee.
Tanya Warren
Des Moines Lincoln
Warren caught the imagination of the state. As a six-player forward who graduated in 1983, her ball-handling skills were restricted to two-dribble plays. Her abilities shined through, however, earning her the nickname "The Little Magician." A basketball Hall of Famer.
Connie Yori
Ankeny
Yori became a high school legend with her multi-sport skills. In 1981, the six-on-six forward was named the state's first Miss Iowa Basketball. A basketball Hall of Fame selection.