Maria Stack

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Maria Stack
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolColumbus East High School
CollegeOtero Junior College, Dan Diego State University, Gonzaga University
Career highlights and awards
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame (2007), Gonzaga University All-American, Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (1985)

Maria Stack is a former American basketball player who was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007. [1] [2] She was a Gonzaga University All-American and a 1985 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award winner during her senior year at Gonzaga. She holds the single-season records for points (707), free throws (179), assists (203) and steals (96), among other records for her one season of play at Gonzaga. [1] [3]

Stack played at Columbus East High School in Columbus, Indiana and was named Indiana Miss Basketball in 1980. [4] [5] [6] She is an Adidas All-American as well. Stack went to Otero Junior College in La Junta, Colorado where she was a two-time Junior College All-American. She then attended San Diego State University for one year before playing with the Bulldogs for one year at Gonzaga. [1]

Stack is a human resources supervisor at NTN Driveshaft in Columbus, Ohio and has been the keynote speaker for various organizations to inspire other girls. [7]

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