SUGAR LAND, Texas – The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches has announced that University of the Incarnate Word Senior Associate Athletic Director Angela Lawson will be inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame.
 
The eight-person class will be inducted during a banquet at the El Tropicano Hotel in San Antonio on May 19, 2018, as part of the annual TABC Clinic.
 
Lawson joins four coaches – Robert Capello, Tony Harper, Carl Irlbeck and Phil McNeely – as well as three additional players – Sue Janes-Cappell, Noel Johnson and Gary Sibley.
 
"The Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame is adding one of its strongest classes ever with this group of players and coaches," said Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Director Rick Sherley. "These men and women represent sportsmanship and success, leaving a lasting positive impact on the game of basketball in Texas."
 
Lawson was a standout at Longview High School, where she led the program to a pair of state tournament appearances, including an undefeated 39-0 record and a state title in 1984. She was named Miss Basketball in Texas that season. Over her high school career Lawson scored 3,011 points and registered over 900 rebounds and 1000 assists.
 
Lawson signed with the Lady Techsters, where she lettered from 1984-1988, scoring 1,210 points and pulling down 450 rebounds. In her senior season Lawson helped lead Louisiana Tech to the 1988 NCAA National Title, hitting the game-winning shot in a 56-54 victory over Auburn.
 
For more information about the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame Banquet or the TABC Clinic, please visit www.tabchoops.org or call 281-313-8222.
 
For the most up-to-date information on UIW Athletics visit uiwcardinals.com. Be sure to follow UIW Athletics on Twitter @UIWAthletics and like UIW Athletics on Facebook at UIW Athletics.