Two-time NCAA Champion Tennessee women’s basketball standout Nicky Anosike is set to be inducted into the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame.
Anosike will join fellow class of 2025 inductees Adam Brock, Bryan Brown, Charles Fondren, Ken Johnson, Conchita Owenby, Dr. Jerry Punch, Frankie Randall and the late Gary Toulson. They’ll be honored on Aug. 21 at the Knoxville Convention Center in the 44th year of the event.
Tickets are available HERE, and admission includes appetizers, reception and a cash bar at 5 p.m. and chef-curated food stations at 6 p.m. The induction ceremony will start at 7 p.m. Former Tennessee basketball player Ron Slay, who is a studio analyst for the SEC Network, will be the featured speaker. Proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley.
A native of Staten Island, N.Y., Anosike played at UT from 2004-08, helping the Lady Vols capture back-to-back NCAA National Championships in 2007 and 2008 and claim an SEC regular-season title in 2007 and SEC Tournament trophies in 2005, 2006 and 2008.
The 6-foot-4 forward/center tied for the second-most games played in program history with 146 and started 133 of them for the fourth-highest total by a Lady Vol. She finished her career with 1,099 points and 914 rebounds, ranking No. 41 and No. 13, respectively, all-time at Tennessee and producing 7.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game during her four seasons.
Anosike’s 161 blocked shots rank eighth in a career by a UT woman, while her 381 free throws made stand ninth and her 586 free throw attempts check in at No. 7. Her 38 games started during the 2007-08 campaign marks the second-highest total in program history.
Following her college career, Anosike was selected at No. 16 overall in the second round of the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. She made the 2008 WNBA All-Rookie Team and 2009 WNBA All-Star Team with that franchise before playing with the Washington Mystics in 2011 and the Los Angeles Sparks in 2012 to close out her tenure with the league.
Anosike, who served as a graduate assistant for the Lady Vols from 2018-19, resides in Knoxville with sons Cheluchi and Chiemezie. Other post-competition career pursuits have included teaching, coaching and assisting non-profits who serve youth in the community.
