Hall of Fame
Courtney Risinger was a three-year starter for the women’s basketball team, earning second-team All-MAC honors as a senior when she averaged 13.3 points per game. Risinger was named Academic All-District in 2001-02 and three times made the MAC Academic Honor Roll. She was a member of the 1998-99 and 2000-01 Women’s Basketball MAC Championship teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Risinger ranks 18th in career scoring at UT (1,079 points), tied for third in three-point field goals (182) and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (37.9). She holds the record for three-point field goal percentage in a season at .450 and her 76 threes in 2001-02 ranks sixth all-time. Risinger’s single-game highlights include scoring 30 points against Northern Illinois and a UT record-tying eight three-pointers in that same game.
