The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
- Induction:
- 2020
- Class:
- 2005
A four-time All-Big 12 Conference selection and a 2004 Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American, Heather (Schreiber) Stark helped lead the Longhorns to a 103-30 (.774) record during her time on the Forty Acres. Stark's time at Texas featured two Big 12 Conference regular-season championships and four NCAA Tournament appearances, including three NCAA Sweet 16 trips and the 2003 NCAA Final Four. The Longhorns won the Big 12 regular-season championship in both 2003 and 2004, and also took home the Big 12 Tournament title in 2003. Stark played in 133 career games in the Texas uniform, starting in all of them to rank third in program history in career starts. Stark played 3,846 minutes during her Longhorns career, which ranks fourth-most in school history. To this day, she still ranks in the top 10 of seven other statistical categories, including three-point field goal percentage (5th, .393), three-point field goals made (6th, 189), free-throw percentage (6th, .818), free-throws made (9th, 319), offensive rebounds (9th, 286), defensive rebounds (10th, 568) and total points scored (10th, 1,708). A 2003 Big 12 All-Tournament Team selection, Stark also was a finalist for multiple national player of the year awards, including the Naismith Award, the Wade Trophy and the Wooden Award. She was also the 2002 Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year. As part of USA Basketball, Stark helped lead the United States to the gold medal at the 2002 FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship. She was selected with the 39th overall pick of the 2005 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. In addition to her standout basketball career, she also played one season (2005) with the Texas Volleyball team. An Academic All-Big 12 selection during her time at Texas, Stark graduated in 2005 with a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology. She is currently the head girls' basketball coach at Windthorst High School, her alma mater. Stark and her husband, Dylan, reside in Windthorst, Texas, with their three sons.
