The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Swindell to be inducted into Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame
02.19.2024 | Women's Basketball
AUSTIN, Texas — Former Texas women's basketball standout and UT Hall of Honor selection Retha Swindell will be inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, February 24, 2024 in Dallas.
Swindell came to UT on a Texas Achievement Academic Scholarship and was the first African-American woman to play UT varsity basketball in 1975.
Swindell is the all-time leading rebounder in UT program history with 1,759 and ranks eighth on the all-time scoring list with 1,795 points.
Swindell was the first UT player named to the USA Basketball national team, in 1978 for the U.S. Select Team, Asia Tour.
Following her playing career at UT, Swindell played professionally in Chicago and Dallas and was a longtime coach at Baytown High School.
UT in the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame
2001 Earl Campbell (Football)
2003 Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil (Women's Basketball)
2006 Annette Smith-Knight (Women's Basketball)
2007 Roosevelt Leaks (Football)
2009 Fran Harris (Women's Basketball)
2016 Beverly Kearney (Women's Track and Field Head Coach)
2017 Carlette Guidry-Falkquay (Women's Track and Field)
2017 Johnny "Lam" Jones (Football / Track and Field)
2019 Telisa Young (Women's Track and Field)
2020 Tiffany Jackson (Women's Basketball)
2023 Bruce Chambers (Football Assistant Coach)
2024 Retha Swindell (Women's Basketball)
