Former Drake University women's basketball standout Carla Bennett is part of the 25th Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame class, the MVC announced Wednesday, Aug. 25.
Bennett, who played from 1999-2003, is joined the longest tenured Commissioner in the history of the MVC in Doug Elgin; women's basketball coaching legend Cindy Scott of Southern Illinois; basketball playing star Cliff Levingston of Wichita State; and broadcast icons Charley Steiner of Bradley and Tom Jackson of Louisville.
A two-time All-American, Bennett led Drake to three MVC championships (two regular-season crowns and one tournament crown) and three NCAA Tournament appearances from 1999-03.