Gopher Women’s Basketball Legend Rachel Banham will have her #1 jersey retired by the Gophers on January 1 during the Gophers game against Maryland at Williams Arena. She joins four other legendary Gophers players, Laura Coenen, Carol Ann Shudluck, Lindsey Whalen and Linda Roberts in having their jerseys hang in Williams Arena.
Banham was named the 2015-16 Big Ten Player of the Year and was a top five finalist for the Wooden Award and a First Team All-American by both AP and ESPNW. Banham owns Minnesota’s career (3,093), season (914) and game (60) scoring records. Her 3,093 points makes her the Big Ten’s all-time leading scorer, and the sixth most prolific scorer in women’s college basketball history.