Lady Bears assistant coach Jackie Stiles just became the first former student-athlete to be immortalized on Missouri State’s campus.
But, since she scored 3,393 points during her college career at MSU and is a College Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, it only makes sense.
“I don’t know how to show my gratitude, my appreciation for something like this,” Stiles said. “A statue? It’s just a credit to so many incredible people that surrounded me throughout my career.”
She said she approved of the pose enacted by the bronze statue.
“I loved to penetrate the lane,” Stiles said.