Hall of Fame
The nation’s top sharp-shooter in 1997, Chrissy Roberts starred in her two seasons at Eastern Kentucky University. After transferring from the University of Kentucky, where she spent her first two years, Roberts earned Ohio Valley Conference All-Conference honors in both seasons (1997 and 1998). She earned 1998 OVC Player of the Year honors after leading the league in free throw shooting (89.2 percent) and three-point shooting (45.9 percent).
During her miraculous junior season, Roberts led the country with a 48.8 three-point shooting percentage. She won two national awards that year, the AT&T Long Distance Award and the Edward Seitz Award. Her uniform, practice gear and shoes were enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame because of her accomplishment.
Roberts holds the EKU record for most three-pointers in a single season (84 in 1996-97) and career three-point field goal percentage (.475). She is third on the all-time three-point field goals made chart with 151.
At the time of her induction, Roberts was an assistant women’s basketball coach at East Carolina University. A few months later she was named the head coach at EKU.
