Francis Marion University Legend Named To Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame
Former Francis Marion University women’s basketball great Pearl Moore has been named to the 2021 induction class for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. The announcement was made on ESPN. Moore, a native of Florence, becomes the second inductee with ties to Francis Marion – joining her former coach Sylvia Hatchell – and only the third native South Carolinian to earn induction, joining Columbia’s Alex English and Charleston’s Katrina McClain.