The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame is a 32,000-square-foot exhibit dedicated to the greatest female hoops players of all time. Opened in 1999, the hall includes the world's largest basketball, which measures 30 feet tall, weighs ten tons, and sits on top of a glass staircase molded in the shape of a basketball net. More than 110 people have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, including players, coaches, announcers, and executives. Top exhibits include the State Farm Tip-Off Theater, which features a 17-minute video highlighting the great female players, coaches, and teams of all time. In the Modern Locker Room Exhibit, visitors can hear audio footage of great coaches such as Geno Auriemma of Connecticut, Brenda Frese of Maryland, Pat Summitt of Tennessee, and Sherri Coale of Oklahoma. Also included in the hall are hundreds of pieces of memorabilia, from an original 1901 rulebook to the jersey worn by Georgeann Wells of West Virginia University when she became the first female player to dunk in a college game. The Hall of Fame also has basketball courts—with baskets of different heights—that are open for practice throughout the day.

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