Women's Basketball | January 26, 2017

PHILADELPHIA – Former La Salle women's basketball standout Carlene Hightower will be inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday. The induction ceremony will take place at the Palestra on April 17.
 
Carlene Hightower starred for the Explorers from 2004 to 2008, graduating ninth on the all-time scoring list with 1,425 points.  The Philadelphia native and Archbishop Prendergast grad earned Big 5 Player of the Year accolades as a senior in 2008 and was also a Lowe's Senior CLASS Finalist that season.
 
Hightower was named First Team All Big 5 and First Team All Atlantic 10 in each of her final two seasons after earning the 2006 A-10 Most Improved Player award as a sophomore.
 
Hightower will be inducted along with Ibrahim Jaaber (Penn), Jameer Nelson (Saint Joseph's), Lynn Greer (Temple), Randy Foye (Villanova), George Raveling (Villanova), and longtime Philadelphia Inquirer sportswriter Bill Lyon.
 
"This is a fabulous group of inductees", said Steve Bilsky, Big 5 Executive Director. "I, like all fans of college basketball in Philadelphia, look forward to welcoming our 2017 inductees on the floor of the Palestra on April 17."
 
The Hall of Fame induction is part of the season-ending banquet that honors this year's outstanding coaches and players. Information on obtaining tickets will be available through the Philadelphia Big 5 schools. Only a limited number of tickets will be available the day of the event at the Palestra Ticket Office.