The Minnesota Lynx legend will officially be honored as a member of the 2025 class.
The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Sylvia Fowles will be a part of the 2025 Hall of Fame class.
Fowles started her professional career in 2008 with the Chicago Sky, playing seven seasons there before joining the Minnesota Lynx in 2015 via a trade, later retiring as a Lynx after the 2022 season. During her time in Minnesota, she was a five-time All-Star, one-time Most Valuable Player, and two-time WNBA champion during the 2015 and 2017 seasons. She won Finals MVP in both of those championship runs and was an integral part of the Lynx organization for her eight total seasons with the team. A year ago, Fowles had her jersey number retired to join the greats whom she shared the court with during Minnesota’s dominant runs to four titles: Lindsay Whalen, Rebekkah Brunson, Seimone Augustus, and Maya Moore. The latter also just had her number retired this past season as well.
Congratulations to the WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2025! Join us June 14th in Knoxville, TN to celebrate this class!
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“Sweet Syl,” as she’s been known over the years, still maintains a presence within the Lynx organization as you can usually see her at Target Center, enjoying games. When Fowles arrived in 2015, she almost immediately acclimated herself to Minnesota and embraced the fans who were used to high quality basketball. As she helped her legendary teammates build one of the greatest dynasties the WNBA has ever seen, everyone had glowing reviews of their encounters with Fowles. All the players loved having her presence around the facilities.
Off the court, Fowles has had a great impact on the community as well. She founded the Sylvia Fowles Family Fund in 2010 which helps children in need and is one of the largest advocates for the Citizens United for Research of Epilepsy association. In her final season in the WNBA, she won the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship award and in 2023 the Lynx created the Sylvia Fowles Altruism Award that is given to the Lynx player who “best embodies the altruistic traits of kindness, selflessness and overall regard for the well-being of others throughout the community.”
A well-deserved reward for an A+ player and an A+ person. The ceremony for the 2025 class will take place this coming June 14th in Knoxville, Tennessee.
A Hall of Fame talent but an even better person.
Making official what we already knew. Congratulations and incredibly well deserved, @SylviaFowles. https://t.co/2PG0R8t4f8
— Mitchell Hansen (@M_Hansen13) November 16, 2024