Four-year basketball player Fanny Hector graduated with 1,171 points. While serving as a team co-captain, Hector had a tremendous senior season. She received numerous regional and national honors, including Kodak All-America, Kodak All-District First Team, Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) New England Player of the Year, and New England Women’s Basketball Association (NEWBA) Player of the Year.
In addition to breaking the 1,000 point milestone, Hector ended her career with 870 rebounds and 172 steals and still holds the Clark record for career blocked shots with 168 and blocked shots in a single game (9).
In her four seasons at Clark, the Cougars compiled a stellar 91-19 record, including a perfect 26-0 regular season in 1988-89. That year the team won the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship and played in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals.
The Cougars were selected to play in postseason tournaments each year, earning bids to the NCAAs in 1987 and 1989 and winning ECAC Championships in 1988 and 1990.
Upon graduation, Hector received the M. Hazel Hughes Trophy, which is given to the senior female athlete who has made a significant contribution to Clark’s intercollegiate athletic program.
After receiving a bachelor’s degree in theater arts/English, Hector earned master’s degrees in teaching English and writing in 1994 and teaching English as a second language in 1997.
Hector has achieved ABD (All But Dissertation) status towards a doctorate in rhetoric and linguistics and is currently working on her dissertation in language and culture.
PRESENTER:
Pat Glispin, Clark Women's Basketball Coach
