Taurasi and Brondello lead 2027 Hall of Fame class.

The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 2027 induction class on Thursday.

Diana Taurasi and Sandy Brondello headline a six-person group that will be enshrined in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 26, 2027.

The class also includes Mike Thibault, Dee Kantner, Dr. Judith Holland and Molly Bolin Kazmer.

“For nearly thirty years, the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame has honoured the greatest of the game, and we are thrilled to welcome these six inductees into the distinguished seats of the Hall of Fame,” said Michelle Marciniak, CEO of the WBHOF, in a statement.

“Selection for this esteemed recognition celebrates the hard work, success, and record-breaking journeys for those to join this global class. We cannot wait to welcome the Class of 2027.”

Taurasi is widely considered one of the most decorated players in the history of women's basketball.

She won three NCAA championships with UConn in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

In the WNBA, she played 20 seasons and won three titles with the Phoenix Mercury in 2007, 2009 and 2014.

She was an 11-time WNBA All-Star and retired in 2025 as the league's all-time leading scorer with 10,646 points — more than 2,000 ahead of the next closest player.

On the international stage, Taurasi is the only basketball player — male or female — to earn six Olympic gold medals.

She also won three FIBA World Championship gold medals with Team USA.

“In my mind, the greatest basketball player ever to play college basketball,” UConn head coach Geno Auriemma told reporters at the Final Four in Phoenix last year.

“And maybe the greatest WNBA player of all time.”

Auriemma was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Taurasi becomes the ninth person from the UConn women's basketball program to enter the Hall, joining Auriemma (2006), Rebecca Lobo (2010), Jennifer Rizzotti (2013), Kara Wolters (2017), Chris Dailey (2018), Swin Cash (2021), Maya Moore (2024) and Sue Bird (2025).

Brondello, the head coach of the Toronto Tempo, enters the Hall alongside her former star player.

She coached Taurasi on the Mercury in 2014, winning the WNBA championship and Coach of the Year honors in the same season.

Brondello later led the New York Liberty to their first WNBA title in 2024 and a Commissioner's Cup crown in 2023.

She has made four WNBA Finals appearances in her coaching career.

After parting ways with New York in 2025, Brondello became the first head coach in Toronto Tempo history.

The expansion franchise went 11-33 in its inaugural season, marking the first time Brondello missed the playoffs as a head coach — snapping a streak of 12 consecutive postseason appearances.

Brondello has also represented Australia as both a player and coach.

She led the Opals to Olympic bronze in 2024 and FIBA World Cup silver medals in 2018 and 2022.

As a player, she was a one-time WNBA All-Star, a WNBL MVP and a three-time Olympic medalist.

On Oct. 20, 2026, Brondello was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, joining the nation's most accomplished sporting figures.

Mike Thibault is a longtime WNBA coach and executive who won two championships with the Washington Mystics in 2019 and 2022.

Dee Kantner is a pioneering referee who officiated in both the NBA and WNBA and was one of the first women to work NCAA men's tournament games.

Dr. Judith Holland was a key figure in the development of women's sports at UCLA and served on the NCAA Women's Basketball Committee.