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Rita Johnson Grimes

  • Class
    1985
  • Induction
    1982
  • Honors
    Women's Basketball (1982)

Rita Johnson Grimes, a 1985 graduate of NCWU, is top ten in field goals made and field goal percentage in a single season in Wesleyan history. In 1981-82, Johnson Grimes shot an unheard-of 50% from the field, and in the 83-84 season made 157 field goals. Her time at Wesleyan saw tremendous success for the women's basketball program, as the program posted its second-ever winning season in 1983-84. In that same season, Johnson Grimes was named team MVP and would go on to be honored by the conference later that season by being named an all-conference selection.

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