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https://www.basketinside.com/nba/news-mercato-e-focus/rodman-armato-southeastern-oklahoma-state/ By  Ario Rossi  - 28 aprile 2020 Ad inizio carriera universitaria Rodman aveva pochissime offerte, rispetto alle sorelle che erano più talentuose: Debra (vista anche ad Ancona, portata dall’ agenzia di Federico Buffa  e Guido Bagatta) e Kim vinsero titoli statali tra Louisiana Tech e Stephen F. Austin, mentre Dennis giocava in un piccolo college. Si chiamava Cooke County (ora North Central Texas), ad un’ora di auto da Dallas, città dove abitava, nel quale teneva medie di 17.6 punti e 13.3 rimbalzi. Tuttavia giocò solamente il primo semestre a causa di un pessimo rendimento accademico. Fu qui che si inserì coach Lonn Reisman, assistente a Southeastern Oklahoma State, college iscritto alla NAIA con sede a Durant, a circa due ore di auto da Dallas. “Era grezzo, ma super atletico con un motore che non avevo mai visto fino ad allora. Era instancabile”, ha detto Reisman  al NY ...

https://eu.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/college/louisiana-tech/2017/01/13/lady-techsters-1982/96511652/ SEAN ISABELLA | sisabella@thenewsstar.com RUSTON — There was a time, almost four decades ago, when Louisiana Tech ruled the world of women’s college basketball. The program, led by future Hall of Famers and those considered pioneers of the game, helped revolutionize women’s basketball into the product it would later become and still is in the present day. The Lady Techsters were that good, and it was evident to everyone. “I remember Pat (Summitt) saying Louisiana Tech should be ranked one and two (in the national polls) and then the rest of it start from there,” said Sonja Hogg, the Hall of Fame coach who helped found the program in 1974 with former Tech president F. J. Taylor. “We had the best two teams in America.” By the 1980s, business was booming for the Techsters. During that decade, Tech compiled a 320-29 record, an average of 32 wins a season. There were three national champi...

https://latechsports.com/news/2018/1/29/former_latechwbb_star_rodman_to_enter_hall_of_fame_.aspx Jan. 29, 2018 RUSTON – Former Louisiana Tech Lady Techster great Debra Rodman is one of 14 individuals that will be inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame on Feb. 23 in Dallas, Texas. Rodman lettered for the Lady Techsters from 1980 through 1984, leading the program to an overall mark of 130-6, four Final Fours and two national titles (1981, 1982). During her playing days in Ruston, Rodman scored 1,306 points and grabbed 1,200 rebounds while shooting 54 percent from the field. She ranks No. 28 all-time in total points and No. 2 all-time in total rebounds in Lady Techster history. Rodman prepped at South Oak Cliff High School in Texas where she played for current Texas A&M head coach and former Louisiana Tech assistant coach Gary Blair. She only played one year of basketball in high school, averaging 17 points and 12 rebounds a game.