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MLK Elementary PE teacher to be inducted into Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
Debra Walker-Augurson, a physical education teacher at MLK Elementary School, will be inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame April 30 at Indianapolis. Walker-Augurson is a 1980 graduate of South Bend LaSalle High School where she helped lead the school to a 1980 semi-state appearance. She was a four-year all-conference selection and a three-time MVP – averaging better than 20 points per game her final three years.
She also was an outstanding player at the University of Missouri where she graduated as the 7th-leading scorer in school history with 1,088 points. She was a member of two Big Eight Conference champions, won 20 or more games in three consecutive years and participated in three NCAA tournaments, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen.
She played professionally in Switzerland and France.
Walker-Augurson will join nine other women who left their mark in Indiana girls' and womens' basketball. The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame's Annual Women's Awards Banquet will be held April 30, 2011, at the Primo South Banquet and Conference Center, on the south side of Indianapolis.