NATCHITOCHES, La. Former Duke women’s basketball standout Alana Beard has been selected as one of 10 individuals to be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023, the organization announced Wednesday.
In addition to Beard, the star-studded class includes Paul Byrd, Walter Davis, Wendell Davis, Matt Forte, Walter Imahara, Paul Mainieri, Eli Manning, Ron Washington, and M.L. Woodruff.
The LSHOF’s Class of 2023 will be enshrined at the Natchitoches Hall of Fame home on Saturday, July 29, as the culmination of the 64th Induction Celebration, July 27-29.
A phenomenal shooting guard in high school, collegiate and professional levels, Beard was the 2000 Miss Basketball in Louisiana for Shreveport’s Southwood High School. She led Southwood to four consecutive state titles from 1997-2000 with an overall record of 144-6 (her career ended with 53 straight wins), and the WBCA All-American scored 2,646 points before going to Duke.
