5 Best NC State Wolfpack Women’s Basketball Players, Ranked

The NC State Wolfpack consistently have short NCAAW betting odds of winning games, as they have gotten to the March Madness Tournament over 30 times.

NC State hasn’t ever won the tournament or made good on its short championship basketball odds, but they got to the Final Four twice.

One player has the most points and rebounds in program history. Where does she rank among the five best Wolfpack women’s basketball players of all time?

5 Best NC State Wolfpack Women’s Basketball Players, Ranked

NC State Wolfpack All-Time Greatest Women’s Basketball Players

1. Genia Beasley

Genia Beasley has the most points (2,367) and rebounds (1,245) in NC State history.

She was a Kodak All-American in 1978, as she helped the Wolfpack be ACC regular season champions.

Beasley also helped NC State become ACC regular season and tournament champions in 1980, as she won tournament MVP.

2. Linda Page

Linda Page has the second-most points in program history with 2,307.

She earned four All-American awards, was Wade Trophy finalist for National Player of the Year in 1984, and a member of two All-ACC first teams.

Page helped NC State become an ACC regular season champion in 1983 and an ACC regular season and tournament champion in 1985, earning ACC Tournament MVP honours in 1983.

3. Andrea Stinson

Andrea Stinson has the third-most points (2,136) and most steals (286) in program history.

She is the only two-time Kodak All-American in program history, as she was unanimously named ACC Player of the Year in 1990.

Stinson has the most points in a single game (50) and most points in a single season (752).

Stinson helped NC State become ACC regular-season champions in 1990 and ACC tournament champions in 1991.

The three-time WNBA All-Star played for the Charlotte Sting from 1997-2004 and Detroit Shock in 2005. 

4. Chasity Melvin

Chasity Melvin has the fourth-most points (2,042) and fourth-most rebounds (1,020) in program history.

She won four All-American awards, was a Wade Trophy finalist in 1998, and was a two-time member of the All-ACC first team.

Melvin helped NC State get to the Final Four in 1998. The one-time WNBA All-Star was drafted No. 11 overall by the Cleveland Rockers in 1999, spending 12 years in the league.

5. Trudi Lacey

Trudi Lacey has the fifth-most points (1,957), third-most rebounds (1,051), and fourth-most double-doubles (40) in program history.

She was an All-American in 1980 and Wade Trophy Award finalist in 1981.

Lacey helped NC State win ACC regular-season titles in 1978 and 1980 and the ACC Tournament title in 1980.