Colorado University Athletics

Erin Scholz, Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame

Erin Scholz, Basketball

 

  • Two-Time WBCA All-Region
  • 1996 All-Big Eight First Team
  • 1997 All-Big 12 Second Team
  • 1,621 Points, 1,027 Rebounds

A four-time letterwinner (1993-97), she is one of just three Buffaloes with membership in the 1,000-point, 1,000 rebound club ... She was a mainstay on four NCAA Tournament  teams, three of which advanced to the Sweet 16 including the 1995 Elite Eight ... Her 1,621 points ranked third on CUGÇÖs all-time list at the end of her career (currently 7th) and her 1,067 rebounds still rank second all-time ... She held CUGÇÖs career record for games played at 132 until the 2013-14 season and to date continues to share the all-time games started mark at 127 ...  She also remains ranked in ColoradoGÇÖs career Top 10 in double-doubles (36, 3rd), field goals made (606, 10th), free-throws made (396, 6th), assists (344, 10th) and blocked shots (125, 7th) ... She was a 1996 All-Big Eight first team pick as a junior and earned second team All-Big 12 honors in 1997 playing for CUGÇÖs legendary coach, Ceal Barry ... She was the teamGÇÖs leading rebounder her first three seasons ? averaging at least 8.0 per game in each campaign - and led the team in scoring her final two seasons.

A two-time WBCA All-Region/Honorable Mention All-American (1996 & GÇÖ97), she was part of two regular season Big Eight championship teams (1994, GÇÖ95) and three straight conference tournament titlists: the final two Big Eight events (1995 & GÇÖ96) and the inaugural 1997 Big 12 Tournament Championship ... Selected by Portland in the fourth round of the 1997 ABL draft, she played professionally with the Colorado Chill of the NWBL, helping the team to win two Pro Cup championships ... She also played professionally with the Lakeside Lightning in Perth, Australia ... As a prep at Colorado Springs Doherty, she was a two-time Colorado High School player of the year and a Parade All-American as a senior ... Following coaching stints with Utah State (assistant coach, 2006-10) and Fresno Pacific (head coach, 2010-13), sheGÇÖs currently an assistant at Grand Canyon University.