NCAA All-American hoops star Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks has earned female athlete-of-the-year honors after the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors selected her the women's winner of the 2020 Pride of Alaska Award. @RuthyHebard24
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- Kamaka Hepa of Utqiagvik made his first start of the season for fourth-ranked Texas and drained a career-best five 3-pointers en route to matching his career high with 15 points in an 82-67 win over Kansas State. alaskasportshall.org/2021/01/hepa-c…
- Two years after leaving Barrow in search of more exposure in the Lower 48, prep hoops star @kamaka_hepa4 has returned to Alaska to graduate high school with his class and celebrate @TexasMBB signing with the people closest to him. alaskasportshall.org/2018/03/hepa-h…
- Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks broke the state record for fastest Alaskan to score 300 points in the @WNBA, accomplishing the feat in 53 games to shatter the previous record of 81 games set by Eagle River’s Kelsey Griffin in 2012. @RuthyHebard24 @chicagosky alaskasportsreport.com/2022/05/ruthy-…
- Anchorage’s Bubacar Touray, a former Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year from West High who went on to star in the @NWAC and @EPLWA, has unexpectedly passed away. He was only 21. The Gambian native was beloved for his infectious smile and incredible skills. alaskasportshall.org/2020/09/alaska…
- MILESTONE MOMENT: Anchorage 19-year-old Hunter Sulte tonight made his debut in goal with the Portland Timbers to become only the second Alaskan to play in the MLS. At 6-foot-7, Sulte is the tallest goalkeeper to ever start a MLS match.
- Awesome @alissa_pili of Anchorage rose to the occasion in a big way. Making her college debut with @USCWBB, the 6-foot freshman logged a game-high 35 minutes and collected her first double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds in win over CSUN. @dimondgbb alaskasportshall.org/2019/11/pili-d…
- As generational players from the same era, @RuthyHebard24 of Fairbanks and @alissa_pili of Anchorage will forever be linked. They have lifted Alaska women’s hoops to new heights. Rivals on the court but friends off it, they finally faced off in the Pac-12. alaskasportshall.org/2020/02/monume…
- Eager to get the state’s best basketball players together in the same gym at the same time, Anchorage's Isa Wilson has set up the premier pickup game of Alaska all-stars from the past, present and future. “These are people the kids look up to,” he said. alaskasportshall.org/2020/07/wilson…
- Five of Alaska's finest basketball players went off today: @djfromveg career-high 25 in G League @thorrjt career-high 24 for Auburn @jkb13_ career-high 28 for Pacific @BentiuPanoam3 career-high 25 for North Dakota @1ballaholic season-high 30 for UT-Tyler alaskasportshall.org/alaska-sports-…
- It took Anchorage's @BrandonPili six games to make @uscfootball history as Trojans blocked two field goals in one game for the first time since 2011. Pili also made two solo tackles in the 38-24 win over Colorado.
- Thor's Hammer. Anchorage's JT Thor hammered home his first points as a NBA by putting Andre Drummond on a poster. @thorrjt
- Memo to the world: Stop sleeping on Alaskans! #staywoke2020’s Daishen Nix is making coaches take notice that he’s one is the top point guards in the country rvls.co/Nix1107
- Starting in 2023, the Alaska Airlines Classic high school basketball tournament will feature a 35-second shot clock for both girls and boys. @akair_classic



























