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Seimone Augustus named to High School Hall of Fame Class of 2019

ATLANTA, GA - MAY 29: Seimone Augustus #33 of the Minnesota Lynx handles the ball against the Atlanta Dream on May 29, 2018 at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - MAY 29: Seimone Augustus #33 of the Minnesota Lynx handles the ball against the Atlanta Dream on May 29, 2018 at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Lynx star joins only a handful of other women’s basketball players honored for her stellar high school career.

Seimone Augustus is receiving an honor for her stellar high school basketball career – 17 years in the making. On Tuesday, the National Federation of State High School Associations named the Minnesota Lynx star to its Hall of Fame Class of 2019.

Augustus is the ninth woman to be named to the Hall of Fame for her basketball accolades as a player. Other honorees include former WNBA players Nicole Powell (class of 2018) and current Old Dominion head coach and former South Carolina assistant Nikki McCray-Penson (class of 2015).

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Augustus graduated from Capitol High School in Baton Rouge, La., in 2002. In her four years of playing high school ball, she led her team to a 138-7 record – and two Louisiana state basketball titles. She was also named an inaugural McDonald’s All-American during her time at Capitol. Augustus received many individual accolades as well in high school, including two Gatorade Louisiana State Player of the Year awards and a spot on the 2002 USA Today All-USA and Parade Magazine All-American first teams. She capped off her high school career by playing in the 2002 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association High School All-America Game, where she scored 19 points and was named game MVP.

Augustus later went on to play college ball at LSU before being drafted to the Lynx as the top pick in 2006.

Her current team mentioned the honor online on Tuesday:

Despite her honors then and now, Augustus made her presence known before even stepping foot inside Capitol High when she appeared on the cover of now-defunct Sports Illustrated for Women with the caption “Is She the Next Michael Jordan?”

With the remarkable career she has had thus far, it’s clear she’s something else entirely: the First Seimone Augustus.

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