Hall of Fame
Lori (Myers) Hines blossomed into one of the top basketball players in Ozarks history, and her impact on the school’s record book continues to loom large. The 6-foot-1 center remains third at the school in career scoring (1,504) and eighth in career rebounding (661). She also holds the career record for highest field goal percentage (61%). Her senior season was especially rewarding as she led the Lady Eagles to an American Southwest Conference co-title and earned NAIA All-America Second Team honors. She additionally received the ASC Player of the Year and the ASC Defensive Player of the Year awards after averaging a double-double (20.8 points and 11.1 rebounds) that season. She remains one of the few athletes at Ozarks to ever earn All-America honors in the same year as winning a conference championship. A native of Perryville, Ark., Hines led Ozarks to a combined 72-35 record during her playing days, while averaging 18.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game during that span. She earned NAIA All-America Honorable Mention and NAIA Midwest All-Conference her junior season and was an All-AIC performer her sophomore year. Hines went on to play two seasons of professional basketball in Australia and later became a coach at John Milledge Academy in Milledgeville, Ga.
