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SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- The West Coast Conference will induct its 12th annual Hall of Honor class on Saturday, March 7 at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. Ten individuals, one from each member institution, will be honored as part of the 2020 University Credit Union West Coast Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments in Las Vegas.
 
The 2020 induction class features one Olympian (two-time gold-medalist), one NCAA statistical champion, one NCAA National Athlete of the Year, one National Coach of the Year, two individuals collecting three NCAA Championships, two coaches compiling a total of 15 WCC Coach of the Year honors and 16 WCC regular season championships and 28 NCAA Postseason berths, and five individuals collecting a combined 14 All-American citations.
 
"The West Coast Conference is honored to celebrate the accomplishments of these former student-athletes and coaches as we celebrate the enduring legacy of our 12th induction class during the WCC Basketball Tournaments in Las Vegas," said West Coast Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. "The 2020 Hall of Honor class represents the long-standing commitment by our member institutions to develop student-athletes by fostering an environment of athletic and academic excellence. These inductees excelled in a wide variety of sports while showcasing diverse paths to the top of their chosen athletic pursuits."
 
The 2020 WCC Hall of Honor class includes: BYU's Wally Joyner (Baseball), Gonzaga's Heather Bowman (Women's Basketball), Loyola Marymount's Terrell Lowery (Men's Basketball), Pacific's Dell Demps (Men's Basketball), Pepperdine's Nina Matthies (Women's Volleyball), Portland's David Kinsella (Cross Country/Track), Saint Mary's Ruth Montgomery (Women's Soccer), San Diego's Hank Egan (Men's Basketball), San Francisco's Taggert Bozied (Baseball) and Santa Clara's Aly Wagner (Women's Soccer).
 
The Hall of Honor class will be formally inducted at the WCC Hall of Honor Brunch on Saturday, March 7 at 9 a.m. PT at the Mardi Gras Ballroom in the Orleans Hotel and each inductee will be honored throughout the course of the basketball tournaments.
 
Tickets to the WCC Hall of Honor Brunch & Induction Ceremony are available to the public for $40 and may be purchased by contacting Lindsey Jones in the WCC office via email – Ljones@westcoast.org. Tickets must be purchased by Monday, February 24.
 
Heather Bowman, Gonzaga University
Heather Bowman, a Spokane native, who starred at Lewis and Clark High School near the Gonzaga campus was recruited heavily by numerous Pac-12 programs. But, she didn't pass up the opportunity to continue her playing career for her hometown team. And what a career it was.

Just months into her freshman season, Bowman helped the fledgling program start its ascent, scoring 11 points to help GU win its first game against a ranked opponent, beating No. 21 UCLA in the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Hawaii early in the year. From there it was nothing but history making for the Zags. During her time, GU knocked over more firsts with its first NCAA Tournament berth, first NCAA Tournament victory and first Sweet Sixteen appearance.

Known for her consistency at all levels of basketball, Bowman concluded her four-year playing career as Gonzaga's all-time scoring leader with 2,165 career points. Among both men and women, Bowman ranks second in Gonzaga history in career points, trailing only Frank Burgess who scored 2,196 points nearly sixty years ago.

The four-time First Team All-WCC selection not only broke the GU scoring record but was once the all-time leading scorer in West Coast Conference women's basketball history. Bowman ranks in the top-three all-time among Zags in games played, field goals made, field goal percentage, free throws made and rebounds.

As a freshman in 2006-07, she was named the WCC Newcomer of the Year as the Bulldogs reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. Bowman followed up a strong first year campaign by being named the league's Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2008, where she averaged 20.1 points per game. As a senior in 2010, Bowman helped to lead the Bulldogs to their sixth-straight West Coast Conference regular-season title, and GU's first appearance in the Sweet Sixteen.

After her playing career, Bowman was an assistant coach at Whitworth University from 2011- 2014 before returning back to Gonzaga where she served as the Video Coordinator from 2014- 16.