SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga women's basketball assistant coach Stacy Clinesmith will be inducted into the Northwest Sports Hall of Fame this afternoon at the Spokane Arena.

Every year, top athletes, coaches, and sports figures in the Spokane region are inducted into the Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame to honor their achievements and contributions. Hall of Fame memorabilia for all inductees can be viewed year-round at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.

The Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame is a committee of the Spokane Sports Commission, and includes Spokane Sports Commission board members, sportswriters, broadcasters and other sports-minded people in the community.

Even before she was Spokane's first basketball player to reach the WNBA, Clinesmith had established herself as one of the city's most accomplished athletes. At Mead High School, she led the Panthers to the 1996 State AAA basketball title and repeated as the state's Player of the Year in the process. Three times All-Greater Spokane League in basketball, she doubled up as the league's player of the year – twice – in both that sport (Mead was 78-9 during her three years) and soccer, scoring 60 career goals in the latter.

As a collegian, she was three times All-Big West Conference and helped UC Santa Barbara win four Big West tournaments (the last as MVP) and NCAA berths. Selected in the second round of the 2000 WNBA draft by Sacramento, she played two seasons with the Monarchs and the Detroit Shock and later turned to coaching, joining head coach Lisa Fortier's staff in 2014.

Going into her 11th season with the Bulldogs, Clinesmith has mentored 21 All-WCC guards, including two WCC Players of the Year. She recently helped lead the Bulldogs to its 19th WCC Regular Season Title in 2023-24 as the Zags advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fifth time in program history.