Jill (Morton) McFarling Selected for the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
April 25, 2024 | Women's Basketball
The four-year letterwinner was the Cardinals first honorable mention All-American, first WNBA Draft Pick
NEW CASTLE, Ind. — Former University of Louisville women's basketball great Jill (Morton) McFarling is adding another accolade to her illustrious career as she is being inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.
McFarling was a four-year letterwinner for the Cardinals and was the program's first honorable mention All-American during her senior season. After her four years with the Cardinals was complete, she was the first player in program history to be selected in the WNBA Draft as she was selected by the Charlotte Sting. She was named to the Louisville Athletics Hall of Fame in the 2011 induction class.
In her four years with the Cardinals, she scored 1,402 points, 297 rebounds, 294 assists and 119 steals after playing 112 games. She is currently ranked 13th all-time on the program's all-time scoring list. Morton still holds the Louisville record for highest three-point percentage in a single season with .535 percent (69-for-129) during the 1999-2000 season. That mark was the highest mark in the NCAA that year.
McFarling also leads the Cardinals with the highest three-point percentage for a single career. She shot .445 percent (201-452) from behind the arc during her Louisville career while the second-highest percentage in program history is just .396 percent (Stacey DeGraffenreid).
During McFarling's high school career, she was a 1996 Indiana All-Star, Gatorade Player of the Year, Wendy's High School Heisman Nominee and North South All-Star. She was a Street and Smith All American both her junior and senior seasons where she averaged 27.3 points her senior season. She scored a career 1,656 points at North Decatur and had 324 rebounds, 381 assists and 316 steals.
For the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, she is one of 12 players in the 22nd all-time women's induction class. They will be honored at the Women's Awards Banquet on Saturday, April 27, 2024.
McFarling was a four-year letterwinner for the Cardinals and was the program's first honorable mention All-American during her senior season. After her four years with the Cardinals was complete, she was the first player in program history to be selected in the WNBA Draft as she was selected by the Charlotte Sting. She was named to the Louisville Athletics Hall of Fame in the 2011 induction class.
In her four years with the Cardinals, she scored 1,402 points, 297 rebounds, 294 assists and 119 steals after playing 112 games. She is currently ranked 13th all-time on the program's all-time scoring list. Morton still holds the Louisville record for highest three-point percentage in a single season with .535 percent (69-for-129) during the 1999-2000 season. That mark was the highest mark in the NCAA that year.
McFarling also leads the Cardinals with the highest three-point percentage for a single career. She shot .445 percent (201-452) from behind the arc during her Louisville career while the second-highest percentage in program history is just .396 percent (Stacey DeGraffenreid).
During McFarling's high school career, she was a 1996 Indiana All-Star, Gatorade Player of the Year, Wendy's High School Heisman Nominee and North South All-Star. She was a Street and Smith All American both her junior and senior seasons where she averaged 27.3 points her senior season. She scored a career 1,656 points at North Decatur and had 324 rebounds, 381 assists and 316 steals.
For the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, she is one of 12 players in the 22nd all-time women's induction class. They will be honored at the Women's Awards Banquet on Saturday, April 27, 2024.
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