Players

Barbara Gilmore

Year Inducted: 2024

Category: Players

Schools / Organizations:
(East St. Louis) Lincoln High School
Kansas State University

Biography:

A 6-1 center, Barbara averaged 21 ppg and 15 rpg as an East St. Louis Lincoln senior in 1979-80. She helped Lincoln to a 30-1 record and the Class AA state championship, earning first-team all-state honors.

Barbara earned a scholarship to Long Beach State, but after redshirting her freshman year, she transferred to Kansas State. She averaged 9.5 ppg and 4.6 rpg as a Kansas State freshman, then returned home to take care of her ailing mother.