Special pregame ceremony and banner unveil will include remarks from Hall of Famer and former Lynx player and coach Katie Smith

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Lynx announced today it will celebrate Minnesota Lynx legend and four-time WNBA champion Seimone Augustus and her 2024 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and 2024 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductions with a special pregame ceremony and banner unveil on Saturday, June 14 vs. Los Angeles Sparks at 12:00 p.m. CT.

The on-court pregame program will be emceed by FanDuel Sports Network Lynx analyst Lea B. Olsen and will include remarks from fellow Naismith Hall of Famer (2018) and former Lynx player and Associate Head Coach Katie Smith. Augustus and Smith won gold together as members of the 2008 U.S. Women’s National Team in Beijing and share a connection through their legendary Lynx careers. Current Lynx players will wear an honorary Augustus warm-up shirt.

Fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 11:15 a.m. with the first 6,000 fans receiving a mini-replica Augustus Hall of Fame banner giveaway. The ceremony is set to start at approximately 11:30 a.m. Doors open an hour before tipoff at 11:00 a.m.

The celebratory weekend will also feature a special mentoring night with Augustus and Twin Cities Pride, including LGBTQ+ youth from QUEERSPACE collective and Transforming Families. Hosted at The Pride Cultural Arts Center, youth will have the opportunity to spend an evening in conversation with Augustus. In addition, Augustus will host a youth basketball clinic with Lynx alumni, including Smith, Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Tamika Williams-Jeter and Devereaux Peters at the team’s practice facility, Mayo Clinic Square.

Augustus, a first-time nominee, became only the second Lynx player in franchise history to be elected to the Naismith Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility, joining Lindsay Whalen who was selected in 2022. She is the fourth all-time Lynx to receive this prestigious honor alongside Whalen, Smith (2018) and Teresa Edwards (2011). Augustus’ WNBA career spanned 16 years, earning her four WNBA Championships with Minnesota (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017), six All-WNBA selections (2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) and eight All-Star nods (2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018).

In addition to her four WNBA Championships, which also includes 2011 WNBA Finals MVP honors, Augustus cemented her legacy with three Olympic gold medals (2008, 2012 and 2016) with Team USA and two FIBA World Championship medals (2006 and 2014).

Augustus currently serves on the USA Basketball 2025-2028 Quadrennium Board of Directors as an Athlete Director. She was a member of USA Basketball Women’s National Team Committee who selected the 2024 USA Basketball Women’s National Team, who won gold in last year’s Olympic Games in Paris.

Augustus’ coaching career includes time with the Los Angeles Sparks (2021-2022), and she currently serves as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team at her alma mater, Louisiana State University (LSU). The Baton Rouge native, who became the first former female student-athlete at LSU to receive a statue in her honor in 2023, was also inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in June 2024.

Minnesota retired Augustus’ number 33 jersey on May 29, 2022 immortalizing her place in the Target Center rafters. Her legacy also lives on at LSU, where her number 33 hangs in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and her statue stands outside the arena.

Limited tickets remain for the Augustus Hall of Fame game on Saturday, June 14. Visit www.lynxbasketball.com/tickets.

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