Linda Street

Position:
Forward/Center
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
High School:
Mitchell HS

Career
Linda Street was the first Lady Tiger basketball player over 6’ feet tall and along with Hall of Fame inductee Betty Booker, really brought Lady Tiger basketball into the national spotlight. Street came to the University in the fall of 1976 and lettered for four years for former head coach Mary Lou Johns. Despite missing the 1979-80 season with a knee injury, she came back and finished her career with 2,147 points and 1,453 rebounds. She is still the school’s fourth all-time leading scorer and the all-time leading rebounder. Street averaged 15.7 points per game during her career and led the Lady Tigers to an overall record of 102-36 during her four seasons. The Lady Tigers also appeared in the AIAW Tournament in 1977-78. Her name appears 22 times in the Lady Tiger basketball record book. Following graduation, Street went to work for FedEx in Memphis.