Born: September 20, 1952
Hometown: Starkville, MS
Year of Induction: 1999
High School Career
Maben High (1966-1967)
Starkville High (1968-1970)
• State Basketball Championships (’68, ‘70)
• Overall State Title (’68)
• Two time All State (’68, ‘70)
• Team Captain, Mississippi High School All Star game (’70)
• Scored 2,772 points in three years at Starkville High School with an average of 33 points per game
• In 1968 and 1969, she competed in the Southern AAU track meet held in New Orleans, LA, where she won 1 gold medal in the 880 m. relay, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals
College Career
Mississippi University for Women, Columbus (1971-1974)
• Led MUW to National Woman’s Invitational Basketball Tournament National Championshio (’71)
• All American (’72-’74)
• First MUW player to score over 1,000 career points
• Averaged 22 points a game in her four years at the “W”
• Selected to play in the World University Games for the U.S. squad (’73)
• Named an Outstanding College Athlete of America; honorable mention for that group’s Hall of Fame (’73, ‘74)
Coaching Career
• Women’s Athletic Trainer, Mississippi State University (’74-’76)
• Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach, UT Martin (’75-’76)
• Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Itawamba Junior College (’76-’77)
• Head Coach, PE Instructor, and director of the MUW basketball camp (’77-’82)
Hinds Junior College (1984-present)
• Assistant football coach in charge of the receivers on the Eagle football team (’84-’87)
• Full-time assistant coach, athletic training coordinator, and physical education instructor (’87-present)
Did You Know?
In 1973, Dot received a rare honor with a parade when Starkville proclaimed September 21, 1973, as ‘Dot Easterwood Day’.
