Hall of Fame
Joanne Polakoski, King’s College
Basketball, Class of 2000
Polakoski enjoyed a brilliant career for King's from 1997-2000, graduating as King's second all-time career scoring leader with 1,971 points and ranking second with 987 rebounds. She concluded her career as a four-time All-Freedom Conference selection, a three-time Division III All-American, and was the 2000 Division III National Player of the Year. She also owns the Lady Monarchs' best career shooting percentage, connecting on 56.3 (792-1,406) percent of her shots. Polakoski owns the top three single-season shooting percentages, making 59.2 (186-314) percent in 1997-98, 58.4 (156-267) percent in 1996-97, and 57.0 (199-349) percent in 1989-99.
During the 1999-2000 campaign, her 632 points and 332 rebounds both stand as the second-highest single-season totals in school history. In 1999-2000 she made good on 251 field goals, the most ever at King's, while her 792 career field goals are second all-time. Polakoski was honored as a member of the MAC All-Century team in 2013.