One of the most decorated players in OU and Big 12 Conference history, Dales led the Sooners to three conference titles and its first NCAA Women's Final Four appearance in 2002.
The Brockville, Ontario, native was Oklahoma basketball's first two-time All-American and two-time Big 12 Player of the Year. Dales earned Academic All-America honors in 2001 and 2002, and was the Academic All-America women's basketball team member of the year in 2002. She was later named CoSIDA's Academic All-American of the year for the 2001-02 academic year.
Dales holds the OU career record for assists (764) and ranks third in school history in double-figure scoring games (104), fourth in games played (133), fifth in steals (250) and seventh in points scored (1,920). She also set the school single-season assists record with 248 in 2000-01.
Dales was a member of the Canadian Olympic team at the 2000 Sydney Games and went on to play in the WNBA after graduating from Oklahoma in 2002 with a communications degree. As the No. 3 pick in the 2002 WNBA draft, Dales is OU's highest-drafted player and the highest-drafted Canadian in league history.
On Nov. 21, 2014, Dales became the first OU player to have her jersey honored at Lloyd Noble Center. She received the Distinguished Alumni award from the school's College of Arts and Sciences in 2016.
Dales has worked as a sports reporter, host and national correspondent for the NFL Network since 2009. She also serves as a color analyst for Fox Sports' women's college basketball coverage.
"This is an amazing honor for Stacey and it could not be more well-deserved," said OU head coach Sherri Coale.
"Stacey's professional career has been marked by the same passion and purpose that fueled her as a student-athlete at Oklahoma. She's always been a pro. This prestigious honor is a reflection of her lifelong commitment to excellence. She will always be our star."
Dales becomes the fifth former OU student-athlete to be named to the CoSIDA Academic Hall of Fame, joining Jack Mildren, Lee Roy and Dewey Selmon and Alvan Adams.
Joining Dales in the 2020 class are Bruce Furniss (USC, swimming), Dr. Michelle Johannes, Ph.D. (Mount Holyoke, volleyball) and Alex Smith (Utah, football).
With the cancellation of CoSIDA's annual convention this June, the Class of 2020 will be honored next year at CoSIDA's 2021 convention June 13-16 as part of the organization's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Orlando World Center Marriott. The CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame Class of 2021, which will be selected and named at the beginning of 2021, will be honored at the same time.
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