Pamela Kelly-Flowers, a native of

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is a former American women's

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player at

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. She won two national championships for the Lady Techsters. She was named to the All-American team in 1980, 1981, and 1982, her school's only three-time All-American. Kelly won the 1982

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and the 1982

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for basketball, awards presented annually to the best women's basketball player in the

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. She was enshrined as a charter member into the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984, and her #41 jersey was retired. She was inducted in 1992 into the

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. She was inducted into the

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in 2007. Kelly is married to Nathan Flowers Sr., and the couple has two sons. Her son John Flowers is a professional basketball player.

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Awards and honors

* 1982—Winner of the Broderick Award (now the

) for basketball * 1982—

References

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