MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Congratulations to Lindsay Whalen. Over the weekend, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that she will be inducted into the Class of 2022. READ MORE: Minnesota Twins postpone home opener due to winter weather Norman Seawright III was at the University of Minnesota on Wednesday afternoon, we heard from the Minnesota native for the first time since the news broke. Whalen has had an amazing career that is not over yet. After reaching the greatest heights in the WNBA, college and internationally, and the renaming of the Hutchinson High School gym, she is a walking legend of a point guard. player to be consecrated. “I’d like to think that, you know, I’ve been successful on the court, but I think I’ve persevered,” Whalen said. Ahead of two gold medals, four WNBA championships and world championships with Team USA READ MORE: Report: Former Vikings WR Stefon Diggs signs ‘Mega’ extension with BillsLindsay Whalen (credit : CBS) “I got to see Swim [Cash], who I’m going in with, performs at that level, so it gave me a vision that ‘it can happen,’” he said. The Hutchinson native dominated high school basketball as a three-time state champion and four. She spent time as an all-conference point guard before putting the Gophers on the map for women’s college basketball and inspiring more girls to help grow the game. “I would like to think that there have been times where I have had a positive impact, so yes. But it’s hard to think of yourself that way, honestly, but I understand that I have a little bit of that place,” Whalen said. for the upcoming season, welcoming more Minnesotans to campus. “I can train four [Minnesotans] … next year, starting in June,” Whalen said. MORE NEWS: Johansen’s first hat-trick puts Predators Over Wild 6-2 Whalen has lost her jersey to the Gophers, Lynx and Connecticut Sun, who drafted her to the WNBA in 2004.