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San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame announces class of 2023

Former UTSA and Spurs guard Devin Brown made the cut, along with Jimmy Walker, Rose Monday, Emilie Burrer Foster, and Wanda Bingham.

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From left to right: Rose Monday, Devin Brown, Emilie Burrer Foster, Wanda Bingham.

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame has announced its 2023 class of inductees.

Devin Brown played for UTSA and San Antonio Spurs. Also making the cut were Olympic track and field coach Rose Monday; PGA champion golfer Jimmy Walker; DI tennis champion and coach Emilie Burrer Foster; and champion volleyball coach Wanda Bingham.

They will be officially inducted on May 13 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

Brown is one of just two Roadrunners to play in the NBA, and the San Antonio native is the only one from the school to play for the Spurs. He was the first in school history to have his number retired after leading UTSA to its second NCAA tournament berth as a freshman.

A graduate of South San Antonio West Campus High School, the guard was the third-leading scorer in Roadrunners history and made the All-Southland Conference first team three times.

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San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (21), rear left, Devin Brown (23) and Rasho Nesterovic (8), of Slovenia, wait for officials to review Los Angeles Lakers' Derek Fisher's shot at the buzzer during the fourth quarter in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals Thursday May 13, 2004 in San Antonio. Fisher hit a basket at the buzzer to lift the Lakers to a 74-73 win over the Spurs. The Lakers lead the best-of-seven series 3-2. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Monday made a name for herself in the '80s as one of the fastest women to compete in the 800-meter and 1,500-meter events, qualifying for the Olympic Trials several times. After becoming UTSA's cross country and middle-distance coach in 2000, she eventually became the middle and distance coach for USA Track & Field for the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

For the 2020 games in Tokyo, she served as the head coach.

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UTSA track athletes flanked by coach Rose Monday on March 17, 2007 in San Antonio, Texas.

Walker won the 2016 PGA Championship and was part of the Ryder Cup team that triumphed that year. The Canyon High School and Baylor University graduate won six PGA Tour events in his career.

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Jimmy Walker hits from the seventh tee during a practice round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Foster won a quartet of national championships for Trinity, winning the singles and doubles championships in 1968 and 1969. She turned pro, then came back to coach Trinity's women's team for over 20 years—leading them to a 259-94 record in that time, along with two finals appearances. She earned D-I Coach of the Year honors in 1983, and coached 12 All-Americans and a doubles team that won a national title.

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Emilie Burrer Foster, a standout tennis player on the Trinity University program, was named NCAA D-1 Coach of the Year for tennis in 1983.

Bingham coached the Churchill High School volleyball team for 22 years, leading the Chargers to a 605-148 record and state titles in 1973 and 1985. They won 69 games in a row between 1984 and 1986, the second-longest streak in Texas history.

She was named Nemo Herrera Coach of the Year in 1982 and 1983.

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