LeTourneau Athletics Hall of Fame
Tracey Pepper Stellato '97 was a two-year standout and helped LeTourneau women's basketball capture the 1997 NCCAA national championship.
Pepper was the NCCAA National Player of the Year in 1996-97 as she averaged 18.3 points and 6.4 rebounds to guide LeTourneau to a 30-4 record and the program's first NCCAAÂ national title. In that same year, Pepper became an NAIA All-American and was the Big State Conference MVP as LeTourneau swept through the regular season and tournament undefeated. At the NCCAA Tournament, Pepper was the leading force for the YellowJackets as LeTourneau claimed its first national title and Pepper earned tournament MVP honors.
In her two years, Pepper averaged a then-program record 19.8 points (1,246 total) with 6.1 rebounds (384 total). In the 1995-96 season, she averaged 21.5 points per game with 5.8 rebounds. Her 623 total points in both the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons are still program records today (through 2024-25).
