Hall of Fame
A player who exemplified greatness across two sports at Bethune-Cookman, Rosina Pearson was a standout for both Women's Basketball and Volleyball for the Wildcats. Throughout her career on the hardwood in basketball, she averaged a double-double with 18.6 points, 15.9 rebounds and shot 49.8 percent from the field. She is still the school's all-time leader in rebounds (1,268) while being one of just five (5) All-Americans in women's basketball history in Daytona Beach. She was a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-conference first team selection in 1984 and '85, on her way to being named 1985 MEAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year. She would later become head coach for Bethune-Cookman Women's Basketball in the late 1990s. In 1995, Pearson was inducted into the MEAC Hall of Fame. To date, Pearson still holds the single-game school record for rebounds (37), while also holding the school record in career boards (1,268) and rebounds in a single season (480).
