University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

Faye Norris was a standout women’s basketball player for head coach Johanna Gibbs and the initial teams of the Lady Pacer program.  Playing from 1976-79, Norris finished off her career with a superb final season, earning SCAIAW All-State and South Carolina Sports Writers All-State honors.  As a crowning achievement, she was named a First-Team All-American in 1979, the first All-American in the school’s athletic history.  Norris’ jersey number 10 is one of only three in the women’s basketball program to have been retired.