Angela Hamblin
Former Lew Wallace star and WNBA player Angela Hamblin, center.
John Burbridge , The Times
Before the likes of West Side star Dana Evans came around, it was Angela Hamblin who starred in the Steel City.
One of the greatest female players in Region history, Hamblin was a mega-star at now-defunct Lew Wallace. She finished her career with 2,053 career points. In her senior year, she averaged 26.2 points, 18 rebounds, 5.3 steals and two blocks a game. She finished third in the voting for Miss Basketball and was an Indiana All-Star.
She continued her basketball career at the University of Iowa, where she was an All Big-Ten player and earned Big Ten Tournament MVP honors her junior year.
Hamblin was drafted in the third round (23rd overall) by the Washington Mystics in the 1998 WNBA Draft. She was waived by the Mystics on June 10, 1998, and signed by the Detroit Shock on July 18 of that same year. Hamblin played six games for the Shock that season and was waived on May 6, 1999. She also played semipro ball until an Achilles heel injury several years ago ended her playing days.
She returned to coach at Lew Wallace in 2005 before winding up at Lake Central High School, after leaving Glen Park in 2009. She was part of the L.C. coaching staff that won the 2011 sectional championship.
As of 2014, Hamblin lived in Gary. She has two daughters, who are also talented players.
