Last Updated on March 16, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

The West Virginia Mountaineers women’s basketball program has produced standout players from several different eras, from the early stars who helped establish the program to later guards and forwards who carried West Virginia into national relevance. Here are some of the most notable West Virginia Mountaineers women’s basketball legends. (West Virginia University Athletics)

1. Cathy Parson

  • Years at West Virginia: 1980–1983
  • Position: Guard
  • Notable Achievements:
    • Finished her career as West Virginia’s all-time scoring leader with 2,113 points
    • Became the first woman inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame
    • Averaged 17.5 points per game across her career
    • Earned All-America recognition in 1983
    • One of the foundational names in program history (West Virginia University Athletics)

2. Rosemary Kosiorek

  • Years at West Virginia: 1989–1992
  • Position: Guard
  • Notable Achievements:
    • Described by WVU as its most decorated women’s basketball player ever
    • Led the Mountaineers to a 26-4 record and a No. 11 national ranking as a senior
    • Became WVU’s first Kodak All-American
    • Helped the program reach its first NCAA Sweet 16
    • Hall of Famer and one of the easiest locks on this list (West Virginia University Athletics)

3. Georgeann Wells

  • Years at West Virginia: 1983–1986
  • Position: Center
  • Notable Achievements:
    • Became the first women’s college basketball player to dunk in a game
    • Scored 1,484 career points and grabbed 1,075 rebounds
    • Four-year letterwinner and major inside force for the Mountaineers
    • Inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame
    • One of the most historically important players the program has ever had (West Virginia University Athletics)

4. Yolanda Paige

  • Years at West Virginia: 2001–2005
  • Position: Guard
  • Notable Achievements:
    • Finished her career with 902 assists, which WVU says was seventh in NCAA history at the time
    • National assist leader in 2004-05
    • AP Honorable Mention All-American
    • Holds virtually every major assist record in program history
    • One of the best pure point guards West Virginia has produced (West Virginia University Athletics)

5. Meg Bulger

  • Years at West Virginia: 2004–2008
  • Position: Guard/Forward
  • Notable Achievements:
    • All-America honorable mention selection
    • Big East scoring champion
    • First player in school history named first-team All-Big East
    • Team captain and one of the premier players in the conference during her WVU run
    • Helped keep the program dangerous on the perimeter in the mid-2000s (West Virginia University Athletics)

6. Kate Bulger

  • Years at West Virginia: 2001–2004
  • Position: Guard
  • Notable Achievements:
    • First Mountaineer women’s player drafted by the WNBA
    • Senior captain and four-year letterwinner
    • Hall of Fame inductee
    • Important part of West Virginia’s rise in the early Mike Carey years
    • One of the most recognizable names from that period of the program (West Virginia University Athletics)

7. Asya Bussie

  • Years at West Virginia: 2010–2014
  • Position: Center
  • Notable Achievements:
    • WBCA Honorable Mention All-American
    • AP Honorable Mention All-American
    • Anchored the frontcourt during West Virginia’s transition into the Big 12 era
    • One of the program’s best modern post defenders and rebounders
    • A major interior presence on strong NCAA tournament teams (West Virginia University Athletics)

8. Bria Holmes

  • Years at West Virginia: 2012–2016
  • Position: Guard
  • Notable Achievements:
    • Two-time WBCA Honorable Mention All-American
    • AP Honorable Mention All-American
    • One of the best scoring guards in modern program history
    • Became the highest WNBA draft pick in WVU women’s basketball history when she went No. 11 overall
    • A central figure in the Mountaineers’ mid-2010s success (West Virginia University Athletics)

West Virginia’s women’s basketball legends span a few different versions of the program. Parson and Kosiorek gave the school early star power, Wells made national history, Paige ran the show as a pass-first guard, the Bulger era added high-level perimeter scoring, and Bussie and Holmes carried the program through its more modern national push. Some were record-setters, some were trailblazers, and some were the players opponents built the whole scouting report around, but all of them helped shape Mountaineer women’s basketball. (West Virginia University Athletics)

Sources:

WVU Sports — Cathy Parson (1996) – WVU Sports Hall of Fame
WVU Sports — Rosemary Kosiorek (2002) – WVU Sports Hall of Fame
WVU Sports — Georgeann Wells (2007) – WVU Sports Hall of Fame
WVU Sports — WVU’s Wells the First Woman to Dunk in a College Game
WVU Sports — Women’s Basketball: Paige to WNBA Pre-Draft Camp
WVU Sports — All-Decade Basketball Teams
WVU Sports — Meg Bulger
WVU Sports — Women’s Basketball: Bulger All-America Finalist
WVU Sports — Kate Bulger (2018) – WVU Sports Hall of Fame
WVU Sports — Bussie Named WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
WVU Sports — Holmes Named AP All-America Honorable Mention
WVU Sports — Holmes Tabbed WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
WVU Sports — Holmes Makes Atlanta Dream Roster