The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame today announced their 2025 Women's Induction Class. Two former Anderson High School girls basketball players, Sarah Armington (Class of 1991) and Melina Griffin (Class of 1992) were selected. They will be inducted as part of the 23rd Women's Induction Class on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
Sarah Armington
Sarah Armington averaged 24.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.7 steals and was a 1991 Indiana All-Star after leading Anderson to an 18-5 record and a berth in the semi-state as a senior. That came after she tallied 15.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.7 steals as a junior in helping the Indians to a 20-6 ledger and a 1990 State Finals berth. In a four-year career for coach Deak Weaver, the 5-9 guard totaled 1,313 points (15.4), 482 rebounds (5.7), 182 assists (2.1) and 206 steals (2.4) as Anderson posted a 58-29 mark. Armington scored a school-record 52 points against Muncie South on Nov. 15, 1990. She was selected 1991 AP first-team All-State, 1991 ICGSA second-team All-State and 1990 AP honorable mention All- State before going to Butler University and earning a bachelor’s degree in science education and athletic training in 1995. Over four seasons, Armington helped the Bulldogs to a 71-42 slate while netting 1,022 points (9.9), 480 rebounds (4.7) and 179 assists (1.7). She averaged 11.8 points and 6.3 rebounds as a sophomore as Butler went 23-8 and played in the Women’s NIT, 12.0 points and 5.4 rebounds as a junior for a 13-13 squad and 10.4 points and 4.rebounds as a senior for a 21-6 unit. She was named all-tournament in the 1992 Louisville/Seelbach Classic and in the 1994 Maryland/Dial Classic. Armington also excelled in golf, placing 10th individually in the 1990 IHSAA State Finals. After college, she has been a teacher in Florida, a physical therapist, worked in health-care sales and since 2012, has been a sales representative for Superior Industrial Solutions. She was inducted into the Madison County Girls Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999, was named one of Madison County’s Top 100 all-time athletes in 2012 and was named to the 2016 Silver Anniversary Team.
Melina Griffin
Melina Griffin totaled 1,274 points while helping Anderson to a 62-24 record during four seasons of varsity basketball for coach Deak Weaver. The 1992 Indiana All-Star averaged 15.8 points and 9.0 rebounds for a 12-6 team as a senior, although she played just 13 games that season because of a knee injury. As a junior, the 6-0 guard-forward tallied 11.1 points and 8.5 rebounds for an 18-5 squad that reached the semi-state. As a sophomore, she netted 9.6 points and 5.7 rebounds for a 20-6 team that made the 1990 State Finals, playing in just 20 games again because of an injury. Griffin was chosen 1992 AP high honorable mention All-
State as well as three times all-sectional, 1990 all-regional, 1990 all-semi-state and three times all-North Central Conference. She went on to Purdue, where she was a versatile and multi-position position player for coach Lin Dunn. In four seasons, Griffin totaled 466 points (3.8), 314 rebounds (2.5) and 136 (1.1) while helping the Boilermakers to an 89-35 record, two Big Ten regular-season championships and three NCAA Tournament berths, including a spot in the 1994 Final Four as a sophomore and the 1995 Elite Eight as a junior. She stands ninth in Purdue career 3-point accuracy (3.70, 40-of-108), was a team captain as a senior and won the 1993 Whatever It Takes Award, the 1994 Sixth Player Award, the 1995 Hustle Award and the 1996 Ruth Jones Memorial Award. Griffin earned a bachelor’s degree in financial counseling from Purdue in 1997 and has worked for Guide Lamp, the Anderson Sports Center and since 2010, for Aspire Indiana Health. She has been a licensed IHSAA basketball official, served as a basketball trainer and volunteered for Tamika Catchings’ Catch The Stars Foundation. Griffin earned a bronze medal as a member of the North Team in the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival, had a tryout with the WNBA Detroit Shock in 1998, was inducted into the Madison County Girls Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999, was named one of Madison County’s Top 100 all-time athletes in 2012 and was selected to the Silver Anniversary Team in 2017.
The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 23rd Women’s Awards Banquet is planned for Saturday, April 26, 2025. The day’s events will include a reception at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Museum in New Castle that afternoon with a banquet that evening at the Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis.
Reservations will soon be available online or through mail order in early 2025. Call the Hall at 765-529-1891, visit www.hoopshall.com or email [email protected] for more information.