University of California Athletics

Stafford played a key role on the first two women’s basketball teams in Cal history to reach the NCAA Tournament in 1990 and 1992. Voted a second-team All-American by the WBCA and Women’s Sports Federation as a senior when she poured in a Pac-10-leading 22.3 ppg, she finished her career with 1,530 total points and averaged 15.3 ppg over four seasons. A two-time first-team All-Pac-10 pick, she was a member of the U.S. Junior National Team and played in the U.S. Olympic Festival in 1990. Stafford set school records for free throws made (180) and attempted (244) her senior year and scored a career-high 33 points in her final game vs. Santa Clara in March 1992. Following graduation, Stafford played professionally in the WNBA, the ABL and oversees before entering the coaching ranks. She is currently an assistant coach at North Carolina.