Hall of Champions

Joni Unruh

  • Class
  • Induction
    2023
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Basketball
Unruh adds her name to a long list of Lady Buff Basketball inducted into the WTAMU Hall of Champions. She was a three-time Lone Star Conference Champion who guided the perennial power Lady Buffs to a 103-26 record during her time in Canyon with four NCAA Tournament trips including a Regional Championship in 2009.
 
The Amarillo native was a three-time All-Lone Star Conference honoree while being recognized for her efforts in the classroom as a four-time Academic All-LSC recipient and a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree. Unruh was named the LSC South Division Player of the Year in 2010 while also picking up Honorable Mention All-American honors that season.
 
Unruh saw time in 129 games in Maroon & White which ranks second all-time. She finished her storied career with 1,337 points to go along with 650 rebounds, 323 assists and 295 steals. Joni and her husband Dameon are the proud parents of two children (Leighton and Cooper) and she is currently a junior high science teacher at Aledo ISD.
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