BALTIMORE – During the 2025 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Basketball Tournament, C.E. Gaines Hall of Famer Sharon Holloway-Tanner was inducted to the CIAA John B. McLendon Hall of Fame on Friday morning at the Baltimore Convention Center.

Holloway-Tanner one of the most prolific rebounders of the basketball in Winston-Salem State University women's basketball history, Sharon Tanner took the court for the Rams from 1984-1988 and made her mark on the program that still lasts today. 

Tanner joined the team as a freshman in 1984 but was far ahead of her years from the jump, making a huge impact on the program in just her first season. She helped lead the team to their first CIAA championship appearance in program history against Hampton University. Her performance throughout the '84 season led to her being named the WSSU Freshman Player of the Year, as well as earning the Outstanding Freshman Award for the department. She continued to progress throughout her tenure there, hugely impact the team's presence on the boards, as she'd go on to snag 1,072 rebounds in her career, a record that still stands today.

Since her time at Winston-Salem State University, Tanner has moved on to memberships in various professional/community organizations, including being a member of the WSSU Women's Basketball Advisory Board, as well as N.C. Department of Revenue Leadership Excellence Program, and Friendship Baptist Church Wake Forest, NC., also serving as Women's Prison Ministry Member, and Certified AAU Basketball Coach. 
Other inductees included Arlene Creek (Bowie State University), Kiarsha Curtis (Shaw University), Kyle Serba (North Carolina Central University), Inez Turner (Fayetteville State), Samantha Mackey Edwards (Virginia State University), and Sherman Lea (Virginia Union).