Felicia Ragland (b. Feb. 3, 1980) was an immediate difference-maker when she arrived at Oregon State University in the fall of 1998.

She would become an iron woman leader for OSU for four consecutive years starting all but one of 118 games. By the end of her senior year, Fee was ranked in the OSU top 10 in 14 different statistical categories, been named All-Pac-10 three times and was Pac-10 player of the year in 2002.

The Beavers win total also improved every year with her on the roster.

Ragland already had great basketball tools as a freshman… long arms and a hard-nosed work ethic on defense. The steal and score were her signature highlight.

The young woman known to her teammates as “Fee” was also a sponge, adding and improving skills every season. She would sleep in the gym if you let her.

Her long first step and ability to turn the corner on the dribble was a huge asset.

When she focused on improving her outside shot as a junior, she became the Beavers best 3-point threat. Her junior season, Ragland was #3 in the country, hitting 46% from beyond the arc.

Career totals 1,803 points 739 rebounds 264 assists 258 steals. She recorded 13 20-point games and 4 30-point games.

Felicia’s number 34 jersey is one of only two women’s basketball jerseys to be retired and hang in the rafters of Gill Coliseum.

Ragland is the first Beaver player drafted into the WNBA. She was a second-round pick of the Seattle Storm and went on to play four professional seasons with the Storm, Phoenix finishing in Houston with her long-time idol, Sheryl Swoopes.

She is back home in the Central Valley these days, teaching and coaching boys’ basketball at Wonderful College Prep Academy in Delano, CA

Felicia Ragland   year-by-year at Oregon State