Danielle Chaisson (2022) - Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

Danielle Chaisson

Class

1998
Induction

2022
Sport(s)

Women's Basketball

Finished career 2nd in Bentley history with 1,728 points and currently ranks 5th all-time
Helped Bentley to a four-year record of 107-20 with three NCAA Elite Eight appearances, three NCAA Division DII regional titles and three Northeast-10 regular season championships
Only player in program history with over 200 blocks and 200 steals
On Bentley’s all-time lists, in addition to fifth in points, ranks second in blocks (218) and blocks per game (1.7), fourth in field goals (862) and games started (121), seventh in rebounds (819) and offensive rebounds (317) and eighth in scoring average (13.7)
As a senior, was the MVP, tri-captain and leading scorer for a Bentley team that finished 30-2, captured the Northeast-10 regular season and tournament championships, repeated as NCAA Division II Northeast Region champions, made a third straight appearance in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight and was honored as the ECAC Division II Team of the Year
Bentley’s Outstanding Female Senior Athlete, 1998
Kodak/WBCA Division II All-America first team, 1998
Women’s Division II Bulletin All-America second team, 1998
Daktronics/CoSIDA Division II All-America third team, 1998
Northeast-10 Player of the Year, 1998
All-ECAC/Amerisuites Division II North first team, 1997 and 1998
Kodak/WBCA and Daktronics/CoSIDA Division II All-Northeast Region, 1988
All-Northeast-10 three times: 1998 (first team), 1997 (second team), 1996 (first team)
Received four tournament MVP/Most Outstanding Player Awards as a senior (NCAA East Regional, Northeast-10 Championships, two regular season)
As a junior, led team in blocks (41) while ranking second in both scoring (10.8) and rebounds (6.5) … was third in NE10 in blocks (41), seventh in field goal percentage (.422) and ninth in rebounds
As a sophomore, was voted first-team All-Northeast-10 after leading conference in field goal percentage (.556) and blocks (2.6) and ranking fifth in the NE10 in scoring (team-best 17.2)
As a freshman, averaged 12.2 points, ranking second on the team, and was in the top five in NE10 in blocks (55) and field goal percentage (.514)
Scored in double figures all four seasons
Consensus New England Division II Rookie of the Year, 1995
2017 inductee into Northeast-10 Hall of Fame