INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Former Harvard women's basketball great, Allison Feaster '98 was named to the NCAA Board of Governors as an independent member yesterday, the NCAA announced. Feaster brings a wealth of knowledge of athletics at every level from her time with the Crimson to her current role as vice president of team operations and organizational growth with the Boston Celtics.
The NCAA Board of Governors is the highest governing body in the NCAA and consists of nine voting members, one of which being Feaster, and seven ex officio nonvoting members. The board is comprised of presidents and chancellors, former student-athletes, and select leaders from inside and outside the NCAA membership that come together to represent each division of the organization. As the highest governing body in the NCAA, the board is responsible for leading the NCAA and handling circumstances that affect the entire NCAA membership.
In her role at the Celtics, Feaster's responsibilities find her working in the basketball and the business ends of the organization, making her fit for the NCAA Board of Governors seamless. Feaster also co-leads the Boston Celtics United for Social Justice initiative which focuses on addressing social and racial inequities in Greater Boston. Additionally, as a former student-athlete herself, Feaster brings a unique perspective to the role.
In her time at Harvard, Feaster cemented herself as arguably one of the greatest women's basketball players of all-time to hail from the Ivy League. Feaster was an unprecedented three-time Ivy League Player of the Year and four-time First-Team All-Ivy honoree. In her final season donning the Crimson uniform Feaster led the nation in scoring and helped lead Harvard to its historic victory over No. 1 Stanford as a 16-seed in the 1998 NCAA Tournament. The Crimson great sits atop numerous all-time lists at Harvard, including career points (2,312), rebounds (1,157), offensive rebounds (440), steals (290), field goals made (771) and free throws made (475). Following college, Feaster was the fifth overall pick in the 1998 WNBA draft and would go on to have a successful pro career in the WNBA and overseas until retiring in 2016.
