Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus headline WBHOF ceremony - ESPN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus gave the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony a huge Minnesota feel.

Moore and Augustus helped the Lynx win four WNBA championships in their time with the team.

«I'm hard-pressed to think of another dynasty that had a better combination of talent, character and visible chemistry on the court and the league's teams that I played for,» Moore said Saturday night.

Augustus, who peppered her speech with a lot of humor, put it simply: «We like to win and win a lot.»

The pair led the U.S. to Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016, while Augustus was also part of the 2008 team.

Other inductees included former players Taj McWilliams-Franklin, who played her final two years with the Lynx, and Rita Gail Easterling; former official Violet Palmer, the first woman to referee an NBA game; and coaches Sue Phillips and Roonie Scovel.

The Hall of Fame also recognized Cheyney University — formerly Cheyney State — as its recipient of the «Trailblazer of the Game.» The team, coached by former Iowa and Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer, was the first and only HBCU to reach the championship game of the NCAA tournament, doing so in 1982.

Former player Valerie Walker asked why it took so long for the team to get recognized.

«We are very thankful, but 42 years?» she said.

She brought up that the shirts sold at that Final Four had only three teams on them and didn't mention Cheyney State.

«When you want to really understand and know about the history of women's NCAA championships, you have to go back to the first year,» Walker said.

The Afghan Resettlement Program received the «For the Love of the Game» award.

Moore officially retired from playing basketball in January — five years