Rita Gail Easterling (born July 26, 1955) is an American former basketball player. Called the ''Queen of the Floor Burns'', she played college basketball for Mississippi College where she was named Kodak All-American in 1977. She later played professionally for the Chicago Hustle in the Women's Professional Basketball League from 1978 to 1981 and was named the leagues MVP and All-Star MVP in 1979. Prior to college, Easterling played basketball at Morton High School and in 1973 she was named Mississippi Miss Basketball. In 2011, Easterling was inducted into the

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Jackson, Mississippi. The hall of fame was established in 1961 and is currently located in a museum that displays the achievements of Mississippi athletes. The museum opened on July 4, 19 ...

Coaching career

Easterling served as an assistant coach with the Mississippi College women's basketball team after graduation. Following her professional career, she returned to Mississippi, first as an assistant coach but took over as head coach in 1983.

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External links

WBL statistics
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Profile
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Easterling, Rita 1955 births Living people All-American college women's basketball players American women's basketball players Basketball players from Mississippi Basketball players at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in basketball Mississippi College Choctaws women's basketball players People from Morton, Mississippi Women's Professional Basketball League players