Alice Ruth Bolton (born May 25, 1967), known as Ruthie Bolton, is an American former professional women's basketball player. Born in Lucedale, Mississippi, she played at the collegiate, Olympic and professional levels of women's basketball. Bolton played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 through 2004 with the Sacramento Monarchs. She played collegiately at Auburn University, teaming with her older sister, Mae Ola Bolton. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011. Bolton has also served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army Reserves as a transportation officer. Professional career Bolton started her professional career for the Visby Ladies in Sweden during the 1990–91 season. The following season, she played in Hungary, becoming the first USA woman to play professionally in the country. She spent the 1992–93 season with C.A. Fainzia in Italy, averaging 26 points per game. In 1994, Bolton moved to Italy to play for Erreti Faenza. During the 1993–94 season, she averaged 28 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. She stayed with Faenza the following season where she averaged 25.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. During the 1995–96 season, Bolton played in Turkey. She went on to play eight seasons in the WNBA with the Sacramento Monarchs. WNBA career statistics Regular Season |- | align="left" | 1997 | align="left" | Sacramento | 23 || 23 || 35.3 || .402 || .344 || .768 || 5.8 || 2.6 || 2.3 || 0.0 || 2.5 || 19.4 |- | align="left" | 1998 | align="left" | Sacramento | 5 || 4 || 26.6 || .293 || .154 || .607 || 2.2 || 1.2 || 1.2 || 0.0 || 1.4 || 11.0 |- | align="left" | 1999 | align="left" | Sacramento | 31 || 30 || 31.3 || .364 || .321 || .798 || 4.3 || 2.4 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 1.4 || 13.6 |- | align="left" | 2000 | align="left" | Sacramento | 29 || 29 || 29.9 || .361 || .313 || .762 || 3.7 || 2.0 || 1.2 || 0.0 || 1.6 || 13.1 |- | align="left" | 2001 | align="left" | Sacramento | 31 || 0 || 18.8 || .338 || .364 || .692 || 3.0 || 1.8 || 0.9 || 0.0 || 1.3 || 7.2 |- | align="left" | 2002 | align="left" | Sacramento | 32 || 1 || 23.0 || .396 || .326 || .727