Bio

Jane Castor, 1977-81, concluded her Spartan basketball career with 1,055 points and 508 rebounds while being a dual sport star in volleyball, where she played for the first Spartan team in 1980. Castor concluded her career as an all-state selection in both basketball and volleyball as a senior. She also currently ranks as one of four Tampa women’s basketball players to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. Castor was elected as the mayor of Tampa in 2019 after previously serving as the city's Chief of Police. Castor became a community leader after serving a variety of assignments in the Patrol Divisions, Narcotics Bureau, Criminal Investigative Division, Criminal Intelligence Bureau and Administrative Division. She was promoted to Assistant Chief in August of 2005, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminology from UT and a Masters of Public Administration from Troy State University. Chief Castor is also a graduate of the FBI's National Academy.