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Te'a Omari Cooper (born April 16, 1997) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears , South Carolina Gamecocks , and the Tennessee Volunteers .
The group was to comprise the 15 best and most influential players of the first fifteen years of the WNBA, with consideration also accorded to sportsmanship, community service, leadership, and contribution to the growth of women's basketball; only players to have competed in the WNBA were eligible, but extra-league achievements were considered.
In 2011, Catchings was voted in by fans as one of the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time, and would be named to two more all-time WNBA teams, the WNBA Top 20@20 in 2016 and The W25 in 2021. Catchings served as President of the WNBA Players Association from 2012 to 2016. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.
That game featured co-founders Napheesa Collier (Lunar Owls) and Breanna Stewart (Mist), who happen to be two of the WNBA's top players. The Vinyl beat the Rose 79-73 in the other game with ...
Farhiya Abdi; Tajama Abraham; Svetlana Abrosimova; Natalie Achonwa; Jessica Adair; Danielle Adams; Jordan Adams; Elisa Aguilar; Matee Ajavon; Bella Alarie; Marcie Alberts
The group, selected by a panel consisting of media members and pioneering women's basketball figures, was to comprise the 25 best and most influential players of the first 25 years of the WNBA, with consideration also accorded to sportsmanship, community service, leadership, and contribution to the growth of women's basketball. To be considered ...
She then added, “The more we can elevate Black women, that’s going to be a beautiful thing.” Johnson, when asked on CNN about Clark celebrating the WNBA’s Black players, applauded the ...
In addition, she was voted the WNBA's MVP in 1997 and 1998 and named Most Valuable Player in each of those four WNBA Finals. Cooper was named the 1998 Sportswoman of the Year (in the team category) by the Women's Sports Foundation. [11] During the Comet dynasty, she was a vital part of the triple threat offense with Sheryl Swoopes and Tina ...