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Moore was one of 21 finalists for the 2012 U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team Roster. The 20 WNBA players, plus one collegiate player (Brittney Griner), were selected by the USA Basketball Women's National Team Player Selection Committee to compete for the final roster to represent the US at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [82]
Lusia Mae Harris was born in Minter City, Mississippi, [2] to Ethel Harris and Willie Harris, a sharecropper in the cotton fields. She was the fourth of five daughters and the tenth of eleven children, all of whom attended Amanda Elzy High School near Greenwood, Mississippi. [3]
Brittney Yvette Griner (/ ˈ ɡ r aɪ n ər /; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [1] She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team [2] [3] and a six-time WNBA All-Star. [4]
Brittney Griner runs up court during a U.S. women's basketball gold-medal game against Japan at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 8, 2021. Grinner has been detained in Russia since February. (Charlie ...
Farhiya Abdi; Tajama Abraham; Svetlana Abrosimova; Natalie Achonwa; Jessica Adair; Danielle Adams; Jordan Adams; Elisa Aguilar; Matee Ajavon; Bella Alarie; Marcie Alberts
University of South Carolina’s women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley has inked a seven-year, $22.4M contract with the Gamecocks, making her The post Dawn Staley becomes highest paid Black ...
Małgorzata Teresa Dydek-Twigg, also known as Margo Dydek (28 April 1974 – 27 May 2011), [1] was a Polish professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall, she was famous for being the tallest professional female basketball player in the world. [2]
The son of a former NBA player, Stephen “Steph” Curry has basketball in his blood.Curry, the starting point guard for the Golden State Warriors basketball team, is among the most famous Black ...