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1998 Washington Mystics Season
The 1998 WNBA season was the first for the Washington Mystics. Transactions WNBA allocation draft WNBA expansion draft WNBA draft Transactions Roster Schedule Regular season , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , June 11 , @ Charlotte L 57–83, Nikki McCray (19) , Carter Moore (4) , Nikki McCray (6) , Charlotte Coliseum , 0–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , June 13 , @ Utah L 77–78, Nikki McCray (26) , Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (18) , Nikki McCray (5) , Delta Center , 0–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , June 15 , @ Phoenix L 54–69, Nikki McCray (20) , Murriel Page (11) , Nikki McCray (4) , America West Arena , 0–3 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 4 , June 19 , Utah W 85–76, Nikki McCray (29) , Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (7) , Nikki McCray (6) , MCI Center , 1–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , June 21 , Detroit L 57–70, Penny Moore (18) , Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Lewis (basketball)
Jim Lewis (born December 15, 1946) is a former collegiate and WNBA basketball coach. After completing assistant coaching positions during the 1970s, Lewis was the head coach of the South Lakes High School boys' basketball team in the early 1980s. In collegiate basketball, Lewis obtained 201 wins and 107 losses as the George Mason Patriots women's basketball head coach from 1984 to 1997. He then went to the WNBA as the first head coach of the Washington Mystics for the 1998 season. Between the 2000s and 2010s, Lewis held assistant coaching positions with the Minnesota Lynx, Indiana Fever and Los Angeles Sparks. During this time period, Lewis was the head coach for the Fordham Rams women's basketball team, T.C. Williams High School girls basketball team, and Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team. Early life and education Lewis was born on December 15, 1946, in Alexandria, Virginia. During the 1960s, Lewis lived in Parker-Gray before he left for Groveton, Virginia. At both of these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi Burge
Heidi Ann Horton (née Burge; November 11, 1971) is a former American professional women's basketball player. She is the twin sister of Heather (Burge) Quella. Early life As a 5-month-old in 1972, Heidi Burge was found to have a second aorta wrapped around and constricting her windpipe which needed to be removed through open-heart surgery. At the time, she was given only a 50-50 chance of survival. Prior to starting high school, the Burge family moved to Palos Verdes Estates, California so that the sisters could attend Palos Verdes High School. Although Burge was not originally interested in playing basketball, as she preferred theater and volleyball, after being asked to try out by the ladies basketball coach her freshman year, she quickly fell in love with the game. Burge brought success to the team, transforming the Sea Kings into Southern Section 3-A champions in 1987 and concluding her high-school career second on the school's all-time list of girls' scorers with 1,183 poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Charlotte Sting Season
The 1998 WNBA season was the second for the Charlotte Sting. The Sting qualified for the playoffs, but they lost in the league semifinals to eventual champion Houston Comets. Offseason WNBA draft Regular season Season standings Season schedule Playoffs Player stats References External linksSting on Basketball Reference {{DEFAULTSORT:1998 Charlotte Sting Season Charlotte Sting seasons Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ... Charlotte Sting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wes Unseld Jr
Westley Sissel Unseld Jr. (born September 20, 1975) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the son of Basketball Hall of Fame player, coach, and executive Wes Unseld. Early life and education Unseld was born on September 20, 1975, and grew up in Catonsville, Maryland. At a young age, he developed a close attachment to basketball; his father is Basketball Hall of Fame member Wes Unseld. From the age of five, he was in locker rooms with his father before games, and after drove home with him. As an adult, he remembers "a great family atmosphere in the locker room". He played high school basketball as a center at Loyola Blakefield in Towson, Maryland. His skill set as a center did not carry over to the backcourt, as he continued on with college basketball for four years at Johns Hopkins University, graduating in 1997. Coaching career Washington Wizards (2005–2011) Unseld w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila Sobral
Leila de Souza Sobral Freitas (born November 22, 1974, in São Paulo) is a basketball player from Brazil, who with the women's national team won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia and the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 .... Her sister Marta Sobral was also part of the national team. References Profile (archive) 1974 births Living people Brazilian expatriate basketball people in the United States Brazilian women's basketball players Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for Brazil Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in basketball Basketball players from São Paulo Medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Longhorns Women's Basketball
The Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I College basketball, intercollegiate women's basketball competition. The Longhorns compete in the Big 12 Conference. The team has long been a national power in women's basketball. Under head coach Jody Conradt, the second National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division I basketball coach to win 900 career games (after Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball, Tennessee's Pat Summitt), the Longhorns won the 1986 national championship. Conradt retired after the 2006–07 season, and was replaced by Duke Blue Devils, Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors. She resigned after five seasons and was replaced by Karen Aston, whose contract was not renewed following the 2019–20 season. In April 2020, Vic Schaefer was named the program's fifth head coach. From 1977 to 2022, Texas women's basketball played its home games in the Frank Erwin Center, Frank Erwin Special Events Center, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Jackson (basketball)
Angela Jackson is a collegiate women's basketball coach. She coached the Chicago State University women's basketball team, the Cougars, for 15 years. Jackson led them to win the 2010–2011 Great West Conference Championships and to the Women's Basketball Invitational Final Four, for which she was named Coach of the Year.Thomas, T. (2012, December 5). Chicago State Basketball Coach Angela Jackson. ''Chicago Defender (IL)''. Among the coaches of Chicago State athletic teams, she has the strongest career record, 123 wins. She coached several 1,000 point scorers, including six players who went on to professional contracts. College A Detroit native, Jackson started college playing basketball for Odessa College.McFADDEN, J. (1989, January 4). ODU TAKES ON NO. 1 LADY VOLS. ''Daily Press (Newport News, VA)'', p. D3. In 1986 and 1987 she was an All-Conference Selections in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference's Women's Basketball category. In her junior year she transferred f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
