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Pat Colasurdo Mayo
Patricia Colasurdo Mayo (born 1957) is an American former basketball player. Following a college career at Montclair State University, she played professionally for the San Francisco Pioneers (WBL), San Francisco Pioneers in the Women's Professional Basketball League, the first women's pro basketball league in the United States. Early life Raised in Bayonne, New Jersey, Colasurdo attended Holy Family Academy (Bayonne, New Jersey), Holy Family Academy in her hometown, where she had more than 1,200 points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 blocked shots and 500 steals. During her senior season, she averaged 30 points and 16 rebounds per game. College career During her senior season at Montclair State University (MSU), she averaged 23 points and 11.5 rebounds and was named Kodak All-American. She finished her career with 1.646 points and a school record 1.076 rebounds during her four-year career at MSU. In 1991, she was inducted into MSU's Hall of Fame. Professional career Mayo was drafted with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (basketball)
In the sport of basketball, there are five players play per team, each assigned to positions. Historically, these players have been assigned, to positions defined by the role they play on the court, from a strategic point of view. The three main positions are guard, forward, and center, with the standard team featuring two guards, two forwards, and a center. Over time, as more specialized roles developed, each of the guards and forwards came to be differentiated, and today each of the five positions are known by unique names, each of which has also been assigned a number: point guard (PG) or 1, the shooting guard (SG) or 2, the small forward (SF) or 3, the power forward (PF) or 4, and the center (C) or 5. In the early days of the sport, there was a "running guard" who brought the ball up the court and passed or attacked the basket, like a point or combo guard. There was also a "stationary guard" who made long shots and hung back on defense before there was the rule of backcourt v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
