Nancy Elizabeth Lieberman (born July 1, 1958), nicknamed "Lady Magic", is an American former professional

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player and coach in the

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(WNBA) who is currently a broadcaster for the

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of the

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(NBA) as well as the head coach of

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, a team in the

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which she led to its 2018 Championship. Lieberman is regarded as one of the greatest figures in American women's basketball.Woolum, p. 177 In 2000, she was inducted into the

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. Lieberman is a member of the

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, the

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, the St. Louis Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, and the

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Early life

Lieberman was born in

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, New York to Jerome and Renee Lieberman. She is Jewish (and described herself as "just a poor, skinny, redheaded Jewish girl from Queens"). Her family lived in Brooklyn when she was born, but soon moved to

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, where she grew up with her older brother Clifford. She lost great-grandparents in

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, and her paternal grandparents, who survived, had concentration camp numbers on their wrists. Her mother brought up the children after a separation and divorce. While growing up, she was interested in a variety of sports, playing baseball, softball and football with boys, before settling on basketball as her primary sport. She played basketball primarily on pickup teams with boys, not playing on a girls' team until she was a high school sophomore. Lieberman's mother Renee was not supportive of her daughter's interest in basketball. Once, when Lieberman was practicing

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techniques indoors because it was cold outside, her mother demanded she stop dribbling because of all the noise. When she did not stop, her mother punctured the basketball with a screwdriver. Lieberman found another ball and continued, but her mother punctured that one as well. This continued until five balls were ruined. Lieberman then decided she had better go outside before she ran out of basketballs.

Playing career

High school career

While attending

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, she established herself as one of the top women's basketball players in the country by earning one of the 12 coveted slots on the USA's National Team. In 1975, while still in her teens, Lieberman was named to the USA Team designated to play in the World Championships and

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, where the team won a

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. During the school year, she played for her high school team, but in the summer, played with an

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team in Harlem, the New York Chuckles. She told former Knick

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that he was her hero and that it was because of him that she wore No. 10, saying: "You might not even know this, but you thought you were affecting young guys but you were affecting young, white Jewish women, not just boys."

College career

From 1976 to 1980, Lieberman attended

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, and played on the women's basketball team there. During that time, she and her team won two consecutive

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National Championships (1979, 1980) and one WNIT (

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) Championship in 1978. She was the first two-time winner of the prestigious

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, a national player of the year award in college women's basketball, and was selected as the Broderick Award winner for basketball as the top women's player in America. Lieberman also won three consecutive Kodak

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awards (1978, '79, '80). Lieberman was one of six young adults to win the Young American Award from the

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in 1980. Lieberman earned the nickname "Lady Magic," a nod to

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of NBA fame. Lieberman set a school record for career assists (961) that still stands today. She led the team in assists each of the four years she was on the team—in her sophomore year she averaged 8.9 per game. Lieberman amassed 2,430 points along with 1,167 rebounds in her collegiate career, producing an average of 18.1 points per game. Lieberman achieved a triple double (40 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists) against

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in her sophomore year. Lieberman stole the ball 562 times and assisted a basket 961 times in her college career, believed to be modern records. She is the holder of several single-game and single-season records, including best free-throw shooting percentage in her freshman and sophomore years. Lieberman earned her degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Old Dominion University on May 6, 1980. She was inducted into the ODU Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.

Professional career

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In 1980 she was selected with the first pick in the

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(WBL) draft by the

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. She helped Dallas to the 1981 WBL finals, where they lost to the Nebraska Wranglers in five games. She was named the "rookie of the year", after averaging 26.3 points per game. Lieberman's WBL career is featured in the book ''Mad Seasons: The Story of the First Women's Professional Basketball League, 1978–1981''. In 1981, she played for the

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team. In 1984, she once again suited up for the Dallas Diamonds, signing a three-year, $250,000 contract with the team to play in the

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(WABA). Averaging 27 points per game and voted the league's Most Valuable Player, she helped Dallas win the 1984 WABA championship, but the league folded after the season. The final game played was between the Diamonds and the WABA All-Stars, where Lieberman scored 19 points and was named the game's MVP in the Diamonds' 101-94 victory. In 1986, Lieberman signed with the Springfield Fame of the men's professional

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(USBL) where she went on to average 1.7 points in 11 minutes per game. She remained in the league the following season, playing for the

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. Later, she toured with the

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, who served as the regular opponent of the

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, where she met her future husband, teammate Tim Cline. She was elected to the

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as a player in 1996 and to the

in 1999. In the newly formed WNBA's inaugural year in 1997, Lieberman played for the

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. At the age of 39, she was the WNBA's oldest player. On July 24, 2008, at 50 years old, Lieberman signed a seven-day contract with the Detroit Shock, breaking her own previous record as the oldest player in league history. She played one game and had two assists and two turnovers against the

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. The Comets defeated the Shock 79–61.

National team career

At age 17, Lieberman was named to the USA Basketball team roster. She played for the team in the 1975

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, three years younger than the next youngest teammates. The games were held in Mexico City, Mexico in October. The Pan Am team had failed to win the gold in 1967 and 1971. In 1975, the team was more successful, compiling a 7–0 record, and winning the gold medal for the first time since 1963. Lieberman continued with the USA team to the 1976 Olympics in

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in the first women's Olympic basketball team competition. Shortly after turning 18, Lieberman became the youngest basketball player in Olympic history to win a medal, when the United States captured the silver medal. Lieberman was named to the team representing the US at the 1979

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competition in

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. The USA team won all six games on the way to the gold medal. Lieberman earned a spot on the Jones Cup All-Tournament Team Lieberman played with the team at the 1979 Pan American games in

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. Although the team easily won most of their games, they lost to Cuba, 91–86, and received the silver medal. In 1980, Lieberman earned a slot on the 1980 Olympic team, but withdrew from the squad in support of U.S. President

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of the

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in Moscow. She failed to make the final roster for the

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and the 1992 Olympics.

Coaching career

WNBA

In 1998, Lieberman was hired as

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and

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of the WNBA's Detroit Shock. She coached for three seasons. After leaving the Shock, Lieberman worked as a women's basketball analyst on

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NBA G League

In November 2009, Lieberman became the coach of the

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in the NBA Development League (now

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), an affiliate of the

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, thus becoming the first woman to coach a professional men's basketball team. The team began play in November 2010. She later moved to a

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position with the Legends before joining

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as an analyst for the

studio show, '' Thunder Live''.

NBA

In July 2015, she was hired by the

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as an assistant coach, becoming the second female assistant coach in NBA history. She took two leaves of absence to care for her ailing mother before leaving the Kings in 2017. After the Kings, she became a broadcaster with the

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BIG3

On March 21, 2018, it was announced that Lieberman was hired as a head coach of

in the

league, replacing

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. In her first season as head coach, she led her team to the

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Championship, defeating 3's Company to become the first ever female coach in the

to win a championship.

Career statistics

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Awards and honors

* 1979-Winner of the

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for basketball * 1979-The

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winner for all sports. * 1980-Winner of the Honda Sports Award for basketball * 1999-Inducted into the

* 2000-

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created * 2022-Statue of her unveiled at

; the first statue of a former ODU athlete at the university

Personal life

in 1988, Lieberman married one of her teammates with the Generals, Tim Cline, taking the surname Lieberman-Cline until the couple's divorce on March 15, 2001. TJ Cline

Their son Timothy Joseph or T. J., played

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for the

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, and in November 2017 signed to play for Israeli team

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, which plays in the

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, the top division of Israeli basketball. In regard to religious matters, despite her Jewish upbringing, Lieberman became a Christian late in her life and was described as having embraced born-again Christianity and a 2015 ''Jerusalem Post'' article. Nonetheless, she said in an interview in 2010, "I am 100% Jewish. My father's parents were deeply religious, we had two sets of silverware when we went and ate over there. My mother's side observed the major holidays. It was more relaxed. I went to

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as well." In 2011, she visited Israel with her mother, saying "It has changed my outlook of Israel. I know as a Jewish woman how important it is for me to be connected to this culture and to this community." Lieberman was a contestant on the season 4 Gold Medal Challenge of Champions special of '' American Gladiators''. She was eliminated after the third event with the lowest score of the three female competitors. On August 13, 2008, she was part of the inaugural class to be inducted into the

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Sports Hall of Fame, honoring athletes, coaches and administrators who made contributions to sports in Southeastern Virginia.

Notes

References

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External links

Official website

Biography on Jewish Women Encyclopedia

Lieberman articles on ESPN.com

Profile on Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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