Recee Fox (born Recee' Caldwell) is an American former basketball player, executive, and coach. Fox played professionally in the WNBA and in college for the

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, and the

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. Fox worked for the Texas Longhorns as a Video Coordinator and in the front office for both the Golden State Warriors and the Washington Wizards.

Early life and education

Fox was born on September 9, 1996, to Ray and Alba Caldwell. Her father was a basketball coach, taking his daughter to a

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game when she was a child. Fox grew up in San Antonio and attended

Lady Bird Johnson High School Claudia Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson High School is a high school in the North East Independent School District in the U.S. state of Texas. It is named after U.S. First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. The school is located in on Bulverde road and TPC Parkw ...

until she stopped in her junior year to be

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Basketball career

Fox made the USA Basketball U-16 and U-18 national teams, winning gold twice at the

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. Fox played in the McDonald's All-American game in 2014. Fox played at UCLA for her freshman year, after which, she transferred to Texas Tech as her father took a coaching job at the college, Fox played two seasons at Texas Tech. Fox attended UC Berkeley for her master's degree. Fox has worked in the front office for both the Golden State Warriors and the Washington Wizards.

Personal life

Fox is married to NBA guard

De'Aaron Fox De'Aaron Martez Fox (born December 20, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky W ...

who proposed to Caldwell on September 10, 2020, at the beach. They got married in August 2022. In February 2023, they had their first child together, a son named Reign.

References

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