Lisa Leslie

BASKETBALL PLAYER
FIRST player in the Women's National Basketball Association to score 6,000 points
Played high school and college basketball
Earned a full scholarship to the University of Southern California
Set records in college for scoring, blocking, and rebounding
Seventh player to be signed in the very first WNBA draft
FIRST player in the WNBA to dunk the ball
Three-time WNBA MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Won four Olympic gold medals with the U.S. team
Retired from basketball and earned a master's degree in business administration, then started her own business
In January 2019, she became the second female Head Coach in the BIG3 professional men's basketball league, joining the ranks of Nancy Lieberman

Bibliography: Allen, Kathy. Girls Race! Amazing Tales of Women in Sports. North Mankato: Capstone Press, 2014. Print.
Ignotofsky, Rachel. Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played To Win. New York: Ten Speed Press, 2017.
Benjamin, Cody. (2019, January 11). Former WNBA star Lisa Leslie joins BIG3 as coach of upcoming expansion team. https://www.cbssports.com/big3/news/former-wnba-star-lisa-leslie-joins-big3-as-coach-of-upcoming-expansion-team/

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