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Big Ups, Teresa
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Congratulations to Teresa Edwards, who will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's 2010 class. Teresa is one of those people whose picture should be beside the phrase \"Damn Good Dawg\" in the dictionary. Here's the article from georgiadogs.com:
Teresa Edwards Elected To Women's Basketball Hall Of Fame
Release: 07/25/2009
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --- Former Georgia Lady Bulldog Teresa Edwards headlines the list the of inductees included in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2010. The group was announced Saturday in conjunction with the WNBA All-Star Game.
\"I know I always talk about how humbling these types of honors are, but it is difficult for me to adequately express my sentiments,\" Edwards said. \"I'm just so thankful for the abilities God blessed me with and the many people along the way who helped me realize my potential.\"
The class also includes former star players Teresa Weatherspoon and Rebecca Lobo; former Maryland coach Chris Weller; Texas high school coaching legend Leta Andrews; and Gloria Ray, the President and CEO of the Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation.
Edwards' election was in essence a mere formality. The most decorated U.S. Olympic basketball player ever simply had to complete the eligibility requirement of being retired for five years. Edwards played her final season in the WNBA with the Minnesota Lynx in 2004, ending a spectacular career that spanned more than two decades.
Edwards was two-time consensus first-team All-American at Georgia and led the Lady Bulldogs to a combined 116-17 record, three SEC Championships and two Final Fours while in Athens from 1982-86.
\"It's a no-brainer,\" Georgia head coach Andy Landers said. \"This is an absolute no-brainer. In my mind, she ought to have her own room at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.\"
Edwards is the United States' only five-time Olympic basketball player and one of only three five-time Olympic basketball players (male or female) in the world. She is also one of only three U.S. Olympians to win Gold in four different Olympic Games, joining former teammate Lisa Leslie and sprinter Carl Lewis. Only five other non-U.S. athletes have accomplished the feat.
A native of Cairo, Ga., Edwards burst onto the national scene in the summer of 1981 when she helped the South team capture the Gold Medal at the National Sports Festival. She had just completed her junior season at Cairo High School, making her the youngest player ever invited to compete in the national event.
After leading Cairo High's Syrupmaids to a state title as a senior, Edwards joined an up-and-coming Georgia program and helped propel the Lady Bulldogs to their first-ever Final Four in 1983 as a freshman. She drove Georgia teams which also finished as 1985 NCAA runners-up and captured the 1983, 1984 and 1986 SEC Championships.
While in Athens, Edwards furthered her USA Basketball resume as the youngest member of the U.S. National Team that captured a Gold Medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. She did so in the summer following her sophomore year at UGA. After graduating from Georgia, Edwards' served as the backbone for virtually every U.S. National Team entered in a major international competition through the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She holds the unique distinction of being both the youngest and oldest women's basketball player to earn an Olympic Gold Medal.
The five Olympic teams Edwards played on compiled a combined 31-1 record, with the 1984, 1988, 1996 and 2000 U.S. squads going undefeated. All told, Edwards was a member of 20 USA Basketball teams, including two World Championship
Gold Medal teams, and overall, teams with Edwards as a member compiled a 189-13 win-loss record.
While Edwards' was leading U.S. teams internationally, she also was furthering her legend by competing professionally worldwide. She played, in succession, in Italy, Japan, Spain, France and Russia. Following the 1996 Games, Edwards played a pivotal role in the formation of professional women's basketball in the U.S. She was on the board of directors of the ABL, the first league to form after the Atlanta Olympics, and served as player/coach of the league's Atlanta Glory. She wrapped up her playing days in the States with the WNBA's Lynx in 2003 and 2004.
Edwards has now been elected to six prestigious Halls of Fame. She will be enshrined in the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame during ceremonies in Chicago next month on August 12. In addition, she was a member of the inaugural class for the University of Georgia's all-sports \"Circle of Honor\" in 1995, was elected to the State of Georgia's Sports Hall of Fame in 2001, was inducted into the National High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and was included in the inaugural class for the Grady County (Ga.) Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
Edwards will be Georgia's third representative in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Katrina McClain, the 1987 National Player of the Year and herself a four-time Olympian, was inducted in 2006, and Landers was enshrined the following year in 2007.
Teresa Edwards Elected To Women's Basketball Hall Of Fame
Release: 07/25/2009
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --- Former Georgia Lady Bulldog Teresa Edwards headlines the list the of inductees included in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2010. The group was announced Saturday in conjunction with the WNBA All-Star Game.
\"I know I always talk about how humbling these types of honors are, but it is difficult for me to adequately express my sentiments,\" Edwards said. \"I'm just so thankful for the abilities God blessed me with and the many people along the way who helped me realize my potential.\"
The class also includes former star players Teresa Weatherspoon and Rebecca Lobo; former Maryland coach Chris Weller; Texas high school coaching legend Leta Andrews; and Gloria Ray, the President and CEO of the Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation.
Edwards' election was in essence a mere formality. The most decorated U.S. Olympic basketball player ever simply had to complete the eligibility requirement of being retired for five years. Edwards played her final season in the WNBA with the Minnesota Lynx in 2004, ending a spectacular career that spanned more than two decades.
Edwards was two-time consensus first-team All-American at Georgia and led the Lady Bulldogs to a combined 116-17 record, three SEC Championships and two Final Fours while in Athens from 1982-86.
\"It's a no-brainer,\" Georgia head coach Andy Landers said. \"This is an absolute no-brainer. In my mind, she ought to have her own room at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.\"
Edwards is the United States' only five-time Olympic basketball player and one of only three five-time Olympic basketball players (male or female) in the world. She is also one of only three U.S. Olympians to win Gold in four different Olympic Games, joining former teammate Lisa Leslie and sprinter Carl Lewis. Only five other non-U.S. athletes have accomplished the feat.
A native of Cairo, Ga., Edwards burst onto the national scene in the summer of 1981 when she helped the South team capture the Gold Medal at the National Sports Festival. She had just completed her junior season at Cairo High School, making her the youngest player ever invited to compete in the national event.
After leading Cairo High's Syrupmaids to a state title as a senior, Edwards joined an up-and-coming Georgia program and helped propel the Lady Bulldogs to their first-ever Final Four in 1983 as a freshman. She drove Georgia teams which also finished as 1985 NCAA runners-up and captured the 1983, 1984 and 1986 SEC Championships.
While in Athens, Edwards furthered her USA Basketball resume as the youngest member of the U.S. National Team that captured a Gold Medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. She did so in the summer following her sophomore year at UGA. After graduating from Georgia, Edwards' served as the backbone for virtually every U.S. National Team entered in a major international competition through the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She holds the unique distinction of being both the youngest and oldest women's basketball player to earn an Olympic Gold Medal.
The five Olympic teams Edwards played on compiled a combined 31-1 record, with the 1984, 1988, 1996 and 2000 U.S. squads going undefeated. All told, Edwards was a member of 20 USA Basketball teams, including two World Championship
Gold Medal teams, and overall, teams with Edwards as a member compiled a 189-13 win-loss record.
While Edwards' was leading U.S. teams internationally, she also was furthering her legend by competing professionally worldwide. She played, in succession, in Italy, Japan, Spain, France and Russia. Following the 1996 Games, Edwards played a pivotal role in the formation of professional women's basketball in the U.S. She was on the board of directors of the ABL, the first league to form after the Atlanta Olympics, and served as player/coach of the league's Atlanta Glory. She wrapped up her playing days in the States with the WNBA's Lynx in 2003 and 2004.
Edwards has now been elected to six prestigious Halls of Fame. She will be enshrined in the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame during ceremonies in Chicago next month on August 12. In addition, she was a member of the inaugural class for the University of Georgia's all-sports \"Circle of Honor\" in 1995, was elected to the State of Georgia's Sports Hall of Fame in 2001, was inducted into the National High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and was included in the inaugural class for the Grady County (Ga.) Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
Edwards will be Georgia's third representative in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Katrina McClain, the 1987 National Player of the Year and herself a four-time Olympian, was inducted in 2006, and Landers was enshrined the following year in 2007.
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