It's Selection Sunday, so it's time to post a 🧵 on Chamique Holdscaw. One of the top women players ever in college basketball! #NCAAWBB #TheReWind⏪
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Chamique led Christ the King Regional High School to 4 NY state championships and was named All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
Chamique attended the University of Tennessee and was coached by Pat Summit, one of the greatest women’s college coaches of all time. Chamique helped lead the Lady Vols to 3 straight championships from 1996-1998
Chamique was a four-time Kodak All-American, one of six women to accomplish this. Holdscaw finished her career with 3,025 points and 1,295 rebounds, making her the all-time leader for women’s and men’s basketball in the team's history. She is only the fifth woman to score 3,000 points.
Chamique is a two-time AP Player of the Year, Naismith Player of the Year, WCBA Player of the Year, and Sullivan Award winner. In 2000, she was named the Naismith Athlete of the Century.
Chamique was drafted in 1999 by the Washington Mystics and won Rookie of the Year. Chamique was also a WNBA All-Star game starter. She was the first woman to be featured on the cover of Slam Magazine.
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