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USA Basketball Shares Team Members Favorite Olympics Memories
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Whether you are an athlete or not, the Olympics have provided fans and participants alike with a plethora of memorable moments.
April 14 marks 100 days out from the opening of the Tokyo Olympics and USAB.com reached out to current and past USA Basketball athletes, coaches and staff for some of their most memorable Olympic memories.
Here is a look at their most memorable moments from the Olympics:
Mike Krzyzewski, 2008, 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team head coach and 1992 U.S. Olympic Team assistant coach
It was an honor to coach the United States National team for 11 years, so many memories. I want to tell you about two of them, one on the court and one off the court. The one on the court occurred during the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the gold medal game. Timeout, fourth quarter, just over 8 minutes to go, two-point lead and Spain was making a run on us. It’s the most pressure I have ever felt in my
The Alabama Crimson Tide women s basketball team recently concluded a historic season in which the team was selected for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 21 years. At the heart of the strong season was senior forward Jasmine Walker. Walker averaged 19.8 points per game in her senior season and was named SEC First Team.
Walker will wear her crimson uniform one more time as she s been invited to the Rocket Mortgage Women s 3-Point Championship. The 32nd annual State Farm Colle Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will take place at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Thursday, April 1. The event will air on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. CT.
U.S. Nationals in singles. Gibson also took an interest in
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. In 1994, she became the
first Black person to earn a
Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)
card. She was inducted into the
Class of 1971.
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Now, the challenge is to stay there for a while.
Climbing back into the rankings for the first time since in two seasons, No. 22 Georgia (12-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) is eager to reclaim its place among the nation s elite programs.
“That’s a part of Georgia basketball. That’s the expectation,” coach Joni Taylor said Tuesday. You can t walk into the building and not be reminded of who we are, the program s history, and what we re trying to carve out in terms of women s basketball. That s a huge motivator for me, my entire staff and all the ladies we bring in to play here.”