Born on 3rd January 1964, in Riverside, California, U.S.A.
Nationality: United States Citizen
Height: 1.87 m
Position: forward
Enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame on 12th September 2010
Teams:
- Riverside Polytechnic High School: 1978-1982
- University of Southern California (USC): 1982-1986
- As a coach: Assistant Coach at USC (1986-1991), Head Coach of USC (1993-1995) and Head Coach of the Phoenix Mercury (1997-2000)
- As an executive: General Manager of the Phoenix Mercury (1997-2000)
Teams Highlights:
- 2 times NCAA Champion: 1983 and 1984
National Team Highlights:
- Olympic Gold medalist in Los Angeles 1984
- World Champion in Moscow 1986
- Silver medalist in the 1983 World Championship in Sao Paulo
- Gold medalist in the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas
- Gold medalist in the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow
Individual Highlights:
- 4 times named to the Parade All-American High School Team (first basketball player, male or female, to ever accomplish this): 1978-1982
- 2 times Street & Smith's Player of the Year: 1981 and 1982
- 1981 Dial Award, presented annually to the male and female American high-school athlete/scholar of the year
- Scored an all-time record of 105 pts. for Riverside Polytechnic High School in a game vs. Notre Vista High School in 1982
- Became the first woman to ever dunk the ball during the above-mentioned 1982 game
- 3 times College Player of the Year: 1984, 1985 and 1986
- 2 times MVP of the NCAA Final Four: 1983 and 1984
- 4 times All-American Honors: 1982-1986 (1982-1983: Kodak, ABA-USA, Naismith and Fast Break All-American… 1983-1984: Kodak, ABA-USA, Street & Smith's, Naismith and NBA Today All-American… 1984-1985: Kodak, ABA-USA, Naismith and Wade All-American… 1985-1986: Kodak, ABA-USA, Naismith All-American)
- 1984-1985 ESPN Female Athlete of the Year
- Top scorer (3,018 points), best scoring average (22.3 points per game) and top rebounder (1,534 rebounds) in the history of USC
- Broke USC's all-time scoring records three times in 1985: 40 points vs. Cal State Fullerton, 43 points vs. Louisiana Tech and 45 points vs. Arizona
- Commissioner for the 1985 Los Angeles Olympic Committee Summer Youth Games
- Named Player of the Decade (1980s) by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)
- USC retired her #31 jersey in November 2006
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