GBALL Fun Facts for girls who love basketball



Join the Club


More fun facts:

  • Who are the "Elite Five"?

  • Who was the youngest player and the oldest player on the WNBA rosters at the end of the 2004 season?

  • What returning LSU starter played for Sweden in the 2002 FIBA European Championships for Junior Women?

  • What does Swin Cash's first name mean?

  • How did the Sacramento's Lady Grooms get her nickname?

  • Is Minnesota the lowest-seeded team to ever reach the Final Four of the women's NCAA Division I championships?

  • What team leads the nation in scoring offense?

  • What special talent does Adrian Williams have?



  • What six players have had four-year All-American careers?

    In the history of the Kodak All-America program for women's basketball, six players have won this honor all four years of their collegiate careers. The most recent was LaToya Thomas, Mississippi State, 2000. 2001. 2002. 2003, currently playing in the WNBA with the San Antonio Silver Stars. The others were Tamika Catchings, Tennessee, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, an WNBA all-star with the Indiana Fever; Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, a member of the Washington Mystics of the WNBA; Cheryl Miller, USC, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, three-time Naismith Award winner, and a head coach at her alma mater for two years; Lynette Woodard, Kansas, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player for both the Jayhawks and the Harlem Globetrotters, and was the first woman inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame; and Ann Meyers, UCLA, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, College Player of the Year and winner of the prestigious Broderick Cup, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, and currently a radio and television broadcaster.



    Have a Fun Fact to share with other Gballers? Have a question you want us to find the answer to? Email us at info@gballmag.com!


    Back to Top
    Back to Home

    For your protection and privacy, always check with your parent or guardian before sending personal information over the Internet.

    Copyright © 2004 MomentumMedia: e-mail info@gballmag.com