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  • What current WNBA player has been named the Defensive Player of the Year three times?

  • What was NCAA champ Maryland's previous best season-ending ranking?

  • Who was Oklahoma's first Academic and Kodak All-American?

  • Can you name the University of Tennessee graduate who has won a gold medal on the U.S. Olympic team and is a three-time college conference coach of the year?

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

  • 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?


    • Who was the oldest player to participate in the WNBA during the past season?

    Although she had competition from a number of players who were born the same year, Sacramento center Yolanda Griffith was the oldest player in the WNBA during the 2006 season. "Yo" was born March 1, 1970, in Chicago.

    Griffith, the greatest offensive rebounder in the history of the WNBA, was Gballmag.com second team this past summer, averaging 12.0 ppg. and 6.4 rpg. Her Monarch team lost out in the WNBA championship finals to Detroit. In 2005, the 6-3 veteran was named Gballmag.com Player of the Year in leading Sacramento to the league championship. She has won two Olympic gold medals during her hardwood career.



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