Basketball Women's History Archives - Page 2 of 2

Sherryl Hauglum 1

ByBilly Dale 03/03/202307/16/2024

The lure of NCAA TV exposure and travel subsidies left just three ranked teams sticking with the AIAW and winnowed its 1982 tournament field to 16. As a result, NBC canceled plans to air the championship game between Rutgers and fifth-ranked Texas at the Palestra in Philadelphia. A crowd of 1,789 attended, and Rutgers’ student…

Basketball Women's History

Basketball women Olympians

ByBilly Dale 10/27/202212/15/2024

Clarissa Davis, Barcelona 1992 1 Bronze A two-time All-American for Texas, Davis was the recipient of the Naismith Trophy in 1987 and 1989, recognizing her as the National Player of the Year. In her senior season of 1989, she also claimed the Wade Trophy and the USBWA’s National Player of the Year Award. Davis was…