Nancy lieberman wikipedia
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Lieberman-Cline, Nancy
(b. 1 July 1958 in Brooklyn, New York), pioneer and trailblazer in women's amateur and professional basketball who was the youngest basketball player, male or female, to win an Olympic medal and the first woman to play in a men's professional basketball league.
Lieberman-Cline was one of two children born to Jerry Lieberman, a building contractor, and Renee Lieberman. Lieberman-Cline's parents separated shortly after she was born and divorced when she was twelve. She rarely saw her father and claims that she never developed a strong relationship with her mother. Lieberman-Cline credits team sports for giving her the values necessary for success.
As a child growing up in Far Rockaway, New York, Lieberman-Cline played sports with the neighborhood boys and was known as a tomboy. At age nine, she tried out for the Police Athletic League (PAL) baseball team and learned about sex discrimination. Although she made the team, she was told girls were not eligible to play. Undaunted, she later joined a boys' YMCA basketball team (for ten-to thirteen-year-olds), a
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Lieberman-Cline, Nancy (1958—)
American basketball player who holds the distinction of being the only athlete to have received the Wade Trophy twice. Name variations: Nancy Lieberman; Lady Magic. Born on July 1, 1958, in Brooklyn, New York; daughter and second child of Renee Lieberman and Jerome Lieberman; attended Old Dominion University, 1976–80; married Tim Cline (a basketball player and erstwhile teammate on the Washington Generals), on May 18, 1988; children: Timothy Joseph Cline.
Long Island Knights; was a member of the Washington Generals (1987–88); inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1996); was a basketball analyst for NBC (1988 and 1992); served as a broadcaster for ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, Fox Sports Network and NBC; signed on to play in the WNBA (1997) and was selected by the Phoenix Mercury in the second round draft; became coach of the Detroit Shock (1998).
When Nancy Lieberman-Cline started playing basketball as a freshman at Old Dominion, about 350 people showed up to watch the women's team. By her senior year, the audience averaged 10,00
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Nancy Lieberman
American basketball player (born 1958)
Lieberman in 2018 | |
| Born | (1958-07-01) July 1, 1958 (age 66) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| High school | Far Rockaway (New York City, New York) |
| College | Old Dominion (1976–1980) |
| WNBA draft | 1997: 2 (Elite) round, 15th overall pick |
| Selected by the Phoenix Mercury | |
| Playing career | 1980–1987, 1997, 2008 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 1998–2000, 2009–2011, 2015–present |
| 1980–1981, 1984 | Dallas Diamonds |
| 1986 | Springfield Fame |
| 1987 | Long Island Knights |
| 1997 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2008 | Detroit Shock |
| 1998–2000 | Detroit Shock |
| 2009–2011 | Texas Legends |
| 2015–2018 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) |
| As player: | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Nancy Ilizabeth Lieberman (born July 1, 1958), nicknamed "Lady Magic", is an American former professional basketball player and coach in the Women's National Basketb
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