BORN: March 26, 1955. San Diego, CaliforniaHIGH SCHOOl: Sonora High School
COLLEGE: UCLA
Ann Meyers is the first women to sign an NBA no-cut contract with the Indiana Pacers. She participated in three-day tryouts for the team. But she was not chosen for the final quad. She then become a color analyst for the NBA at a time when there were very few women in sports casting.
In High school she was the only player to play for the US national team. During those days she had also recorded the first qadruple-double in NCAA Division I history. 20 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals.
In high school she was an all-round athlete. She competed in softball, badminton, field hockey, tennis as well as basketball. She earned thirteen MVP awards in high school sports and led her basketball teams to a 80-5 record. That lead her to become a four-year athletic scholarship player for the UCA Bruins women's basketball team. The first women to ever get a full-ride scholarship in any university.
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