BACKChamique Shaunta Holdsclaw
Chamique was
born on August 9, 1977. She is 6 foot 2 inches tall. She plays basketball for
the Washington Mystics. She has a little brother. When she was 11 years old her
parents got divorced and she went to live with her grandmother in New York City.
Her grandmother took a part time job so that Chamique could attend a private
school and get a good education. Two years later she was thinking about going to
live with her mother but she liked it up where her grandma lived. She and her
mom stayed close. For four years Chamique played for Christ the King High
School. She led their team to four New York State Championships. She attended
the University of Tennessee. She knew if she was going to get better she would
have to work even harder. She played basketball every day, sometimes until 1.am.
She learned new moves, competed against guys and usually drew a crowd of people,
especially children, who wanted to see her as a hero. She went perfect once with
39-0 record. She was the player of the year. She is admired in Knoxville,
Tennessee (University of Tennessee).
She became a professional basketball player after collage. She was Rookie of the Year. She plays forward on the Mystics basketball team. She was the member of the gold medal winning team.
By Jesse, fourth grade, 2000
image courtesy of Steve Maikoski/USA Basketball
http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/chamique_holdsclaw.html
http://members.tripod.com/chamiqueholdsclaw/articles/articles2.html
http://www.usabasketball.com/usa_bios/chamique_holdsclaw.htm
http://ath.utk.edu/womens/wbb/bios/holdsclaw.htm