Cheryl Miller Became a Basketball Legend Before There Was a WNBA
She dominated college basketball and won Olympic gold, but reached her prime before America had a major women’s pro league.
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• California - Los Angeles - 1984 Summer Olympic Games. Women's basketball. Cheryl Miller
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When Cheryl Miller finished college in 1986, she had already done almost everything a basketball player could do.
She had scored 105 points in a high school game. At USC, she won back-to-back NCAA championships and three Naismith Player of the Year awards. She had also helped the United States win Olympic gold in 1984. (USC Athletics, 2006)
Then came a much harder question: Where could she play next?
She had scored 105 points in a high school game. At USC, she won back-to-back NCAA championships and three Naismith Player of the Year awards. She had also helped the United States win Olympic gold in 1984. (USC Athletics, 2006)
Then came a much harder question: Where could she play next?
