Chamique Holdsclaw wed Cara Wright SOURCE: Instagram @chold1 On 7th July 2019, they tied the knot in a private ceremony in Tennessee. 26.7k Followers, 3,277 Following, 774 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from (@chold1) Following her retirement from basketball, Miss Holdsclaw was diagnosed with depression and bipolar disorder, conditions that had gone untreated during her playing career and had adversely affected her mood and performance. Jeff Walz encourages his team during their second half comeback. Still, even as she becomes a star on a different stage, Holdsclaw seems ready to claim her place in women’s basketball history. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Holdsclaw played for three teams during her decade in the WNBA, but the Mystics are clearly her home team. It was only natural for those in a position to nominate her to hesitate until now. The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame is a 501(c)3 non-profit whose mission is to Honor the Past, Celebrate the Present, Promote the Future of women's basketball. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Holdsclaw averaged close to 20 points per game for the first seven years of her career and ended her run with the Atlanta Dream in 2010 with a total of 4,716 points and 2,126 rebounds. The 40-year-old has been traveling around the country for the past year, speaking on college campuses on behalf of mental health advocates. And I think that’s where the women’s game has to get to, when women are recognized on their own.”. On Tremendous Upside, Women's Basketball Hall of Famer Chamique Holdsclaw interviews some of the most fascinating stars in sports who, like Holdsclaw herself, … Your email address will not be published. In 2003, she averaged over 20 points and ten rebounds per game. By her own admission in her 2012 autobiography, Holdsclaw was on shaky ground for much of her pro career, and even before then. After the Washington Mystics made Chamique Holdsclaw the first overall selection in the 1999 WNBA Draft, she became the first, and only, female to appear on the cover of SLAM magazine. The 6’3”, 170 pound small forward was one of the most talented players in the history of women’s basketball, scoring 4,716 points and grabbing over 2,100 rebounds in 279 professional games. in Cleveland Tennessee, Gatlinburg, Chattanooga Tennessee, and surrounding Tennessee, North Georgia and Metro Atlanta Wedding locations and Worldwide. The school has also produced Tina Charles and Sue Bird–the first overall pick of the 2002 WNBA Draft. In 1999, the Mystics had the number one pick and selected her to be the face of their franchise. She earned WNBA Rookie of the Year honors that season and was selected for the U.S. Olympic team (but she couldn’t compete in Sydney because of a stress fracture in her foot). In 2006, Miss Holdsclaw was named to women’s college basketball’s Silver Anniversary Team as one of the 25 greatest players of the past 25 years. June Holdsclaw died of a heart attack three years later. The delay is an indication of the struggles Holdsclaw has endured because of her mental health issues. ‘Mique is also the leading scorer and rebounder in SEC women’s history and the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in NCAA women’s tournament history.
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