A trailblazing women’s class enters the Hall: 1996 US Olympic team, Parker, Delle Donne, Holdsclaw
The honorees helped transform women’s basketball, with the 1996 U.S. team going 52-0 before winning Olympic gold by 28.6 points.
- Candace Parker and Chamique Holdsclaw will enter the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday in Springfield, Massachusetts, alongside the 1996 U.S. Olympic women's basketball team.
- The 1996 U.S. Olympic team went 52-0 in pre-Olympic play and won gold in Atlanta by an average of 28.6 points, paving the way for the WNBA's 1997 launch.
- Parker became the only player to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same 2008 season, establishing herself as a three-time champion and two-time MVP.
- Holdsclaw, the 1999 Rookie of the Year, set a new standard as a 6-2 forward and became one of the first WNBA players to speak publicly about mental health advocacy.
- Reflecting on their shared Tennessee roots under legendary coach Pat Summitt, Parker said, "I know Pat's smiling down that we're going to walk in together.
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A trailblazing women’s class enters the Hall: 1996 US Olympic team, Parker, Delle Donne, Holdsclaw
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