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Nancy Ilizabeth Lieberman (born July 1, 1958), nicknamed " Lady Magic ", is an American former professional basketball player and coach in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) who is currently a broadcaster for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as well as the head coach of Power, a team in the B...
May 3, 2024 · Nancy Lieberman (born July 1, 1958, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American basketball player and coach. A pioneer in women’s basketball, Lieberman recorded several unprecedented accomplishments in a playing career that spanned three decades.
Sep 4, 2019 · The Basketball HoFer and WNBA veteran has spent decades blazing trails through professional basketball. Now, at 61, another first: The Body Issue's first female retired athlete.
Lieberman led Old Dominion University to back-to-back AIAW national championships in 1979 and 1980. She was twice named as the Wade Trophy winner - a basketball first. As the nation's top female athlete during those two seasons, Lieberman was the two-time winner of the Broderick Cup as well.
Mar 26, 2024 · Nancy Lieberman, one of basketball's all-time greats, on Iowa's senior star. One of the sport's original pioneers was on hand for her first Clark game at Carver-Hawkeye...
Nancy Lieberman Class of 1999. Became the youngest basketball player in Olympic history to win a medal as she helped the U.S. team capture a silver medal at the age of 18 at the 1976 Olympics; A three-time Kodak All-American (1978, 1979, 1980)
Aug 3, 2015 · From holding her own against NBA players as far back as 1980 and becoming the first woman to play in a men’s professional basketball league to serving as the inaugural female head coach in the...
May 21, 2020 · (CBS Local)-- Nancy Lieberman is one of the greatest basketball players ever. The former professional basketball player grew up in Far Rockaway and spent her childhood playing hoops all...
Nancy Lieberman has been defying the odds since she was a young girl playing basketball in Harlem. Now in her career as professional athlete, coach and philanthropist, she’s sharing lessons learned from a male-dominated sport.
Dec 10, 2021 · For basketball legend Nancy Lieberman, the future of women’s sports will always be tied to the past. While the 63-year-old trailblazer is in no way preoccupied with what once was, she appreciates the value of history and giving those who came before their due.
