Chamique Holdsclaw to Return to Knoxville for Pro Debut.KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BW SportsWire)--May 13, 1999-- Chamique Holdsclaw Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw (born August 9, 1977 in Astoria, Queens, New York) is a former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She announced her retirement from the Los Angeles Sparks on June 11, 2007. and the Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. They started play in 1998, the second year of the WNBA and are one of the WNBA's first expansion franchises. will play the two-time WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego Champion Houston Comets The Houston Comets are a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas. Formed in 1997, the team is one of the original WNBA teams and after winning four championships in the first four years of the league's existence, the Comets are also the first dynasty of in a WNBA preseason game at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee on Thursday, June 3. The game will kick off the Grand Opening Celebration for the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame honors men and women who have contributed to the sport of women's basketball. The Hall of Fame opened in 1999 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. , scheduled for June 3-5. "I am looking forward to playing in Knoxville in front of all the fans who supported me the past four years," said Holdsclaw, selected last week by the Mystics with the first pick in the WNBA Draft. "The fans in Knoxville are the best in the country, and I hope they will come and see my new team," she said. The Washington Mystics, coached by former University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. Lady Vol assistant coach Nancy Darsch, also includes 1996 Olympic gold medal winner, and former Lady Vol Nikki McCray. Houston, under the direction of head coach Van Chancellor, is led by all-WNBA performers Cynthia Cooper, Sheryl Swoopes, and Tina Thompson. "I love the match-up!" said Houston Comets Head Coach Van Chancellor. "Look at all the talent...Holdsclaw, Cooper, (Sheryl) Swoopes, (Tina) Thompson, (Nikki) McCray...fans may be getting a preview of some future Hall of Famers!" he said. "It will be different seeing Chamique in a Washington Mystics uniform," said Helen Dickey, a Lady Vol season ticket holder. "Even though she won't be wearing the orange and white (Tennessee Lady Vol uniform), we'll be cheering for her...we love Chamique!" she said. Reserved tickets for the game, priced at $15 and $10 are available by calling (423) 656-4444. Tip-off is set for 7:00 pm. EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Grand Opening Celebration takes place June 3-5 in Knoxville, Tenn. The three-day celebration will include the WNBA pre-season game, the grand opening of the 32,000-square foot building, which features an interactive, fun-filled, hands-on experience which will honor the past, celebrate the present, and promote the future of women's basketball, and the induction of the inaugural class of inductees. The WNBA begins its third season on Thursday, June 10, with a 32-game regular season schedule (16 home and 16 away). For more information on the WNBA, log onto the league's website at http://www.wnba.com. |
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