Chamique Holdsclaw to Return to Knoxville for Pro Debut.KNOXVILLE Knoxville, city (1990 pop. 165,121), seat of Knox co., E Tenn., on the Tennessee River; inc. 1876. A port of entry, it is a trade and shipping center for a farm, bituminous-coal, and marble area. Its industries include meatpacking, tobacco marketing, and the manufacture of seat belts, clothing and textiles, electronics, mobile homes, chemicals, and marble, wood, and metal products. Tourism adds to the economy., Tenn.--(BW SportsWire)--May 13, 1999-- Chamique Holdsclaw and the Washington Mystics will play the two-time WNBA WNBA - Women's National Basketball Association WNBA - Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA - Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego WNBA - Wellington North Badminton Association (New Zealand) WNBA - Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA - World Ninepin Bowling Association Champion Houston Comets 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, 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 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 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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