Holdsclaw also won the Naismith trophy for player of the year twice, in 1998 and 1999 and posted a 13117 winloss record during her remarkable career as a Lady Vol. She had spent the morning promoting the documentary on DC news stations, where shes still a big enough celebrity that people asked to take selfies with her. You know what Im saying? During her subsequent seasons in the WNBA, Holdsclaw continued to improve her numbers. She set new scoring records at Tennessee and in the SEC. During her time at Tennessee, Summitt referred Holdsclaw to a team psychologist and for additional help off-campus. Our love story is special to us but we just want everyone to know that love is worth it, and can be unexpected, and needs to be embraced. She faced faces two counts of aggravated assault, one count of criminal damage in the first degree, two counts of criminal damage in the second degree and one count of possession of a firearm in commission of a felony in the shooting incident. Shes the person who spoke out about being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, the person who will likely be more well-known to the next generation of young basketball fans as someone who speaks out about mental illness a brave stand that perhaps transcends basketball. Its definitely gotten me out of my comfort zone.. [Tennessee womens basketball coach Pat] Summitt used to tell us: Be accountable. Tremendous Upside reveals a side of top athletes never shown in their highlight clips. I just focused on getting well, because it was scary. [citation needed]. Wright said she is most proud of Holdsclaw for sharing publicly about her struggles with mental illness. The next team to draft a college player was the New York Liberty, who took Dukes Michele Van Gorp at No. One of the 8 people to ever play in the WNBA that I can name (8 is generous), is Chamique Holdsclaw. Chamique Holdsclaw is a retired American basketball player who played in the WNBA for Washington Mystics (1999-2004), Los Angeles Sparks (2005-2007), Atlanta Dream (2009), and San Antonio Silver Stars (2010). Below are a few of the insights Holdsclaw provided. The couple met at a basketball camp in Africa a few years ago and had their first date April 2015, an epic outing for the NCAA Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Some people dont. A native of Queens, New York, Chamique Holdsclaw was born on August 9, 1977, under the star sign Leo. [1] Holdsclaw was young, talented and had the basketball world at . Chamique Holdsclaws girlfriend (ex) Jennifer Lacy. Last week the news broke about the arrest of former WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw who took a bat to her ex-girlfriend's car and fired a handgun into it.. Holdsclaw isn't the only WNBA player to be arrested for assaulting or threatening her lesbian lover. [10], Today, Holdsclaw works as a mental health advocate. I was really moody - temper tantrums, you know, high levels of irritability.
