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“The first woman to play pro basketball with guys is now going to coach them.“ Wow! This is a great opening sentence that I read in a press release this week and fantastic news as we celebrate the start of college basketball season. Around the country there were a lot of fans cheering “All right!” and “You go girl!” with the announcement that basketball pioneer, Hall of Famer and Olympian, Nancy Lieberman, has been named to coach the Dallas Mavericks' affiliate in the NBA Development League.
"In 1986, my goal was not to be a girl playing in a men's league, it was to be a player in a men's league," she added. "In 2010, I don't want to be a woman who is coaching men, I want to be a coach who is coaching."
FOR MORE INFO: www.sports.espn.go.com / www.nancylieberman.com
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