1. Jennifer Azzi was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.
26 Facts About Jennifer Azzi
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Jennifer Azzi was born on August 31,1968, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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Jennifer Azzi played point guard for Stanford University's women's basketball team from 1986 to 1990.
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Jennifer Azzi was named the Most Outstanding Player in the tournament.
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Jennifer Azzi began her professional basketball career in Europe, where she played for teams in Italy, France, and Sweden.
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Jennifer Azzi was one of the cofounders of the league.
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In 1999, Jennifer Azzi was selected by the Detroit Shock in the first round in the WNBA draft.
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Jennifer Azzi helped lead the Shock into the playoffs that year.
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Just before the 2000 season, Jennifer Azzi was traded to the Utah Starzz.
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Jennifer Azzi remained with the team when the franchise relocated to San Antonio, Texas and changed its name to the San Antonio Silver Stars in 2003.
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Jennifer Azzi led the WNBA twice in three-point percentage, in both 1999 and 2001, and led the league in free-throw percentage in 2000.
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In February 2004, Jennifer Azzi announced her retirement from professional basketball.
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Jennifer Azzi was a member of the US national team at the 1990 World Championships, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Jennifer Azzi averaged 4.6 points per game, and recorded 15 assists, second highest on the team.
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Jennifer Azzi played with the USA at the 1991 Pan American Games.
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Jennifer Azzi was a member of the gold medal-winning US women's basketball team at the 1994 Goodwill Games, which was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Jennifer Azzi competed in the 1994 World Championships, held in June 1994 in Sydney, Australia.
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Jennifer Azzi averaged 4.9 points per game, while recording 16 assists, third highest on the team.
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Jennifer Azzi played for the US in a five-game Australian tour event in 1998, as part of the Goldmark Cup team.
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Jennifer Azzi was one of six core players selected for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, but withdrew herself from consideration to avoid the extensive touring.
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Jennifer Azzi became the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of San Francisco in 2010.
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On September 15,2016, Jennifer Azzi stepped down as head coach of the Dons.
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From 2005 to 2008, Jennifer Azzi served on the Board of Directors of USA Basketball.
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Jennifer Azzi served as an associate vice president of development at the University of San Francisco and academy global director at the National Basketball Association between 2017 and 2021.
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Since 2021, Jennifer Azzi has been the chief business development officer for Las Vegas Aces.
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Jennifer Azzi has been married to Blair Hardiek Jennifer Azzi since 2015.