1. Lynette Woodard was born on August 12,1959 and is an American basketball player and former head women's basketball coach at Winthrop University.
17 Facts About Lynette Woodard
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Lynette Woodard became the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters and, at age 38, began playing as one of the oldest members in the newly formed American women's professional basketball league, the WNBA.
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Lynette Woodard is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Lynette Woodard scored 1,678 points and collected 1,030 rebounds in just 62 high school games in three seasons.
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Lynette Woodard was a four-time All-American at KU, and averaged 26 points per game and scored 3,649 points in total during her four years there, and was the first KU woman to be honored by having her jersey retired.
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In 1985, Lynette Woodard became the first woman ever to play with the Globetrotters.
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Lynette Woodard was waived by the Shock on May 7,1999.
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Lynette Woodard retired from playing in 1999 and returned to KU serving as assistant coach of the women's basketball team.
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Lynette Woodard served as athletics director for the Kansas City, Missouri School District from 1992 to 1994.
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Lynette Woodard was named to the team representing the US at the 1979 World University Games, held in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Lynette Woodard was selected to be a member of the team representing the US at the 1980 Olympics, but the team did not go, due to the 1980 Olympic boycott.
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Lynette Woodard was selected to be a member of the team representing the US at the 1983 Pan American Games held in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Lynette Woodard averaged 19.0 points per game and 4.0 rebounds per game, both second best on the team.
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Lynette Woodard played for the USA National team in the 1983 World Championships, held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Lynette Woodard averaged 15.8 points per game, second highest on the team, and recorded 33 steals to lead the team.
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Lynette Woodard was a member of the USA National team at the 1990 World Championships, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Lynette Woodard played with the USA team at the 1991 Pan American Games.