Tracy Claxton was born on 1961 or 1962 and is a former basketball player who amassed 2,420 career points in 1980 while at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, Connecticut.
25 Facts About Tracy Claxton
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Tracy Claxton continued to hold the girls basketball record for Connecticut until 1987.
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At university, Claxton held the 1981 rebound season record with the Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team and was with Kansas when they finished third at the 1981 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship.
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Tracy Claxton became part of the Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988 and the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Apart from basketball, Tracy Claxton worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association from 1988 to 2001.
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In 1980, Tracy Claxton amassed over 2,000 points and was the first person in Connecticut to reach this career threshold in girls basketball.
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That year, Tracy Claxton finished her girls basketball career in 1980 when she left Wilbur Cross.
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From 1980 to 1982, Tracy Claxton was part of the Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team while at the University of Kansas.
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At the 1981 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship, Tracy Claxton was part of the Kansas team when they reached the second round.
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From 1983 to 1985, Tracy Claxton was a member of the Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team.
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Tracy Claxton was the Old Dominion season leader for most rebounds in 1984 and 1985.
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Apart from her college basketball career, Tracy Claxton went to Sacred Heart University in the 1990s to study primary education.
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In 1985, Tracy Claxton was a candidate to join the Harlem Globetrotters team.
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Tracy Claxton pulled out of the Globetrotter tryout after an ankle injury.
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In specific positions, Tracy Claxton turned down an offer to play basketball in Ireland.
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In 1997, Tracy Claxton chose the Women's National Basketball Association and American Basketball League as her two options for a playing career.
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Tracy Claxton later worked in parks and recreation before becoming a member of the Liveable City Initiative for New Haven in 2005.
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Tracy Claxton continued to work with LCI during the 2010s and 2020s.
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Tracy Claxton was coaching girls basketball for Amistad Academy before she left for Hyde in 2009.
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Tracy Claxton continued to coach girls basketball with Hyde until she resigned her coaching position in 2014.
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In 1988, Tracy Claxton became part of the Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
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At Wilbur Cross, Tracy Claxton's jersey had previously been retired before it was stolen.
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In 1999, Tracy Claxton was named one of the 100 best Connecticut athletes of the 1900s by the Hartford Courant.
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Tracy Claxton became part of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.
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In 2020, Tracy Claxton was one of the selections for an All-Century Team for girls basketball players by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference.