12 Facts About Venus Lacy

Venus Lacy is an American former star basketball player, at the high school, college, Olympic and professional levels.

Venus Lacy attended Louisiana Tech University, which she led to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship in 1988.

That year Venus Lacy was a consensus all-American, and was named the WBCA Player of the Year.

Venus Lacy finished her NCAA career with 266 points scored in the tournament, putting her among the all-time top 10 women at the time.

Venus Lacy was inducted into the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

Venus Lacy played with the USA team at the 1991 Pan American Games, held in Havana, Cuba.

Venus Lacy was a member of the gold-medal-winning 1996 Olympic team.

Venus Lacy was the last player added to the USA's 12-woman roster, joining the team midway through its year-long exhibition tour to add size in the paint.

Venus Lacy was the first player selected by the Seattle Reign in the ABL Draft on June 19,1996.

Venus Lacy was seriously injured in a car accident on February 4,1997, and completed her season in Seattle on the injured list.

However, midway through the 1999 season, Venus Lacy was picked up by the New York Liberty to fill in for their injured All-star center, Rebecca Lobo.

Venus Lacy played in 17 games that year for the Liberty, and in 2 more in 2000, but without much success.