Judy Miller, A Pioneer In Women's Basketball

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Kristopher Bell
4/29/14
Women’s Studies
McGriff
Reggie Miller once said that his greatest opponent wasn't anyone he has ever played against in neither college nor the NBA. His greatest opponent was his sister. "Most would say losing to your sister is a disgrace, but if you knew my sister. You understand my pain." (SportsonEarth.com)
Cheryl Miller was truly a pioneer in women's basketball. She played her high school days at Riverside Polytechnic High school where she was a four year varsity letter winner and led her team to a 132-4 record. In 1981, she was awarded the Dial Award for the national high school scholar athlete of the year. She is named an All-American 4 times by Parade Magazine. She was the first player, male or female, to accomplish this feat. She averaged 39 points and 15 rebounds all throughout high school. She even owns the record for the highest amount of points scored in a basketball game by any male or female with 105 (Breaking News). Even in her career at the University Of Southern California (USC) she accomplished amazing things. She is sixth all time in NCAA history in career points with 3,018. She is third all-time in rebounding with 1,534 (Breaking News). She also has two NCAA titles as well as two tournament MVP's in both of those years. She holds eight records at USC. She also has three Olympic Gold medals. She is also the first USC player, male or female, to have her number retired. (Breaking News). After a brief stint as a professional basketball player, she went on to take the head coaching job at her Alma Mater. She is now an extremely popular broadcaster for TNT Sports.
Reggie on the other hand, didn’t have such an illustrious childhood. He did have an amazing career though. He also attended Riversid...

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