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Denise Curry (born August 22, 1959 in Fort Benton, Montana) is an American former basketball player and college and professional basketball coach. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Basketball has been played consistently at the Summer Olympic Games since 1936 with demonstration events in 1904 and 1924 The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Final results for the Basketball Competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fort Benton is a city in and the County seat of Chouteau County, Montana, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The American Basketball League of 1996 was an independent professional basketball league for women in the United States. As of the 2007-2008 season, she is in her fifth year as an assistant basketball coach for the Cal State Long Beach women's basketball team. California State University Long Beach (also known as Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach State, CSU Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU
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College basketball
Curry moved to Davis, California by the time she was in high school. Davis is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento &ndash She graduated from Davis Senior High School. Davis Senior High School (known as Davis High or DHS or DSHS) is one of two high schools located in Davis California, in the During her college playing career she led UCLA to AIAW National Championship in 1978, has been named All-America three times (1979, 1980, 1981), set fourteen school records and was all-time leading scorer (3,198 points) and rebounder (1,310 points). The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California Los Angeles (UCLA The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for She scored in double figures in every one of the 130 games she played for UCLA. She averaged 24. 6 points per game. Only one other Bruin player, Natalie Williams, averaged over 20 points per game at 20. Natalie Williams (born on November 30, 1970 in Long Beach California) was a professional Basketball player in the Women's National 4. As of 2008, she is still the top record holder in 10 categories for UCLA. [1]
She was named MVP of Western Collegiate Athletic Conference three times and UCLA All-University Athlete of the Year in 1981. The Pacific-10 Conference ( Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. She was named the USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year in 1981. [2]
Amateur and Olympic competition
For the US national team, she won gold medals in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, Pan American Games in 1983, World Championships in 1979, and silver medals at World Championships in 1983, World University Games in 1981 and Pan American Games in 1979. The United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's Basketball. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, The 9th Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The FIBA World Championship for Women (also called the Basketball World Championship for Women) is a world Basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially The FIBA World Championship for Women (also called the Basketball World Championship for Women) is a world Basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially The 1981 Summer Universiade, also known as the XI Summer Universiade, took place in Bucharest, Romania. The 8th Pan American Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979.
Professional basketball
With her professional team, Stade Francais, she won French National championships in 1986 and 1987. The LFB ( Ligue Féminine de Basketball, Women’s Basketball League) is the top women’s French professional Basketball league
Coaching
Curry served as an assistant coach at the University of California, Berkeley. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley She was an assistant in the San Jose Lasers of the Women's American Basketball League. The San Jose Lasers was a women's professional Basketball team in San Jose California. The American Basketball League of 1996 was an independent professional basketball league for women in the United States. She became the head basketball coach at Cal State Fullerton for three seasons from 1997-1998 through 1999-2000. California State University Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is currently the largest California State She had a coaching record of 16 wins and 64 losses as the head coach of the Titans. [3] As of the 2007-2008 season, she is in her fifth year as an assistant basketball coach for the Cal State Long Beach women's basketball team. California State University Long Beach (also known as Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach State, CSU Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU
Honors
Curry is a member of the Basketball (enshrined in 1997), Women's Basketball (enshrined in 1999), and Amateur Athletic Union Halls of Fame. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball Official NameAmateur Athletic Union of the United States Incorporated (AAU
She was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1994. [4]
Her #12 basketball jersey was one of the first four retired by UCLA. She was honored on February 3rd, 1990 in a ceremony in Pauley Pavilion, along with Ann Meyers (#15), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (#33), and Bill Walton (#32). Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Edwin W Pauley Pavilion, informally and commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles California Ann Elizabeth Meyers (born March 26, 1955 in San Diego California) is a retired American Basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr; April 16 1947 is an American athlete and retired professional Basketball player widely considered William Theodore "Bill" Walton III (born November 5 1952 is a retired American Basketball player and current Television Sportscaster This was the key moment in the "Pauley at 25" celebration of twenty-five years of the arena. The primary criteria for being chosen was that all four players were three-time All-Americans. [1]
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References
- ^ a b UCLA Women's Basketball Media Guide (PDF copy available at uclabruins.com) 2006-2007 season publication
- ^ Crystal Langhorne Honored As 2005 USA Basketball Female Athlete Of The Year. USA Basketball, December 8, 2005 (List of previous winners)
- ^ 2007 Titans Women's Basketball media guide. Cal State Fullerton Titans (PDF copy available at fullertontitans.cstv.com)
- ^ UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees 1994 (7): Donald Bragg, basketball; Denise Curry, basketball; John Richardson, football; Larry Rundle, volleyball; John Sciarra, football; Kiki Vandeweghe, basketball; Peter Vidmar, gymnastics.
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| Preceded by Carol Blazejowski |
United States Basketball Female Athlete of the Year 1981 |
Succeeded by Cindy Noble/LaTaunya Pollard |
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