Nancy Lieberman

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Looking 4ward to Madonna!
Hall of Famer  –  Olympian  –  WNBA Coach/GM  –  Author  –  ESPN/Fox Sports SW Broadcaster  –  NBA D League Head Coach/Asst. GM  –  Motivational Speaker

Basketball Stats

Year G MP FTA FT% ORB DRB AST STL BLK TO PTS AVG  
1997 27 11.2 8 40% 5 25 40 15 2.5 40 65 2.5
Year G FG FGA PCT FT FTA REB AST BLK STL PTS AVG REC
1976 - 77 27 240 507 .473 .83 117 272 212 8 100 563 20.0 23 - 9
1977 - 78 34 281 561 .432 119 163 325 200 12 126 681 20.2 30 - 4
1978 - 79 36 243 508 .478 139 176 216 295 16 144 625 17.4 37 - 1
1979 - 80 37 208 390 .533 145 186 294 295 24 142 561 15.2 35 - 1
TOTAL 134 972 2056 .472 486 642 1167 961 60 512 2430 18.1 125 - 15

Special Accomplishments

WNIT Champion (1978)
2 Time National Champions (1979 and 1980)
3 Time All-American
2 Time Wade Trophy Winner
(National Player of the Year)

Dallas Diamonds

Year RPG APG PPG  
1980 - 81 8.0 8.8 27  
1980 - 81 9.0 9.0 23  

Special Accomplishments

League MVP
1980 - 81 Lost to Nebraska Wranglers (Best of 3 Series)
1981 - 82 - Won WABA Championship
1981 - 82 Named League MVP

Springfield Fame (USBL) - Men's League

Year Min/Game APG PPG  
1986 - 88 11.0 2.8 2.3  

Special Accomplishments

1st Woman to ever play in a men's professional
basketball league

Long Island Knights (USBL) - Men's League

Year Min/Game PPG  
1987 - 88 11.0 3.0  

Washington Generals (Harlem Globetrotters World Tour 1988)

Washington Generals
vs.
Harlem Globetrotters

Record 0-200*

*Poor officiating was cause of record.

Special Accomplishments

In the inaugural season of the WNBA, in 1997, Nancy Lieberman became the oldest player to ever play in the league, at the age of 39.

She would go on to break her own record in 2008 when she returned to the WNBA for one game with the Detroit Shock at the age of 50.