Carla McGhee
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Full name | Carla Renee McGhee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | March 6, 1968 Peoria, Illinois | (age 56)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carla Renee McGhee (born March 6, 1968, in Peoria, Illinois) is an American former basketball player most notable for her career at the University of Tennessee. She was injured in a car crash in October 1987 and was in a coma for 47 hours, suffering brain injuries and breaking nearly every bone in her face. She was told she'd never play again.[1] She was a member of the gold medal-winning 1996 Olympic Team.[2]
As a member of the
She played one season in the ABL for the Atlanta Glory, averaging 8.2 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game in 26 games. She has played six pro seasons abroad in Germany (1990–91, 1998), Spain (1991–93) and Italy (1993–95). McGhee was a Spanish League and Spanish/Italian League All-Star in 1993.[citation needed]
She played for the
USA Basketball
McGhee was named to the team representing the US at the
McGhee was selected to be a member of the USA team invited to the
McGhee was selected to represent the US at the 1995 Pan American Games. However, only four teams committed to participate in the women's basketball competition, so that event was cancelled.[6]
McGhee's final event as a member of the USA team was the
References
- ISBN 9780380975884.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carla McGhee". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ Basketball Reference
- ^ "1987 Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ "TWELFTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN -- 1994". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
- ^ "Twelfth Pan American Games -- 1995". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "Games of the XXVIth Olympiad -- 1996". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2010.