![]() Holdsclaw in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Queens, New York, U.S. | August 9, 1977|||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||
High school | Christ the King (Queens, New York) | |||||||||||||||||
College | Tennessee (1995–1999) | |||||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 1999: 1st round, 1st overall pick | |||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1999–2010 | |||||||||||||||||
Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||
Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
1999–2004 | Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||||
2010 | San Antonio Silver Stars | |||||||||||||||||
2013 | Southern Lady Generals | |||||||||||||||||
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||
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Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw (born August 9, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars.[1] She announced her retirement from the Los Angeles Sparks on June 11, 2007,[2] though she eventually came out of retirement to play with the Atlanta Dream for the 2009 WNBA Season. Holdsclaw was inducted into the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015,[3] and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.[4]