Ann Meyers, Rita Easterling, Lusia Harris and other women’s basketball legends were selected in a groundbreaking draft in 1978
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Former WBL player Kathy DeBoer has always fought for women’s sports
In her dual-sport career, DeBoer filed a Title IX lawsuit as a college student, played professional basketball and coached college volleyball
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Locked on Women’s Basketball: 1976 silver medalist and Naismith Hall of Famer Gail Marquis talks Olympics, WBL and HOF
Gail recaps the ceremony and discusses her favorite basketball memories with Natalie Heavren
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Locked On Women’s Basketball: If Not For Them docuseries shines a light on decades of history
Natalie and executive producer Brenda VanLengen discuss the upcoming project that explores the history of women’s basketball
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If Not For Them showcases decades of women’s basketball history
‘It didn’t just happen that all of a sudden, girls could play in front of TV cameras and have 10 million people watch them in the final’
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Locked on Women’s Basketball: Intersection of AIAW, Title IX and WBL Trailblazers with Elizabeth Galloway-McQuitter
Elizabeth Galloway-McQuitter from Legends of the Ball spoke about the importance of knowing the history of the game — WBL and Title IX
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Gail Marquis was destined to move women’s basketball forward
‘I understand my role was to keep pushing the game forward’
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How Linnell Jones-McKenney made her hoop dreams come true
Jones-McKenney’s story reads like a myth, but she is a legend
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How Lisa Thomas grew from well-rounded athlete to well-rounded human
Thomas blazed a trail uniquely her own, propping the door open for women in three arenas where the door is too frequently closed
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Locked on Women’s Basketball: Anita Ortega’s impact and legacy on and off the court
Natalie and Anita Ortega discuss how she got started playing basketball and her time at UCLA — the San Francisco Pioneers