Two-time Olympic champion McCray-Penson dead at 51
The HinduTwo-time Olympic champion and three-time Women’s NBA All-Star guard Nikki McCray-Penson has died at age 51, Rutgers University’s women’s basketball team announced Friday. “We will miss her dearly but will keep Nikki’s memory alive in our hearts.” McCray-Penson had been a head coach at Old Dominion and Mississippi State before joining the Rutgers staff. “I am heartbroken that cancer has taken that light from us, but I know that she would want us to be the ones to carry it on in her absence.” “Our programme, our sport and most importantly her family lost an amazing woman - mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, coach, mentor - today,” South Carolina’s women’s team tweeted. “Nikki McCray-Penson was part of our foundation and made us the program we are, one personal relationship at a time.” Among those who played on that South Carolina championship squad was A’ja Wilson, a two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player for the reigning champion Las Vegas Aces.
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