Teresa Edwards

Teresa Edwards
Information about the player
birthday	July 19, 1964
place of birth	Cairo , United States
size	180 cm
position	Point guard
college	University of Georgia
WNBA Draft	2003 , Pick 14, Minnesota Lynx
Clubs as active
1987	Primigi Vicenza
1988	Primax magenta
1989-1993	Mitsubishi Nagoya
1994	CB Dorna-Godella Valencia
1995	Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
1996-1998	Atlanta Glory ( ABL )
1998	Philadelphia Rage (ABL)
2002	US Valenciennes Olympic
WNBA clubs as active
2003-2004	Minnesota Lynx

Teresa Edwards (born July 19, 1964 in Cairo , Georgia ) is an American former basketball player . The 1.80 m wide Edwards led the national team of the United States as a construction player in five Olympic Games to four gold medals and one bronze. This makes her the most successful player in the history of Olympic basketball competitions. In addition, she was twice world champion with the national team.

Career

college

Teresa Edwards played for Georgia Lady Bulldogs, the University of Georgia women's basketball team, from 1982-1986 while studying .

In the club

After graduating from university, Edwards moved to Italy in the absence of a US professional league, where she was Italian champion and winner of the national championship cup in 1987 with Primigi Vicenza . After another year in Italy at Primax Magenta, she played in Japan for the Mitsubishi factory team. In 1994 Edwards returned to Europe and signed with CB Dorna-Godella Valencia , where she reached the final of the Euroleague Women , but lost it. She then played in France for Tarbes Gespe Bigorre , before moving to the newly formed American Basketball League at Atlanta Glory, where she also temporarily took on the role of head coach. In 1998 Edwards went to Philadelphia Rage, where she was active until the end of the league just six months later. However, she refused a move to the WNBA , as she could only receive a low salary as a league newcomer . Instead, Edwards played again in France in 2002 and won the Euroleague Women with US Valenciennes Olympic. In 2003 she decided to move to the WNBA, where she was active for the Minnesota Lynx for two years . She then ended her active career and became an assistant coach at the Lynx in 2006.

In the national team

With the US selection Edwards took part in five Olympic Games ( 1984 in Los Angeles , 1988 in Seoul , 1992 in Barcelona , 1996 in Atlanta and 2000 in Sydney ) and won the gold medal except in 1992. In 1992, the US team took third place. At the Atlanta Games she was given the honor of swearing the Olympic oath . At the basketball world championships in 1986 and 1990 she was part of the world championship team. She also won a bronze medal with the team there in 1994 .

Records and records

Edwards is the only female basketball player to have participated in five Olympic Games and is also the most successful with four gold medals and one bronze medal. She is both the youngest and oldest female basketball player to win an Olympic gold medal. As the only player in the short history of the American Basketball League , she could score at least 40 points in one game (she scored four times in total).

See also

• List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Web links

• WNBA player profile
• Statistics about the player on basketball-reference.com (engl.)
• FIBA overview of participation in international tournaments
• FIBA Europe overview of participation in European tournaments
• Biography on the official Sports Illustrated website ( Memento from May 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
• Entry in the Sports Hall of Fame of Georgia (English)
• Teresa Edwards in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame At: Hoophall website; Springfield, MA, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017 (in English).