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| Born | July 1, 1958 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Far Rockaway (New York City, New York) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Old Dominion (1976–1980) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 1997: 2 (Elite) round, 15th overall pick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1980–1987, 1997, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1998–2000, 2009–2011, 2015–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1980–1981, 1984 | Dallas Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Springfield Fame | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Long Island Knights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Phoenix Mercury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Detroit Shock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1998–2000 | Detroit Shock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Texas Legends | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nancy Ilizabeth Lieberman (born July 1, 1958), nicknamed "Lady Magic", is an American former professional basketball player and coach in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) who is currently a broadcaster for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as well as the head coach of Power, a team in the BIG3 which she led to its 2018 Championship.[1][2] Lieberman is regarded as one of the greatest figures in American women's basketball.[3][4]
In 2000, she was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame. Lieberman is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame,[5] the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame,[6] the St. Louis Jewish Sports Hall of Fame,[7] and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.[8]
- ^ "Media Guide" (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ "Nancy Lieberman/ Basketball". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ "Nancy Lieberman". Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ Woolum, p. 177
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- ^ "JCC's Jewish Sports Hall of Fame welcomes nine new members: Local News". St. Louis Jewish Light. July 17, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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