Nancy Elizabeth Lieberman (born July 1, 1958)
Nicnamed "Lady Magic," Lieberman had a storied international career during the 1970s and1980s and is considered one of the best female basketball players in history. She earned an Olympic silver medal with the United States in 1976. In 1986, Lieberman was the first woman to play in a men's professional basketball league (USBL). After retiring as a player in the Women's national Basketball League (WNBA), Nancy Lieberman was named general manager and head coach of the WNBA's Detroit Shock in 1998. She helmed the team to the highest winning percentage of any expansion team in professional sports and was runner-up for Coach of the Year. Lieberman took on another leadership role, when she served as president of the Women's Sports Foundation for two years. Later, she served as head coach of the Dallas Fury of the NWBL, where she guided the team to a championship title. On November 5, 2009, she was appointed as the first female head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA), taking the leadership role as head coach for the Dallas Mavericks' NBA D-League Team, Texas Legends.
As of July 30th the Sacramento Kings are planning to offer Nancy Lieberman an assistant coach position, which she will officially accept the following week. Lieberman, 57, will be the NBA's second female assistant coach, joining the San Antonio Spurs' Becky Hammon.
Nicnamed "Lady Magic," Lieberman had a storied international career during the 1970s and1980s and is considered one of the best female basketball players in history. She earned an Olympic silver medal with the United States in 1976. In 1986, Lieberman was the first woman to play in a men's professional basketball league (USBL). After retiring as a player in the Women's national Basketball League (WNBA), Nancy Lieberman was named general manager and head coach of the WNBA's Detroit Shock in 1998. She helmed the team to the highest winning percentage of any expansion team in professional sports and was runner-up for Coach of the Year. Lieberman took on another leadership role, when she served as president of the Women's Sports Foundation for two years. Later, she served as head coach of the Dallas Fury of the NWBL, where she guided the team to a championship title. On November 5, 2009, she was appointed as the first female head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA), taking the leadership role as head coach for the Dallas Mavericks' NBA D-League Team, Texas Legends.
As of July 30th the Sacramento Kings are planning to offer Nancy Lieberman an assistant coach position, which she will officially accept the following week. Lieberman, 57, will be the NBA's second female assistant coach, joining the San Antonio Spurs' Becky Hammon.
The Drink:
Arctic Summer
1 1/2 oz gin
3/4 oz apricot brandy
1 tsp grenadine
4 oz sparkling bitter lemon soda
3/4 oz apricot brandy
1 tsp grenadine
4 oz sparkling bitter lemon soda
Drinkability: medium
Drunkability: low
Drunkability: low
Taxic Diversity: yucky? Medicine?
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: "OH makes it again, the rest of us stop drinking"
Comments: (Curator's notes - I have no idea why we suddenly switched off the number system for the first time ever here...)
From "Women in Men's Pro Sports" hosted by BoilerMaker
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