Chamique Holdsclaw Stats, News, Bio & Games - WNBA.com Privacy Policy You dont have to keep it inside. Shes on the road a lot, speaking at college campuses about mental health. And I dont get upset with myself so much when I fail at something. We would go out, and I just wanted to party, trying to mask it socially. She won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, and she guided the Tennessee Lady Volunteers to three NCAA titles (1996-98). On December 17, 2008, the Atlanta Dream traded the 13th pick in the 2009 WNBA draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for the rights to Holdsclaw. I knew something was up but definitely wasnt thinking it was going to be a proposal.. Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw (born August 9, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars. And it doesnt. Bridesmaids for Holdsclaw included former players Murriel Page and Dominique Canty. For a reason, Holdsclaw had to grow up fast and take the responsibility of the household as normally as possible. According to the source, the national average salary for a Mental Health Advocate is $43,722 in the United States. As part of Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2018, Chamique 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Were there for her, were always going to support her because of what shes meant to us.. 1 pick in the WNBA draft in 1999. You should not be ashamed. She won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2000 Sydney Olympic. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (CO/IL/IN/LA/MD/MI/NJ/OH/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500(VA). [1] Holdsclaw, though, had her own battles away from the court. In 1996, 1997 and 1998, Holdsclaw was named to the Final Four All Tournament team.[6]. She was in denial. List of NCAA Division I College Teams and APR scores, was inducted into the Womens Basketball Hall of Fame, WNBA Draft 2023 results: Pick-by-pick tracker for every selection, 2023 WNBA Mock Draft: Projecting all 36 picks, Breanna Stewart and Candace Parker have ushered in the WNBAs superteam era, Brittney Griner says shell play in WNBA this season in first social media post since release, Brittney Griner is back on the court but a long way from back to normal, Brittney Griners prisoner exchange wasnt a sports trade. Follow KK Ottesen on Twitter:@kkOttesen Holdsclaw posts up against Naismith Hall of Famer Katie Smith in 2010. In 2006, she was rushed to the hospital for a suicide attempt which she kept from her teammates until she revealed it in a 2012 autobiography. Where are they now: Catching up with Chamique Holdsclaw CHAMIQUE HOLDSCLAW: Probably at the age of I would say 9 or 10. According to reports, Holdsclaw followed Jennifer Lacy (her ex and teammate with the Atlanta Dream in 2009) in her car, smashed windows in Lacy's car with a baseball bat, and even fired a gunshot. Chamique Holdsclaw, a Tennessee women's basketball and WNBA legend, dropped in to offer words of encouragement and discuss her time playing under Pat Summitt. In sharing your story with young people and others, what advice do you give? Chamique Holdsclaw confronts her 'little secret' of depression A native of Queens, New York, Chamique Holdsclaw was born on August 9, 1977, under the star sign Leo. Years later, Chamique would take them both back to that same stadium to ask Cara to marry her. Her self-published volume has been well-reviewed but more importantly, it has led to a successful speaking tour, and a new . People are coming to my house and its like an out of body experience like Im not there, she said. Her style of play she was listed as a guard/forward/center by the WNBA ahead of the draft in 1999 was ahead of its time and helped her break into the mainstream and attract national television audiences. Edneisha Curry and Brittany Jackson were in attendance, along with some of Holdsclaws former coaches, including Mickie DeMoss, Holly Warlick and Nikki Caldwell. ' Randall said. It didnt work. And the woman, she was like, Two or three times NCAA player of the year. The only thing I could think about was putting it to my head, she said. I was really moody - temper tantrums, you know, high levels of irritability. After all, Holdsclaw, a 6'2" sophomore forward from Astoria, N.Y., didn't just start the opener of her freshman season; she also averaged 12.7 points and 8.0 rebounds Wright says she was star struck by Holdsclaw immediately, but then found herself pleasantly surprised by the conversations they shared. Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw a.k.a. All-time WNBA standings: No. For us to sit there and pull back those layers two old friends just kicking it, being real with each other, said Holdsclaw. People said I was crazy for trying to help myself. All-time WNBA standings: No. Breanna Stewarts Boyfriend JayVaughn Pinkston. She and her wife welcomed their first child to the family last December: Cairo Holdsclaw. [16], Atlanta police issued an arrest warrant for Holdsclaw on November 15, 2012 after Holdsclaw allegedly attacked her ex-girlfriend's car with a baseball bat and shot at the car. I created a video from all the pictures and videos throughout our relationship and got down on one knee, said Holdsclaw, boasting that the proposal came as a total surprise for Wright. Holdsclaw has made good on the promise she made in the L.A hospital room. This was not an easy decision, she said in a statement at the time. Tremendous Upside is one of the few sports podcasts in APMs lineup, and it holds its own. Chamique Holdsclaw Opens Up About Relationships With Jennifer - YouTube The big thing has been accepting responsibility. This concept is not lost on the ultra-private couple, which is why it is so profound that they have chosen to forsake a little of their privacy to share their love story with the world. 23 through No. Basketball always came so easily to her, she remembered, that Summitt constantly searched for ways to challenge her. Nike inked her to a five-year endorsement deal with a reported annual payout of more than $500,000, or about 10 times her WNBA salary. Holdsclaws former teammates are divided over whether they believe enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame would mean anything to her even if she doesnt get in, shes still a Hall of Famer, McCray-Penson said but they all recognize just how dominant she was. On March 21, 2005, Holdsclaw was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for DeLisha Milton-Jones. She was traded to the Sparks in 2004 after missing the final 13 games of the season with what she later shared was depression. Just to see how hes grown as a black man is powerful. I am so proud of Chamique for sharing her story and being a voice to the voiceless, advocating to end the stigma of mental illness, Cara said. Sitting in a coffee shop in suburban Virginia, less than five miles from where she began her professional career, Holdsclaw isnt a basketball star anymore. As should be expected of a couple in love, each woman is not shy about doting on the other. Robert Mora/NBAE via Getty Images Mostly because you know what a regimen is. Its kind of like my situation. But she will force herself sometimes. I became really good at that. 1. While fans were cheering for their favorite teams, a real-life love-and-basketball situation was simmering in the stands. EXCLUSIVE: Basketball legend Chamique Holdsclaw ties the knot! Required fields are marked *. I went down there and she was just like, Meek. During her subsequent seasons in the WNBA, Holdsclaw continued to improve her numbers. Lacy told police that Holdsclaw then attacked her vehicle with a baseball bat, and fired a gun into the car before dousing the vehicle in gasoline in an assumed prelude to setting fire to the car. Tremendous Upside reveals a side of top athletes never shown in their highlight clips. He appeared in the film talking about his own struggles with mental health, which he revealed when he thanked his psychiatrist after the Lakers won 2010 NBA title. No. Thats just how he plays.. (Harper, then Kellie Jolly, joked that her father used to ask coaches on recruiting visits where Holdsclaw was going.) She also helped lead Tennessee to two SEC regular season titles in 1998 and 1999 and to three SEC tournament championships in 1996, 1998 and 1999. Holdsclaw's attorney Ed Garland said his client "felt that to honestly accept what her actions were was best for everyone concerned". In 2002, despite missing several games with an ankle injury, Holdsclaw averaged a double-double per game with 19.9 points and 11.5 rebounds. With a little more than five minutes left in an Elite Eight game against North Carolina in 1998 and Tennessees chances of a third consecutive NCAA womens basketball title slipping away, coach Pat Summitt called a timeout. Kayana Traylor looks ahead to her first season in Chicago. [7] After this selection, Holdsclaw gained the distinction of being the first, and only, female athlete to appear on the cover of SLAM magazine. Holdsclaw was a constant part of the team's offense and a starter that season, despite an injury that kept her out several games toward the end of the season. Chamique Holdsclaw is a retired American basketball player who played in the WNBA for Washington Mystics (1999-2004), Los Angeles Sparks (2005-2007), Atlanta Dream (2009), and San Antonio Silver Stars (2010). [Tennessee womens basketball coach Pat] Summitt used to tell us: Be accountable. Holdsclaw was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.