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Many basketball followers say that
Cheryl Miller did for women's
basketball what Julius Erving did
for men's basketball: she took the
game off the court and put it into
the air. With tremendous grace and
athletic ability, Miller established
a legacy throughout her high school
and college career that may never be
equaled. As a scholastic standout at
Riverside (CA) Poly High School,
Miller averaged 32.8 points and 15.0
rebounds through 90 games, dished
out 368 assists and once scored an
incredible 105 points in a game
against Notre Vista in 1982. That
performance was indicative of her
forthcoming collegiate career.
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In guiding Poly High to a four-year
mark of 132-4, Miller became the
first male or female named a Parade
All-America four straight years and
was named Street and Smith's High
School Player of the Year in 1981
and 1982. As a collegiate forward at
Southern California (USC) from
1982-86, Miller helped to bring
women's basketball to the forefront
of American sports. Her superior
athletic ability and engaging
personality placed her among the
elite in the world of college and
professional athletics. In 1986,
Sports Illustrated named Miller the
best male or female player in
college basketball. In a spectacular
career, Miller scored 3,018 career
points -- second to Hall of Famer
Carol Blazejowski -- and was a
four-time All-America. Miller was
named Naismith Player of the Year
three times and earned the Wade
Trophy once. At USC, Miller led the
Trojans to a 112-20 record and NCAA
titles in 1983 and 1984. She was a
member of the NCAA All-Tournament
Team three times and was named NCAA
Tournament MVP in 1983 and 1984.
During her senior season, Miller
picked up her third Naismith Award,
the Broderick Award as the Female
College Basketball Player of the
Year, and established several USC
records, including points (3,018,
23.6 PPG), rebounds (1,534, 12.0 rpg),
field goals made (1,159), free
throws made (700) and steals (462).
In total, Miller holds records in
nine USC categories.
At the international level, Miller
guided the United States to a gold
medal in the 1984 Olympic Games, and
gold medals at the 1983 Pan American
and 1986 Goodwill Games. In 1986,
Miller became the first female ever
nominated for the prestigious
Sullivan Award, and in March of that
year, USC retired her jersey, making
Miller the first Trojan athlete so
honored. Following a brief, but
successful coaching stint at USC,
Miller turned to broadcasting as an
NBA studio analyst for TNT along
with assorted national networks. For
the past three seasons, she has been
head coach of the WNBA's Phoenix
Mercury, and in the 1998 season, led
Phoenix to the WNBA Finals against
eventual champion Houston.
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