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Nancy Lieberman: “I almost liken Ice Cube to Mark Cuban; he’s a culture-changer”
PUBLISHED April 16, 2018 | News
Nancy Lieberman is no stranger to making history. In 1976, she won a silver medal in the first Olympics to include women’s basketball as an event. After playing in NBA-affiliated men’s summer leagues, she was the first woman to play in a professional men’s league (the United States Basketball League) in 1986. In 2009, she became the first woman to […]
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Sports Rush: Big Decision or No Big Deal?
PUBLISHED March 27, 2018 | News
A woman got hired to coach in an established men’s league. And she instantly became the most qualified head honcho in the circuit. This past week, the Big3 basketball league announced Nancy Lieberman would coach the team known as Power. She’s served as a head coach in the G-League and the WNBA and an assistant […]
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Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman becomes first female head coach in BIG3 league
PUBLISHED March 22, 2018 | News
The BIG3 just keeps on adding names to its ever-expanding roster. Ice Cube’s league has a pretty crazy cast of coaches, including Allen Iverson, Gary Payton, Julius Erving, Rick Barry and Charles Oakley. Now the BIG3 is making history, adding Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman as the head coach of the Power. She becomes the first female […]
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Nancy Lieberman becomes first female head coach in a men’s pro sports league
PUBLISHED March 21, 2018 | News
Nancy Liberman is already a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, but her accomplishments in basketball continue to astound. The legendary player who was a three-time All-American, two-time Olympian, WNBA star and currently serves as a broadcaster for the New Orleans Pelicans has been named the new head coach of the Power, […]
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Nancy Lieberman Becomes 1st Woman to Be Named BIG3 Head Coach
PUBLISHED March 21, 2018 | News
Former WNBA player and coach Nancy Lieberman has been hired to be the new head coach of the BIG3’s Power, according to TMZ Sports. “She was a helluva player and she’s a helluva coach,” said BIG3 co-founder Ice Cube. “Nancy’s a winner and I expect her to win in this league.” Lieberman was hired by new BIG3 Commissioner Clyde Drexler, […]
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