THE ATHLETIC dives into the deep history of Anne Meyers Drysdale's incredible basketball career under the header, "Ann Meyers Drysdale’s legacy: A basketball trailblazer driven by competition." Drysdale "still remembers making her way to Hinkle Fieldhouse" at Butler Univ. in a car consisting of her and three male basketball players. The Pacers were holding three-day tryouts to fill roster spots and Drysdale "made history simply with her presence, as she was the first woman chosen to participate in tryouts for an NBA team." In 1979, she signed a $50,000, no-cut contract with the Pacers -- "another first for a woman." Since then, she became the first player to make the U.S. national team while still in high school; a gold medalist at the 1975 Pan American Games and the 1979 FIBA World Championship; and a silver medalist at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Drysdale attended UCLA and "became the first American woman with a four-year athletic scholarship." Off the court, Drysdale is "an accomplished broadcaster," calling the WNBA, NBA and Olympics as a color analyst. She served as the GM of the WNBA’s Mercury before becoming VP, "a role she still holds."
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