WNBA star Nikki McCray-Penson, who was a two-time Olympic gold medalist, Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer and college basketball coach, has died at age 51, Rutgers confirmed on Friday.
Nikki McCray-Penson, a WNBA star and college basketball coach, has died at age 51, Rutgerson Friday. A two-time Olympic gold medalist and Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer, McCray-Penson played for the Washington Mystics and was an All-Star three times before retiring in 2006.
For 16 years, she worked as a women’s basketball coach at several colleges, including Western Kentucky, Mississippi State and, most recently, Rutgers. An official cause of death was not released. In 2013, McCray-Penson was diagnosed with breast cancer and stepped down from her role at MSU in 2021 for health reasons before returning to coaching this past season.
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