Cardie Hicks, also known as Cardte Hicks, is an American former basketball player.[1] Reportedly having a 40-inch vertical leap, she is one of the first women known to have dunked in a professional game, doing so while playing professionally in the Netherlands in 1978.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1955/1956 |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | San Pedro |
| College |
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| Playing career | 1977–1994 |
| Position | Guard/forward/center |
| Career history | |
| 197?–? | Oud-Beijerland |
| 1979–1981 | San Francisco Pioneers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Nicknamed "Magic",[3][4][5] she played basketball at San Pedro High School where she won the Los Angeles City girls' basketball championship in 1972.[6] She attended Long Beach State on a basketball scholarship for three years before transferring to California State University, Northridge for her senior year.[7] During her senior season, she averaged 16.0 points in 15 games.[8]
Following her college career, she played professionally in the Netherland for two seasons[9] where she gained notability in 1978 after having a two-handed alley-oop dunk.[4] She later played two seasons in the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) for the San Francisco Pioneers,[7] averaging 15.7 points in 43 games. She missed the majority of her first season, due to a stress fracture in both legs.[10] In February 1981, she was selected to play in the WBL All-Star game.[11] Following the folding of WBL in 1981, Hicks returned to Europe, playing until 1994, including in Italy and Sweden. In 1997, she tried out for the WNBA Sacramento Monarchs at age 41 but knee problems knocked her out.[4]
References
edit- ^ Sam Gordon (26 March 2018). "Pioneers Cardte Hicks, Musiette McKinney embrace Las Vegas Aces". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Nick Lozito (21 March 2021). "Those who rose". San Francisco Chronicle. p. B1. Retrieved 26 May 2022 – via Pressreader.com.
- ^ Al Morch (25 December 1979). "Let the women show you how to win". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 21. Retrieved 26 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Scott Ostler (18 March 2021). "'Inspiring' dunks of Stanford's Belibi echo a little-known, high-flying S.F. pioneer". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Stephanie Salter (11 December 1980). "Pioneers itchy for season opener". The San Francisco Examiner. p. F2. Retrieved 26 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Reigel (6 March 1986). "Long wait is over for Pirates girls". San Pedro News-Pilot. p. D1. Retrieved 26 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Jim Hart (4 May 1979). "Cardie Hicks had all the moves but her best one was to Holland". San Pedro News-Pilot. p. A3. Retrieved 26 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Women's basketball record book" (PDF). gomatadors.com. Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Jim Hart (24 July 1979). "Hartlines". San Pedro News-Pilot. p. 18. Retrieved 26 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Porter, Karra (2006). Mad seasons : the story of the first Women's Professional Basketball League, 1978-1981. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 109. ISBN 0803287895. Retrieved 26 May 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ "3 All-Star Pioneers". The San Francisco Examiner. 9 February 1981. p. F3. Retrieved 26 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- WPBL statistics at StatsCrew.com