If anyone epitomized the expression “There is no I in team,” it was Kim Perrot. The fierce point guard from Lafayette, LA was 5-foot-5 and weighed 132 pounds. She may have been tiny in stature, but she was big in presence.
Although the big three of Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper and Tina Thompson most often were in the spotlight, Perrot was the glue behind the Houston Comets dynasty of the late 1990s, just as women’s professional basketball began a new era. Which is why her passing from lung cancer at the age of 32 on Aug. 19, 1999 left such a huge void. The loss was felt hard amongst the team, across the city of Houston and especially in head coach Van Chancellor.
“She was the glue that held us together. She had the respect of everybody,” he said in an interview with Swish Appeal. “I’ve never seen a player play and had the respect of everyone. She had such a work ethic that is just unbelievable. When she came to practice, I’ve never seen anyone practice harder.”
Interestingly enough, Chancellor originally…
