Throughout her illustrious career as a player and coach, Teresa Weatherspoon has been a standard bearer.
She was part of the first class of players to enter the WNBA, allocated to the New York Liberty when the league launched in 1997. When she came into the league, she already had earned an NCAA title with Louisiana Tech in 1988, an Olympic gold medal in 1988 and a bronze medal in 1992; she also played overseas for eight years.
Spoon played eight seasons (1997-2004) in the W, seven of which were with the Liberty, with tremendous heart and spirit, enabling her to become one of the most beloved players. Perhaps she is best remembered for “The Shot” in Game 2 of the 1999 Finals against the Houston Comets, draining a halfcourt heave with 2.4 seconds left to give the Liberty the victory.
Since then, she accumulated additional accomplishments. She was the head coach at her alma mater Louisiana Tech from 2009-2014, the Liberty’s director of player development from 2015-2019 and a two-way player development and assistant coach for the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans. She also was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.
Now, she again adds to her resume. She is the new head coach of the Chicago Sky.
With Spoon, the Sky are aiming high
“We are thrilled to…
