Jen Gillom at a glance
June 4, 2009 at 2:30AM
• All-America center at Mississippi, named Southeastern Conference Female Athlete of the Year in 1986
• Member of U.S. gold medal-winning team in 1988 Olympics
• One of first players signed by WNBA; played for Phoenix for six seasons and for Los Angeles for one from 1997 to 2003
• Head coach of Xavier College Prep in Phoenix the past five seasons during the WNBA offseason
• Joined Lynx as an assistant last season
• Will be inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame on June 13, her 45th birthday
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Caitlin Clark brought her golf game and a big buzz to the LPGA Tour on Wednesday when the basketball star played in a pro-am that attracted a bigger crowd than the tour often gets for its tournament rounds.
