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Born | February 25, 1957 67) Buford, Georgia, U.S. | (age||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
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WBL draft | 1979: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the California Dreams | |||||||||||||||
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1980–1981 | New Orleans Pride | ||||||||||||||
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||
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Cynthia Jane "Cindy" Brogdon (born February 25, 1957) is an American former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1] Brogdon was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.
Brogdon was born in Buford, Georgia. [2] She attended Greater Atlanta Christian School (Class of 1975) Mercer University in Georgia in 1976 and 1977, before transferring to the University of Tennessee. [3]
She was the first Georgian to play as a member of a United States Olympic Basketball team, and was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. [4]
Brogdon was named to the National team to play at the 1976 Olympics, held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. After losing the opening game to Japan, the USA team beat Bulgaria, but then faced host team Canada. The USA team defeated Canada 84–71. After losing to the USSR, the USA team needed a victory against Czechoslovakia to secure a medal. Brogdon helped the team to an 83–67 win and the silver medal. Brogdon averaged 5.8 points per game. [5]
Brogdon was drafted by the California Dreams in the first round of the Women's Professional Basketball League draft in 1979. She was traded to the New Orleans Pride prior to the season after she had decided to return to school. She played for the Pride during the 1980–81 WBL season [6] where she averaged 14.7 points in 18 games and was named to the WBL All-Pro second team. [7]
She currently works at Northview High School in Johns Creek, Georgia.
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
1975–76 | Mercer | 30 | 902 | 49.3% | 0.0% | 83.4% | 10.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.1 |
1976–77 | Mercer | 28 | 844 | 48.6% | 0.0% | 80.6% | 10.2 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.1 |
1977–78 | Tennessee | 33 | 674 | 48.2% | 0.0% | 86.4% | 7.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.7 |
1978–79 | Tennessee | 39 | 784 | 49.6% | 0.0% | 81.4% | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.1 |
Career | 128 | 3204 | 49.0% | 0.0% | 82.7% | 8.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 |
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