Holdsclaw Inducted Into Washington DC Sports Hall Of Fame

Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee women’s basketball’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder was inducted into the Washington D.C. Sports Hall of Fame Sunday at Nationals Park.

The formal induction ceremony was held prior to the Washington Nationals-Cincinnati Reds Major League Baseball game.

The #1 overall pick in the 1999 WNBA Draft, Holdsclaw spent the first six of her 11 pro seasons with the Washington Mystics. She earned WNBA Rookie of the Year honors and claimed five of her six WNBA All-Star awards while playing in the nation’s capital.

During her time with the Mystics, Holdsclaw led the league in scoring in 2002 and rebounding in 2002 and 2003, was a three-time All-WNBA second-team selection and averaged 18.3 points and nine rebounds per game.