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| BIO OF FOUNDER |
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Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil: Head Coach
of Adidas Nation All-American Teams, TeamXpress National Travel Team,
former Texas women's basketball Assistant Coach, All-American, National
Player of the Year, WNBA Executive, Olympian and 10 year pro standout
and was inducted into The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in April of
2006. |
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Professional Career |
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Assistant Coach, (NCAA) University
of Texas Longhorns (2006-2007) |
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Chief Operating Officer (COO), WNBA’s San Antonio Silver Stars (2002-2006) |
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Director of Development for Women’s Basketball, San Antonio Spurs (1999-2002) |
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Played professionally from 1989-2001 in Turkey, Japan and
Italy before returning to the United States and finishing her career
with stints with the Long Beach StingRays and San Jose Lasers in the
ABL and the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA, European Championship MVP & Leading
Scorer, Turkish League MVP and Japanese League MVP |
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European Champion (1990), Four times Turkish Women Basketball
League Championship winner, two with Galatasaray and two with Fenerbahce
Istanbul |
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Basketball Honors / Professional Accomplishments / Professional Stats |
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Inducted into the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame (2003) |
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San Antonio Business Journal, 40 Under 40 Recipient WNBA Chief Operating Officer (2001) |
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Inducted into the San Antonio Hall for Fame Inducted into the University of Texas Hall of Honors (2000) |
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Turkish Basketball League (small forward) (1999) |
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League Champion |
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Turkish Cup Champion |
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League and team Most Valuable Player |
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Scoring leader |
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Team most valuable player |
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27.6 points, 7.9 rebounds |
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Inducted into the Texas Hall of Fame (1997) |
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American Basketball League (small forward) (1997) |
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Premier Player and All-Star team |
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14.9 points, 4.6 rebounds |
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Turkish Basketball League (small forward) (1994 to 1996) |
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League Champion (1994-1996) |
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League and team most valuable player and scoring leader |
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Turkish Cup Champion |
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All-Turkish (1994-1996) |
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28.2 points, 9.8 rebounds (1996) |
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30 points, 10.1 rebounds (1995) |
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29.4 points, 10 rebounds (1994) |
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Japanese Basketball League, Kyoseki (team) (small forward) (1992 to 1993) |
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League runner-up |
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League scoring leader |
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All-Japan (All-Tournament team) |
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All-Japan (First team) |
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29 points, 10 rebounds |
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Japanese Basketball League; Kyoseki (team) (small forward) (1991 to 1992) |
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League runner-up |
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All-Japan (All-Tournament Team) |
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All-Japan (First Team) |
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25.3 points, 13.1 rebounds |
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European Cup Basketball Championship (small forward) (1990 to 1991) |
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League Champion |
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League Most Valuable player |
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League Scoring Leader |
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25 points, 9.9 rebounds |
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Italian Basketball League; Conad, Cesena (team) (small forward) |
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League runner-up |
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Team Most Valuable Player |
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League top 5 in Scoring |
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All-Star Team |
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25.3 points, 10 rebounds |
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Italian Basketball League; Unicar, Cesena (team) (small forward) (1989 to 1990) |
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League Champion |
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Team Most Valuable Player |
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Team Scoring Leader |
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League Top 10 in Scoring |
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League All-Star Team |
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22 points, 10 rebounds |
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USA Basketball |
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Played on the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team, which received a bronze medal in Barcelona ... was the team's second-leading scorer (13.0 ppg) & lead the team in 3pt field goal percentage |
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Played on USA Basketball squads that collected gold medals in the 1986 World Championship, the 1986 and 1994 Goodwill Games, and the 1988 Pan American Games |
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Alternate on the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team |
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At Texas |
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Most decorated player in the history of University of Texas Basketball
Garnered National Player of the Year recognition, receiving
the Naismith Award in both 1987 and 1989 and the Wade Trophy in 1989 |
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As a senior in 1988-89, named Naismith National Player
of the Year, U.S. Basketball Writers Association National Player of the
Year, Champion and Mercedes Benz National Player of the Year |
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A two-time Kodak All-American and Naismith All-American,
U.S. Basketball Writes Association All-American at the University of Texas
(1987, 1989) … consensus All-American |
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Earned Most Outstanding Player honors as a freshman at
the 1986 Final Four, leading Texas to the NCAA Championship with a flawless
34-0 mark Also led Texas to the NCAA Final Four (1986) and to
the Final Eight twice (1988, 1989) |
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Named to both the NCAA and the Southwest Conference “Team of the
Decade” for the 1980s, earning top honors as the SWC’s “Athlete
of the Decade” |
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Tallied 2,008 points during her collegiate career for an
average of 20 ppg … in the Texas career record book, she stands:
1st, scoring average; 3rd, scoring; 4th, rebound average (8.7 rpg); 5th,
field goal pct. (.539); 8th, rebounding (887) |
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Set Texas single season records (as a senior) for points
(843), scoring average (26.3 ppg) and free throws made (188) |
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| Mission |
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A non-profit 501 (c)(3) sports based mentoring organization.
Its mission is to empower girls through sports by providing
positive role models; encouraging literacy, goal setting
and community volunteerism; and creating opportunities
for girls to participate in basketball as a summer time
activity with a goal of securing NCAA athletic scholarships |
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TeamXpress |
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PMB# 269 |
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6705 Hwy 290W, Suite 502 |
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Austin, TX 78735 |
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512.619.0080 |
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FAX |
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512.394.0826 |
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E-Mail Us |
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info@teamxpress.org |
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