“She was the one who really got women’s basketball going.”
That’s what John Wooden had to say about Ann Meyers Drysdale. She has impacted the sport of basketball as a college athlete, Olympic athlete, professional athlete, and sports journalist. She currently works in the NBA and WNBA, but she has played about every role there is in the world of basketball.
Meyers Drysdale comes from an athletic family. Her father was a guard for Marquette University and also played for the Shooting Stars, a professional team in Milwaukee. She is one of 11 children and not the only UCLA standout.