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Cheryl Miller (USA)

Born on January 03, 1964, in Riverside (California),USA.

Height:

187cm (6'1")

Position:

Forward

Nationality:

USA

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Enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame on September 12, 2010.

Clubs

Riverside Polytechnic High School: 1978-1982
University of Southern California (USC): 1982-1986
As a coach: Assistant Coach at USC (1986-1991),Head Coach of USC (1993-1995) and Head Coach of the Phoenix Mercury (1997-2000)
As an executive: General Manager of the Phoenix Mercury (1997-2000)

Club Highlights

2 times NCAA Champion: 1983 and 1984

National Team

Olympic Gold medalist in Los Angeles 1984
World Champion in Moscow 1986
Silver medalist in the 1983 World Championship in Sao Paulo
Gold medalist in the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas
Gold medalist in the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow

Individual Highlights

4 times named to the Parade All-American High School Team (first basketball player,male or female,to ever accomplish this): 1978-1982
2 times Street&Smith's Player of the Year: 1981 and 1982
1981 Dial Award,presented annually to the male and female American high-school athlete/scholar of the year
Scored an all-time record of 105 pts. for Riverside Polytechnic High School in a game vs. Notre Vista High School in 1982
Became the first woman to ever dunk the ball during the above-mentioned 1982 game
3 times College Player of the Year: 1984,1985 and 1986
2 times MVP of the NCAA Final Four: 1983 and 1984
4 times All-American Honors: 1982-1986 (1982-1983: Kodak,ABA-USA,Naismith and Fast Break All-American…1983-1984: Kodak,ABA-USA,Street&Smith's,Naismith and NBA Today All-American…1984-1985: Kodak,ABA-USA,Naismith and Wade All-American…1985-1986: Kodak,ABA-USA,Naismith All-American)
1984-1985 ESPN Female Athlete of the Year
Top scorer (3,018 points),best scoring average (22.3 points per game) and top rebounder (1,534 rebounds) in the history of USC
Broke USC's all-time scoring records three times in 1985: 40 points vs. Cal State Fullerton,43 points vs. Louisiana Tech and 45 points vs. Arizona
Commissioner for the 1985 Los Angeles Olympic Committee Summer Youth Games
Named Player of the Decade (1980s) by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)
USC retired her #31 jersey in November 2006