| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 25, 1957 (1957-02-25) (age 68) Buford, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | |||||||||||||||
| WBL draft | 1979: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | California Dreams | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | New Orleans Pride | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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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 formerbasketball player who competed in the1976 Summer Olympics.[1] Brogdon was inducted into theWomen's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.
Brogdon was born inBuford, Georgia.[2] She attendedGreater Atlanta Christian School (Class of 1975)Mercer University in Georgia in 1976 and 1977, before transferring to theUniversity of Tennessee.[3]
She was the first Georgian to play as a member of a United States Olympic Basketball team, and was inducted into theGeorgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.[4]
Brogdon was named to the National team to play at the 1976 Olympics, held inMontreal,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 theCalifornia Dreams in the first round of theWomen's Professional Basketball League draft in 1979. She was traded to theNew Orleans Pride prior to the season after she had decided to return to school. She played for the Pride during the1980–81 WBL season[6] where she averaged 14.7 points in 18 games and was named to theWBL All-Pro second team.[7]
She currently works at Northview High School inJohns Creek, Georgia.
Sources[8]
| 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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