March 6, 1968 (1968-03-06) (age 56) Peoria, Illinois
Medal record
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta
Team competition
World Championship
1994 Sydney
Team competition
Jones Cup
1987 Taipei
Team competition
Goodwill Games
1994 St. Petersburg
Team competition
Carla Renee McGhee (born March 6, 1968, in Peoria, Illinois) is an American former basketball player most notable for her career at the University of Tennessee. She was injured in a car crash in October 1987 and was in a coma for 47 hours, suffering brain injuries and breaking nearly every bone in her face. She was told she'd never play again.[1] She was a member of the gold medal-winning 1996 Olympic Team.[2]
As a member of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, McGhee won two national championships at Tennessee (1987 and 1989) in three-tournament appearances. She averaged 6.1 points per game and 5.1 rebounds per game for her collegiate career. She was named to the 1987 Tennessean All-Freshman team.
She played one season in the ABL for the Atlanta Glory, averaging 8.2 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game in 26 games. She has played six pro seasons abroad in Germany (1990–91, 1998), Spain (1991–93) and Italy (1993–95). McGhee was a Spanish League and Spanish/Italian League All-Star in 1993.[citation needed]
She played for the Orlando Miracle in the WNBA from 1999 to 2002.[3]
^VanDerveer, Tara (1997). Shooting from the outside : how a coach and her Olympic team transformed women's basketball. with Joan Ryan. New York: Avon Books. p. 17. ISBN 9780380975884.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carla McGhee". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
^"Carla McGhee WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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