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...heard the talk about Chamique Holdsclaw being the Michael Jordan of women's basketball, you'd say she has some nerve picking Jordan's number 23 as her own. She's just 21, not even a pro, still a senior and a forward for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols. What hype! What hubris! And how do you expect us to pronounce a name like that...
Hold on. The number on her jersey is not some power grab at now vacant Airness but an allusion to the most important person in Holdsclaw's life. It refers to the 23rd Psalm, the one that begins "The Lord is my shepherd," taught to her by her grandmother June, who's been closer than a mother since Holdsclaw was 11 and her parents divorced. "I told her when she was little, anything you want, ask Him," says June. The Psalm provides this provocative promise: "Thou anointest my head with oil." So there's more than crossing Jordan involved here...
Sports attorney Kenton Edelin, who represents New York Liberty star Rebecca Lobo, says Holdsclaw's endorsement options are "unlimited." Estimates of her earning potential, including marketing, range upward to $2 million to $3 million a year. Now, as Holdsclaw prepares to graduate, agents clamor in the wings, and executives from the pro teams pray and hold their breath. Nike and Adidas have already made their interests known...
Both teams played their up-tempo style from the opening tip. The Huskies got their only lead of the half early on Walters' 3-pointer, but Holdsclaw scored the next three baskets as part of a 10-2 run capped by Kellie Jolly's four-point play...
Tennessee led 42-36 at halftime. The Lady Vols outrebounded UConn 47-32, led by Holdsclaw's nine...