Former South Carolina basketball assistant coach Nikki McCray-Penson has passed away. She was 51 years old.
McCray-Penson was one of the best SEC basketball players of all-time as she was a dominant force and a two-time SEC Player of the Year for the Tennessee Volunteers under Hall of Fame UT head coach Pat Summitt.
McCray-Penson also won two Olympic gold medals (1996 and 2000) and a world championship in international competition and was the MVP of the ABL in 1997 with the Columbus Quest. After transitioning to the WNBA, she became an All-Star for the Washington Mystics.