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Swoopes named one of Top 20 in WNBA History

Sheryl Swoopes’ mark on women’s basketball won’t soon be forgotten.

The former Texas Tech Lady Raider was one of the 20 honored Tuesday when the WNBA named its 20 greatest and most influential players in its history to help celebrate its 20th season,

“I think you could argue Sheryl is the best women’s basketball player of her generation,” Former Lady Raider coach Marsha Sharp said in a Texas Tech news release. “Whatever it took to lift her team to a win, she was able to take her game to that level. That is obviously something you only see out of the very best athletes, and as a coach, you can’t give a higher compliment to a player.