Jennifer Azzi

Jennifer Azzi is used to being a winner. She has been playing basketball for nearly her entire life, and she continues to be successful.

 

She grew up in Tennessee. During her high school career she played on a team that did not know the word defeat...they never lost. All through her senior year people were waiting to see where she would choose to go to college. Many schools wanted her for her abilities as an athlete and her academic skills. People expected her to go to a school in Tennessee, they had a strong basketball program and a winning record. She shocked a lot of people in the business when she decided to attend Stanford. They had been recruiting her hard. They needed her abilities as a point guard. Stanford's women's basketball team was not strong. They lacked talent in areas on the court and needed some fresh players. It was difficult for Jennifer at first to be at Stanford. She was used to winning...always, and now she was on a team that rarely saw a victory.

 

She was determined to not let up and to help the team grow. Along with several new recruits the team began to win. Over the next four years Stanford went from last to best. In the 1989-1990 season the Stanford Cardinals took there team to the Pac-10 championships and shocked the world with a win. During this time Jennifer won several awards including Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Final Four.

 

After college she went to Sweden so she could continue to play the sport she loved. She was there for five seasons from 1993-1995. She came home in 1995 and became a member of the U.S. National Team. In 1996 she and the rest of the National Team headed for the Olympics. They brought home the gold.

 

Azzi is now playing in the American Basketball League (ABL), the first professional league for women that was formed in the USA. She is an important player on the San Jose Lasers.

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