Cindy Brogdon

Cindy Brogdon
Personal information
BornFebruary 25, 1957 (1957-02-25) (age 67)
Buford, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High schoolGreater Atlanta Christian
(Norcross, Georgia)
College
WBL draft1979: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the California Dreams
Career history
1980–1981New Orleans Pride
Career highlights and awards
  • WBL All-Pro second team (1981)
  • WBL All-Star (1981)
  • 3× Kodak All-American (1976, 1978, 1979)
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Team competition

Cynthia Jane "Cindy" Brogdon (born February 25, 1957) is an American former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] Brogdon was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.

Biography

Brogdon was born in Buford, Georgia.[2] She attended Greater Atlanta Christian School (Class of 1975) Mercer University in Georgia in 1976 and 1977, before transferring to the University of Tennessee.[3]

She was the first Georgian to play as a member of a United States Olympic Basketball team, and was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.[4]

Brogdon was named to the National team to play at the 1976 Olympics, held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. After losing the opening game to Japan, the USA team beat Bulgaria, but then faced host team Canada. The USA team defeated Canada 84–71. After losing to the USSR, the USA team needed a victory against Czechoslovakia to secure a medal. Brogdon helped the team to an 83–67 win and the silver medal. Brogdon averaged 5.8 points per game.[5]

Brogdon was drafted by the California Dreams in the first round of the Women's Professional Basketball League draft in 1979. She was traded to the New Orleans Pride prior to the season after she had decided to return to school. She played for the Pride during the 1980–81 WBL season[6] where she averaged 14.7 points in 18 games and was named to the WBL All-Pro second team.[7]

She currently works at Northview High School in Johns Creek, Georgia.

Mercer and Tennessee statistics

Sources[8]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1975–76 Mercer 30 902 49.3% 0.0% 83.4% 10.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.1
1976–77 Mercer 28 844 48.6% 0.0% 80.6% 10.2 4.1 0.0 0.0 30.1
1977–78 Tennessee 33 674 48.2% 0.0% 86.4% 7.7 3.6 0.0 0.0 21.7
1978–79 Tennessee 39 784 49.6% 0.0% 81.4% 4.7 3.8 0.0 0.0 20.1
Career 128 3204 49.0% 0.0% 82.7% 8.0 2.9 0.0 0.0 25.0

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cindy Brogdon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  2. ^ "LADY VOLS IN THE OLYMPICS". Tennessee Women's Basketball. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "Olympians, Mercerians: One and the same Former Bears Jimmy Carnes, Cindy Brogdon lead past teams to podium". mercercluster.com. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  4. ^ "Cindy Brogdon" (PDF). Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  5. ^ "Games of the XXIst Olympiad -- 1976". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  6. ^ Ron Higgins (December 28, 1980). "Brogdon better before a crowd". The Times. p. 3D. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "WPBL picks Rosie Walker best player". Omaha World-Herald. May 9, 1981. p. 24. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Tennessee Women's Basketball Media Guide 2022–23" (PDF). utsports.com. p. 166. Retrieved October 4, 2023.


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