First woman to play with the Harlem Globetrotters

Lynette Woodard (USA) joined the Harlem Globetrotters (USA) in 1985, becoming the first woman to play as a member of the world famous team of basketball entertainers. Woodard, a standout at Kansas University (USA), was captain of the 1984 U.S. Olympic gold-medal winning team and a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. She played professionally in Italy and Japan before finishing her career in the Women’s National Basketball Association with the Cleveland Rockers (USA) and Detroit Shock (USA).