Who Am I
The Legendary Venus Lacy
I was born on February 9, 1967, a 6-foot-4-inch center from Chattanooga, Tennessee of which I became an icon of women's basketball. I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity play the game of basketball and win Championships at every level before a career ending was accident in 1997.
I led Chattanooga's Brainerd High School to the state championship in 1984. I attended Louisiana Tech University, which I led to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship in 1988. My Senior year (1990), Louisiana Tech went undefeated through the regular season and was ranked #1 in the national polls. I was a consensus all-American and was named the WBCA Player of the Year. I finished my NCAA career with 266 points scored in the tournament, putting me among the all-time top 10 women at the time. It was an honor to play along America's best women basketball players as a member of the Gold-Medalist Olympic team of 1996. In 2011, I was inducted into the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame. As an honor of my accomplishments, the City of Chattanooga named Venus Lacy Parkway after me. Now I serve as an advocate for Domestic Violence, while inspiring others and sharing my story all over the world.
I led Chattanooga's Brainerd High School to the state championship in 1984. I attended Louisiana Tech University, which I led to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship in 1988. My Senior year (1990), Louisiana Tech went undefeated through the regular season and was ranked #1 in the national polls. I was a consensus all-American and was named the WBCA Player of the Year. I finished my NCAA career with 266 points scored in the tournament, putting me among the all-time top 10 women at the time. It was an honor to play along America's best women basketball players as a member of the Gold-Medalist Olympic team of 1996. In 2011, I was inducted into the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame. As an honor of my accomplishments, the City of Chattanooga named Venus Lacy Parkway after me. Now I serve as an advocate for Domestic Violence, while inspiring others and sharing my story all over the world.
