Dena Head, the Glossary
Dena Head (born August 16, 1970) is an American retired women's basketball player.[1]
Table of Contents
60 relations: All-America, Baker College, Basketball, Basketball positions, Bilbao, Brazil, Canton, Michigan, Carla McGhee, Central Connecticut State University, Chantel Tremitiere, Daedra Charles, Dawn Staley, Europe, FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, FISU World University Games, France, Houston Comets, Hungary, Italy, Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks, Michigan Miss Basketball, National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarchs, SEC women's basketball tournament, Sheffield, Southeastern Conference, Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year, Spain, Sports Reference, Sydney, Tara VanDerveer, Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball, United States Basketball Writers Association, United States women's national basketball team, United States women's national under-19 basketball team, United States women's William Jones Cup basketball team, United States women's World University Games basketball team, University of Tennessee, Utah Starzz, William Jones Cup, Women's basketball, Women's Basketball Coaches Association, Women's National Basketball Association, 1988–89 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, 1989 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, 1991 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, 1991 Summer Universiade, ... Expand index (10 more) »
- First overall WNBA draft picks
- Utah Starzz draft picks
- Utah Starzz players
All-America
The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed on outstanding athletes in the United States who are considered to be among the best athletes in their respective sport.
Baker College
Baker College is a private college with its main campus in Owosso, Michigan.
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop.
Basketball positions
In basketball, there are five players on court per team, each assigned to positions.
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Bilbao
Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the province of Biscay and in the Basque Country as a whole.
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.
Canton, Michigan
Canton Township (commonly known simply as Canton) is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Carla McGhee
Carla Renee McGhee (born March 6, 1968, in Peoria, Illinois) is an American former basketball player most notable for her career at the University of Tennessee. Dena Head and Carla McGhee are Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball), Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball players and United States women's national basketball team players.
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Central Connecticut State University
Central Connecticut State University (Central Connecticut, CCSU, Central Connecticut State, or informally Central) is a public university in New Britain, Connecticut.
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Chantel Tremitiere
Chantel Ruth Tremitiere (born October 20, 1969) is an American former professional women's basketball player. Dena Head and Chantel Tremitiere are Utah Starzz players.
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Daedra Charles
Daedra Janel Charles (November 22, 1968 – April 14, 2018) was an American women's basketball player and assistant coach at Tennessee. Dena Head and Daedra Charles are all-American college women's basketball players, American women's basketball coaches, Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball), Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball players and United States women's national basketball team players.
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Dawn Staley
Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team. Dena Head and Dawn Staley are all-American college women's basketball players, American women's basketball coaches, FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States, Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball), Summer World University Games medalists in basketball and United States women's national basketball team players.
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, also known as the Basketball World Cup for Women or simply the FIBA Women's World Cup, is an international basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially.
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FISU World University Games
The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU).
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Houston.
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Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
Lisa Leslie
Lisa Deshaun Leslie (born July 7, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. Dena Head and Lisa Leslie are all-American college women's basketball players, FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States and Summer World University Games medalists in basketball.
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.
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Michigan Miss Basketball
The Michigan Miss Basketball award is given annually since 1981 to the person chosen as the best female high school senior basketball player in the U.S. state of Michigan by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan in conjunction with the Free Press. Dena Head and Michigan Miss Basketball are basketball players from Michigan.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and one in Canada.
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NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), to determine the national championship.
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Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
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Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California.
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SEC women's basketball tournament
The SEC women's basketball tournament (sometimes known simply as the SEC Tournament) is the conference tournament in women's basketball for the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
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Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it.
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States.
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Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Women's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding player in the Southeastern Conference.
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Spain
Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.
Sports Reference
Sports Reference, LLC is an American company which operates several sports-related websites, including Sports-Reference.com, Baseball-Reference.com for baseball, Basketball-Reference.com for basketball, Hockey-Reference.com for ice hockey, Pro-Football-Reference.com for American football, and FBref.com for association football (soccer).
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Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.
Tara VanDerveer
Tara Ann VanDerveer (born June 26, 1953) is a retired American basketball coach who was the head women's basketball coach at Stanford University from 1985 until her retirement in 2024. Dena Head and Tara VanDerveer are American women's basketball coaches.
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Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
The Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in NCAA women's basketball competition.
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United States Basketball Writers Association
The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) was founded in 1956 with the urging of National Collegiate Athletic Association director Walter Byers to serve the interests of journalists who cover college basketball.
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United States women's national basketball team
The USA Basketball Women's National Team, commonly known as Team USA, is governed by USA Basketball and competes in FIBA Americas.
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United States women's national under-19 basketball team
The USA women's national under-19 basketball team is the women's basketball team, administered by USA Basketball, that represents the United States in international under-19 and under-18 (under age 19 and under age 18) women's basketball competitions, consisting mainly of the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women and FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women.
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United States women's William Jones Cup basketball team
The R. Williams Jones Cup Team is one of the teams under the auspices of the USA Basketball organization.
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United States women's World University Games basketball team
The USA Women’s World University Games Team is one of the teams under the auspices of the USA Basketball organization.
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University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (or The University of Tennessee; UT; UT Knoxville; or colloquially UTK or Tennessee) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Utah Starzz
The Utah Starzz were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Salt Lake City.
William Jones Cup
The R. William Jones Cup, also known as the Jones Cup, is an international basketball tournament organized by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA) held annually since 1977 in Taiwan.
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Women's basketball
Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women.
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Women's Basketball Coaches Association
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.
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Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league based in the United States.
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1988–89 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
The 1988–89 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1988–89 women's college basketball season.
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1989 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
The 1989 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 15 and ended on April 2.
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1991 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
The 1991 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 13 and ended on March 31.
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1991 Summer Universiade
The 1991 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XVI Summer Universiade and generally referred to as the World Student Games, were held in Sheffield, England from 14 to 25 July 1991.
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1994 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 1994 FIBA Women's World Championship was the 12th edition of the FIBA Women's World Championship, an quadrennial international tournament played by women's basketball teams in FIBA.
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1997 Utah Starzz season
The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Utah Starzz.
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1997 WNBA draft
The 1997 WNBA draft was the 1st draft held by the WNBA through which teams could select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players.
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1997 WNBA season
The 1997 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's inaugural season.
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1998 Utah Starzz season
The 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd for the Utah Starzz.
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1998 WNBA season
The 1998 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's second season.
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1999 WNBA season
The 1999 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's third season.
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2000 Phoenix Mercury season
The 2000 WNBA season was the fourth season for the Phoenix Mercury.
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2000 WNBA Playoffs
The 2000 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2000 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Houston Comets beating the Eastern Conference champion New York Liberty, 2-0.
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2000 WNBA season
The 2000 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's fourth season.
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See also
First overall WNBA draft picks
- A'ja Wilson
- Aliyah Boston
- Angel McCoughtry
- Ann Wauters
- Breanna Stewart
- Brittney Griner
- Caitlin Clark
- Candace Parker
- Chamique Holdsclaw
- Charli Collier
- Chiney Ogwumike
- Dena Head
- Diana Taurasi
- Jackie Young
- Janel McCarville
- Jewell Loyd
- Kelsey Plum
- LaToya Thomas
- Lauren Jackson
- Lindsey Harding
- List of first overall WNBA draft picks
- Margo Dydek
- Maya Moore
- Nneka Ogwumike
- Rhyne Howard
- Sabrina Ionescu
- Seimone Augustus
- Sue Bird
- Tina Charles (basketball)
Utah Starzz draft picks
- Adrienne Goodson
- Andrea Gardner
- Danielle Crockrom
- Debbie Black
- Dena Head
- Jessie Hicks
- Kim Williams (basketball)
- Kristen Rasmussen
- LaNeishea Caufield
- LaTonya Johnson
- Margo Dydek
- Marie Ferdinand-Harris
- Michaela Pavlíčková
- Naomi Mulitauaopele
- Natalie Williams
- Olympia Scott
- Raegan Pebley
- Shea Ralph
- Tammi Reiss
- Wendy Palmer
Utah Starzz players
- Adrienne Goodson
- Andrea Gardner
- Cara Consuegra
- Chantel Tremitiere
- Cindy Brown (basketball)
- Dalma Iványi
- Danielle Crockrom
- Debbie Black
- Deborah Carter
- Dena Head
- Elena Baranova
- Erin Alexander
- Fran Harris
- Jennifer Azzi
- Jessie Hicks
- Kate Starbird
- Katryna Gaither
- Keitha Dickerson
- Kim Williams (basketball)
- Korie Hlede
- Kristen Rasmussen
- LaNeishea Caufield
- LaTonya Johnson
- Lady Grooms
- Margo Dydek
- Marie Ferdinand-Harris
- Michaela Pavlíčková
- Naomi Mulitauaopele
- Natalie Williams
- Olympia Scott
- Raegan Pebley
- Semeka Randall Lay
- Tammi Reiss
- Wendy Palmer
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dena_Head
, 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women, 1997 Utah Starzz season, 1997 WNBA draft, 1997 WNBA season, 1998 Utah Starzz season, 1998 WNBA season, 1999 WNBA season, 2000 Phoenix Mercury season, 2000 WNBA Playoffs, 2000 WNBA season.