Bio — 2024 Sportsperson of the Year, Ann Meyers Drysdale

• Played 7 sports at Sonora High School, La Habra
• 1st HS player to make a USA BB Team
• 1st Woman to receive an Athletic Scholarship from UCLA
• 1st 4X AA (male or female)in Basketball at UCLA
• Won 2 NCAA Titles at UCLA (Track & Basketball)
• Graduated from UCLA with a Sociology Degree.
• #1 Draft pick in the 1st Women’s Professional Basketball League (WBL)
• 1981 was MVP of the WBL
• 1975 Pan Am Games (Gold)
• 1976 Summer Olympics (Silver) Inaugural Women’s Olympic Basketball
• 1979 World Championships (Gold) Team Captain
• 1979 only woman ever to try out in the NBA (Indiana Pacers)
• 3X winner of the Women’s SuperStars; only Woman to compete in the Men’s SuperStars.
• Professional Broadcaster 1979-Present
• Broadcasted Summer Olympics (6x), LA Sparks (9 seasons)Has worked for all the networks. Broadcasted men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball, softball and other sports
• Inducted into 20 Halls of Fames
• Commencement speaker, UCLA (2013)
• Currently VP & Broadcaster — Phoenix Suns & Phoenix Mercury 
• 3 WNBA Titles — Phoenix Mercury
• Mother of 3 & Grandmom of 1. Was married to the late Great Dodger HOF Pitcher Don Drysdale
• Author: “You Let Some Girl Beat You”