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Nikki McCray-Penson

1971 - 2023

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Nikki Kesangane McCray-Penson (née McCray; December 17, 1971 – July 7, 2023) was an American basketball player and coach. She was the head coach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team from 2020 to 2021 and a professional basketball player from 1996 to 2006. She played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for eight seasons. In 2008 after leaving the WNBA, McCray joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 16 in 2024). Nikki McCray-Penson is the 516th most popular basketball player (up from 1,031st in 2024), the 14,800th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,513th in 2019) and the 289th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Nikki McCray-Penson ranks 516 out of 1,757. Before her are Rajon Rondo, Robertas Javtokas, Saulius Štombergas, Darryl Middleton, Slađana Golić, and Larry Nance. After her are Alexey Shved, Norris Cole, Artūras Karnišovas, Paul Westphal, Eurelijus Žukauskas, and Otto Porter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Nikki McCray-Penson ranks 644. Before her are Anna Anka, Manuel Beltrán, Yoo Young-jin, Shauna Sand, Robert Reichel, and Stacy Dragila. After her are Jorge Bermúdez, Rachel Luttrell, Robert da Silva Almeida, Artūras Karnišovas, Miran Pavlin, and Raül Romeva. Among people deceased in 2023, Nikki McCray-Penson ranks 572. Before her are Ganira Pashayeva, Harvey Glance, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, Michela Murgia, Khaled Khalifa, and Modeste M'bami. After her are Dean Crawford, Cynthia Weil, Herb Kohl, Kusuma Wardhani, Arleen Sorkin, and Parkash Singh Badal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nikki McCray-Penson ranks 14,804 out of 20,380. Before her are Martha Tilton (1915), Willow Smith (2000), Roy Blunt (1950), Bill Toomey (1939), Tera Wray (1982), and Sandy Berger (1945). After her are William Gilmore Simms (1806), Jenny Thompson (1973), Eric Balfour (1977), James T. Farrell (1904), Ruth Ann Minner (1935), and Nic Pizzolatto (1975).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Nikki McCray-Penson ranks 289. Before her are Jeff Hornacek (1963), Paul Silas (1943), Bill Cartwright (1957), Rajon Rondo (1986), Darryl Middleton (1966), and Larry Nance (1959). After her are Norris Cole (1988), Paul Westphal (1950), Otto Porter (1993), Chuck Share (1927), Mark Aguirre (1959), and Dick Garmaker (1932).

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