Olympic gold-medalist, former South Carolina assistant Nikki McCray-Penson dies at 51
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Two-time Olympic champion Nikki McCray-Penson dies at 51Rutgers confirmed her death on Friday; she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013.
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- Rutgers confirmed her death; McCray-Penson had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013.
- She won Olympic gold in Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000, alongside teammate Dawn Staley.
- She assisted Dawn Staley at South Carolina from 2008 through 2017, including its first national championship in 2017.
- McCray-Penson earned 1997 ABL MVP honors, became a three-time WNBA All-Star, and entered the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.
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