(Non-Monarchs) SI cover from 1996

[StevenHW]

I found this Sports Illustrated magazine cover from 1996:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:SI_Cover_19960722.jpg

Sheryl Swoopes is wearing #7, but who are the other two players?

I know that Teresa Edwards and Ruthie Bolton were on the '96 Olyumpic Team, but neither of those players look like them.

 

[GeorgeofSacramento]

That's definitely Ruthie in the foreground! I think the player on the right is Dawn Staley.

See this page for more info.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2000/usteam_basketball_women/

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

I'd venture to guess that the legendary Katrina McClain is the player in the background.

 

[NothinButHoops]

Your right MBF ...I have the book by Sara Corbett ''Venus to the Hoop'' and that is our Olympian.....Ruthie. We all know the women took home the Gold that year!

 

[StevenHW]

Here is the answer that I got from the Women's Hoops message board on Yahoogroups.com:

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Steven:
I can tell you with absolute certainty that the other players are:

Katrina McLain in the back

and

Ruthie Bolton in the front

I have that issue of the magazine as well.

Marcy Packer
WomenSport Collectibles
http://www.womensportcollectibles.com

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[StevenHW speaking]

Wow, Ruthie really looked different in the photo back then! What a change from today!

BTW, what is Katrina McClain doing these days? Did she ever play in the WNBA?

 

[Carole]

http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/stories/111305aat.html

Katrina McClain is being inducted this year into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

No, she stuck around in the ABL.