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Jennifer Gillom

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Jennifer "Grandmama" Gillom (born June 13, 1964) is an American former Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) basketball player who played for the Phoenix Mercury from 1997 to 2002, before finishing her playing career with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2003. Gillom is also a former Sparks head coach, also coached the Minnesota Lynx, and was, until 2015, an assistant coach of the Connecticut Sun. Born in Abbeville, Mississippi, Gillom played college basketball at the University of Mississippi and helped the United States Basketball Team to a gold medal in women's basketball in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Gillom signed with the Mercury in 1997 where she was All-WNBA in 1999 and won the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award in her final season. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jennifer Gillom is the 1,189th most popular basketball player (down from 1,126th in 2024), the 18,812th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,935th in 2019) and the 633rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among basketball players, Jennifer Gillom ranks 1,189 out of 1,757. Before her are Stephen Jackson, Malcolm Delaney, Uroš Slokar, Ilona Korstin, Lior Eliyahu, and Tyrese Rice. After her are Ana Dabović, Jason Collins, Artūras Gudaitis, Tom Gugliotta, Edgars Krūmiņš, and Armen Gilliam.

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Among people born in 1964, Jennifer Gillom ranks 1,166. Before her are Kelly Jones, Kathy Watt, Sharmila Rege, Craig Levein, Quinton Flynn, and Andrew Maynard. After her are Armen Gilliam, Marti Noxon, John Sheridan, Ross Kemp, Eric Bina, and Steve McCrory.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jennifer Gillom ranks 18,820 out of 20,380. Before her are Andrew Maynard (1964), Peyton Elizabeth Lee (2004), Nancy McKeon (1966), Samm Levine (1982), Mitch Gaylord (1961), and Dustin Pedroia (1983). After her are Simone Missick (1982), Jason Collins (1978), Jerry McNerney (1951), Colby Covington (1988), Tom Gugliotta (1969), and Panda Bear (1978).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Jennifer Gillom ranks 633. Before her are Thurl Bailey (1961), Gerald Green (1986), Keith Van Horn (1975), Stephen Jackson (1978), Malcolm Delaney (1989), and Tyrese Rice (1987). After her are Jason Collins (1978), Tom Gugliotta (1969), Armen Gilliam (1964), Jason Richardson (1981), Terrell McIntyre (1977), and Jabari Parker (1995).

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