Southwest GA & USA basketball most decorated athlete, Teresa Edwards is the only American basketball player to ever compete in the Olympic Games five times. Teresa began her noted career in Southwest GA at Cairo High School as a Syrupmaid. Scoring 1,982 points in her high school career, Teresa was named Georgia High School Player of the Year in 1982.
Edwards played collegiate basketball at the University of Georgia where she helped lead the Lady Bulldogs to two Final Four appearances, three SEC titles and was selected to the All-SEC 1st Team three times in a row. Teresa's #5 jersey was retired in 1996, making her one of three Lady Bulldogs to have their jerseys retired.
Having participated in the Olympic Games five times & winning gold medals as the youngest & oldest U.S. Olympic basketball player, Teresa continued to play basketball overseas, having spent 9 years playing in Europe & Asia. Teresa has been named the USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year 4 times. Edwards is #22 on the Sports Illustrated 100 Greatest Female Athletes of the 20th Century list.
Inducted into numerous hall of fames, Teresa biggest accomplishment besides winning 4 Olympic Gold Medals & one Bronze, was being inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. Today Teresa can be seen on various television networks commentating on women college basketball games.
UPDATE: Teresa Edwads is now the new head coach of the WNBA Tulsa Shock after taking over for Hall of Fame coach Nolan Richardson. On August 12, 2011, Teresa Edwards was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame.
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