Background
McGhee, Carla Renee was born on March 6, 1968 in Peoria, Illinois, United States.
professional coach basketball player
McGhee, Carla Renee was born on March 6, 1968 in Peoria, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor in Sports Management with honors, University Tennessee, 1990.
She was injured in a car crash in 1987 and was in a coma for 47 hours, suffering brain injuries and breaking nearly every bone in her face. She was told she’d never play again. She averaged 6.1 points per game and 5.1 rebounds per game for her collegiate career.
She was named to the 1987 Tennessean All-Freshman team
She played one season in the American Basketball League for the Atlanta Glory, averaging 8.2 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game in 26 games. She has played six pro seasons abroad in Germany (1990-1991, 1998), Spain (1991-1993) and Italy (1993-1995).
McGhee was a Spanish League and Spanish/Italian League All-Star in 1993. She played for the Orlando Miracle in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1999 to 2002.
McGhee was named to the team representing the United States of America at the 1987 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan.
McGhee averaged 7.4 points per game over the seven games. The preliminary rounds were held in Hobart, Tasmania while the final rounds were in Sydney, Australia. Brazil"s Hortência Marcari had a great game scoring 32 points, and the final score of 110–107 favored the Brazilian team
The United States of America team regrouped to beat the host Australia team 100–95 to take home the bronze medal.
McGhee averaged 5.3 points per game. McGhee was selected to represent the United States of America at the 1995 United States of America Women"s Pan American Games, however, only four teams committed to participate, so the event was cancelled.
The United States of America victory over Australia featured a record setting 15 assists by Teresa Edwards, while Johnson was the leading scorer with 24 points. Against Japan, Lisa Leslie set a United States of America Olympic scoring record with 35 points.
In the final, the United States of America team faced 7–0 Brazil—a team that had beaten the United States of America squad in the 1991 Pan Am games and the 1994 World Championships.
This time, playing before a home crowd of 32,987, the United States of America team started out very strong, hitting 71.9 per cent of their field goals leading to an eleven points margin at the half. McGhee averaged 3.1 points per game.
She was a member of the gold medal-winning 1996 Olympic Team. McGhee was selected to be a member of the United States of America team invited to the 1994 World Championships. McGhee"s final event as a member of the United States of America team was the 1996 Olympics, held in Atlanta, Georgia United States of America.