Nikki McCray-Penson
Visitation: Saturday July 15, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1601 Dandridge Ave. Knoxville, TN. Funeral service to begin at 2:00 p.m
Foothills Funeral Home∼Athlete, Coach and Olympic Champion. The former coach had an impressive basketball career, having played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's team and multiple teams in the Women's National Basketball Association for a decade. She also represented the United States in two Olympics, earning gold medals in Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000). Following her playing career, she transitioned to coaching, serving as an assistant coach at several universities before becoming head coach at Old Dominion and Mississippi State. Sadly, she resigned from her role at Mississippi State in 2021 due to health issues. Throughout her career, she earned numerous accolades, including C-USA Coach of the Year (2020), three WNBA All-Star selections (1999-2001), ABL MVP (1997), SEC Player of the Year (1994, 1995), and Kodak All-American (1994, 1995). She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. She also battled and beat breast cancer in 2013 while coaching at South Carolina. Tragically, she passed away while serving as an assistant coach at Rutgers.
Visitation: Saturday July 15, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1601 Dandridge Ave. Knoxville, TN. Funeral service to begin at 2:00 p.m
Foothills Funeral Home∼Athlete, Coach and Olympic Champion. The former coach had an impressive basketball career, having played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's team and multiple teams in the Women's National Basketball Association for a decade. She also represented the United States in two Olympics, earning gold medals in Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000). Following her playing career, she transitioned to coaching, serving as an assistant coach at several universities before becoming head coach at Old Dominion and Mississippi State. Sadly, she resigned from her role at Mississippi State in 2021 due to health issues. Throughout her career, she earned numerous accolades, including C-USA Coach of the Year (2020), three WNBA All-Star selections (1999-2001), ABL MVP (1997), SEC Player of the Year (1994, 1995), and Kodak All-American (1994, 1995). She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. She also battled and beat breast cancer in 2013 while coaching at South Carolina. Tragically, she passed away while serving as an assistant coach at Rutgers.
Nikki McCray-Penson
Visitation: Saturday July 15, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1601 Dandridge Ave. Knoxville, TN. Funeral service to begin at 2:00 p.m
Foothills Funeral Home∼Athlete, Coach and Olympic Champion. The former coach had an impressive basketball career, having played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's team and multiple teams in the Women's National Basketball Association for a decade. She also represented the United States in two Olympics, earning gold medals in Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000). Following her playing career, she transitioned to coaching, serving as an assistant coach at several universities before becoming head coach at Old Dominion and Mississippi State. Sadly, she resigned from her role at Mississippi State in 2021 due to health issues. Throughout her career, she earned numerous accolades, including C-USA Coach of the Year (2020), three WNBA All-Star selections (1999-2001), ABL MVP (1997), SEC Player of the Year (1994, 1995), and Kodak All-American (1994, 1995). She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. She also battled and beat breast cancer in 2013 while coaching at South Carolina. Tragically, she passed away while serving as an assistant coach at Rutgers.
Visitation: Saturday July 15, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1601 Dandridge Ave. Knoxville, TN. Funeral service to begin at 2:00 p.m
Foothills Funeral Home∼Athlete, Coach and Olympic Champion. The former coach had an impressive basketball career, having played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's team and multiple teams in the Women's National Basketball Association for a decade. She also represented the United States in two Olympics, earning gold medals in Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000). Following her playing career, she transitioned to coaching, serving as an assistant coach at several universities before becoming head coach at Old Dominion and Mississippi State. Sadly, she resigned from her role at Mississippi State in 2021 due to health issues. Throughout her career, she earned numerous accolades, including C-USA Coach of the Year (2020), three WNBA All-Star selections (1999-2001), ABL MVP (1997), SEC Player of the Year (1994, 1995), and Kodak All-American (1994, 1995). She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. She also battled and beat breast cancer in 2013 while coaching at South Carolina. Tragically, she passed away while serving as an assistant coach at Rutgers.
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