Cynthia Cooper-Dyke

ABOUT CYNTHIA COOPER-DYKE

Former standout WNBA player who also won an Olympic Gold Medal for the US team in 1988. She played for the Houston Comets.

She grew up in South Central Los Angeles without a father and with seven other brothers and sisters.

She coached basketball for the UNC Seahawks.

She married Brian Dyke in 2001 and had twins, Brian Jr. and Cyan, on June 15, 2002.

Like Sheryl Swoopes , she has experience playing in the WNBA and the Olympics.