Sparkling with Christmas lights, and packed with sports fanatics, families and friends, the high school gymnasium in Naperville, Illinois was electric. The 2001 Dundee Crown Christmas Tournament was in full swing, and all eyes were on the basketball court. Sophomore Candace Parker battled through the traffic, got a breakaway, drove down the floor, and with every ounce of her 6’2″, 15-year-old body, reached high, cleared the 10-foot rim and slam dunked the ball. The crowd roared as history was made. Candace Parker became the first female basketball player to dunk in an official United States high school varsity game.
“Women know we can do it. We’ve been shouting from the rooftops that we’re able. I’m tired of firsts … Who’s the best person for the job?”
