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Had New Haven’s Tracy Claxton been born 15 years later, she may well have been a WNBA superstar and household name. Women’s professional basketball has grown by leaps and bounds since she starred at Old Dominion in the 1980s.

Still, there’s no denying the impact she had on women’s basketball in the pre-WNBA era.

Claxton, a 1980 graduate of Wilbur Cross, was the most outstanding player at the 1985 women’s Final Four. She led Old Dominion to a national championship, scoring 17 points with 20 rebounds in a 70-65 win over Georgia in the title game.

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