Chamique Holdsclaw was born and raised in Queens, NY, she first made her mark as a high school basketball star at Christ TheKing High School. She later accepted a full athletic scholarship to play collegiately for the perennial Women’s Basketball Powerhouse University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers and Hall of Fame Coach Pat Summit. She went on to have a stellar collegiate career that included leading the Lady Vols to three straight NCAA Championships, which was the first time that had ever been accomplished in Women’s College Basketball history.

After her illustrious college basketball career, which included several All-American honors and countless other awards, Holdsclaw would go on to be the #1 Pick in the 1999 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics. Her rookie season was capped with a WNBA Rookie of the Year Award as well as her first of six WNBA All-Star appearances. In 2000 she had the honor of winning an Olympic Gold Medal with Team USA at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

Aside from her outstanding athletic career, Holdsclaw has dedicated her life’s work to mental health and wellness activism. She devotes a lot of her time and focus on making appearances and speaking at various conferences, panels, and events within the mental health community to share her own personal struggles with depression depicted in her documentary, "Mind|Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw," and how she has been able to seek help and manage her own mental health. Holdsclaw is an ambassador with the JED Foundation as an advocate for mental health and wellness, and an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

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