{"id":1029,"date":"2013-09-05T23:45:30","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T04:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauleide.com\/?p=1029"},"modified":"2019-04-08T22:13:04","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T03:13:04","slug":"today-in-nba-history-1979-ann-meyers-signs-with-indiana-pacers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/today-in-nba-history-1979-ann-meyers-signs-with-indiana-pacers\/","title":{"rendered":"Today In NBA History 1979: Ann Meyers Signs With Indiana Pacers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4951 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/ann-meyers-pacers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"261\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4951 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/ann-meyers-pacers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"261\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Today in 1979, Ann Meyers signed a deal with the Indiana Pacers. Meyers became the first woman signed by an NBA team.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Meyers remains as the only woman to ever sign a contract with an NBA team, signing a $50,000 contract.<\/p>\n<p>She worked with the team through training camp before eventually being cut. But, it was not a publicity stunt, as Meyers was one of the best basketball players in the world at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Meyers received an athletic scholarship to play for the UCLA Bruins women&#8217;s basketball team, the first woman to be so honored at any university. In a game against Stephen F. Austin on February 18, 1978, she recorded the first quadruple-double in NCAA Division I basketball history, with 20 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals. 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