The 1994 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament featured 64 teams for the first time ever. The Final Four consisted of North Carolina, Purdue, Louisiana Tech, and Alabama, with North Carolina d
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Marion Lois Jones, married Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player. She won three gold medals and two bronze medal
1994 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
…victory, and the first North Carolina team to make it to the Championship game. In addition to Charlotte Smith, North Carolina had a freshman guard Marion Jones who would later be known for world class performances in track and field. Jones picked up her third foul only six minutes in the game and had to sit…
Jones in 2024
Jones (far left) during the 1999 World Championships
Jones at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she used performance-enhancing drugs
Federal Medical Center, Carswell, where Jones was imprisoned