Featuring Lisa Leslie

2018 Semoball Awards Keynote Speaker

A dominant and recognized WNBA and Team USA member, Lisa Leslie carried the gold-winning Team USA in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 and in 2001 was the first WNBA player to win the regular season MVP, the All-Star Game MVP and the playoff MVP in the same season. With her win in 2008, Leslie became the first team sport athlete to win four consecutive Olympic Gold Medals. Leslie is the first woman to slam-dunk in a professional game.

Since retiring from professional basketball, Leslie has authored her own book "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You," in 2008 and has been a commentator and in-studio sports analyst for ABC, ESPN, Turner, Fox Sports Net, and NBC. In 2010, she became the first WNBA player turned owner as Co-Owner of the Los Angeles Sparks. In 2012, Leslie received her Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and launched the Lisa Leslie Basketball & Leadership Academy. Leslie is the inaugural team captain for the new initiative of Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG), ASUG Leadership 2.0, inspiring leadership among technology and business thought leaders and the mother of two kids.

Hear more from Lisa Leslie in a Q&A session at the 2018 Semoball Awards July 14 at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus.