By: Darryl Jacobs ESPN & CBS Sports Networks Analyst/Commentator

Before Caitlin Clark was rewriting record books, before Dawn Staley became a household name, there was Debra Walker—a Detroit powerhouse who left her mark on the game long before women’s basketball had the national spotlight it commands today. From dropping 63 points in a single high school game without a three-point line, to anchoring Cheyney University’s historic run to the first ever NCAA Women’s Championship game in 1982 —the only

HBCU ever to reach that stage—Walker’s journey is both a Detroit story and an American one.

Today, women’s basketball is experiencing a golden era—record-breaking crowds, multimillion-dollar contracts, and primetime coverage. However, none of this would be possible without players like Walker

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