Lady Grooms (born September 12, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player, who was one of the 16 original WNBA players allocated to the teams in the new league's Initial Player Allocation draft (as Lady Hardmon). After a college career at the University of Georgia, she played 8 WNBA seasons and had career averages of 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, scoring over 1,000 career points and 500 career rebounds. Georgia statistics Source WNBA career 1997: Utah Starzz1998–2004: Sacramento Monarchs Grooms currently is the Director of Basketball Operations and the Head girls basketball coach at Landmark Christian School in Fairburn, Georgia. Grooms was formerly the head coach of the girls basketball team at Greater Atlanta Christian in Norcross, Ga. Grooms previously coached the varsity girls basketball team at Arlington Christian School in Fairburn, Georgia. In her first two seasons coaching the team, it won the state title each year in the GISA. Grooms has won awards as state and regional coach of the year. References 1970 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American women's basketball players Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball players High school basketball coaches in the United States Utah Starzz players Sacramento Monarchs players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Fulton County, Georgia Place of birth missing (living people) People from Fairburn, Georgia American women's basketball coaches