Standing only 5-4 as the Houston Comets starting point guard, Kim Perrot helped lead Houston to its first two WNBA championships - in 1997 and 1998. In February 1999, Kim was diagnosed with lung ...

The tragic death of Kim Perrot to cancer buoyed and inspired the ... For awhile there, it looked like the WNBA’s Houston Comets couldn’t lose. But ultimately, the Comets gave up the stage.

Hamby, 30, is a first-time recipient of the award, named for the late Kim Perrot, who succumbed to cancer in August 1999 after helping the Houston Comets win the WNBA title in 1997 and 1998. The ...