Gail Marquis

Gail Annette Marquis (born November 18, 1954, in New York City, New York) is an American former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Basketball career

Marquis played women's collegiate basketball at Queens College, City University of New York, where she was a two-time All-American. On February 22, 1975, she played for Queens College in the first women's basketball game held at Madison Square Garden. The Queens College team was coached by Lucille Kyvallos. Among Marquis's teammates was Donna Orender, who later served as president of the Women's National Basketball Association. Queens College lost the game to Immaculata College, coached by Cathy Rush.

Marquis was named to the USA Basketball National Team to represent the US at the 1976 Olympics, the first year that women's basketball would be played at the Olympics. The USA team ended with a record of 3–2, losing to the eventual gold medal champion USSR in the semifinal game, and winning the final game against Czechoslovakia to take home the silver medal.

In 2009, Marquis became first woman of color inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame. During her time on Wall Street, she worked for some of Wall Street's largest investment firms.