WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert ’86 announces retirement, reflects on Lehigh and her career
Lehigh alum and WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert ’86 announced her retirement and reflected on her time at Lehigh, sharing a college anecdote about joining basketball tryouts as a freshman.
Cathy Engelbert ’86, the WNBA Commissioner, has announced her retirement and looked back on her career and experiences at Lehigh. She recalled moving into Lower Cents as a shy recruit for the women’s lacrosse team and, a week into her first year, seeing a posting for walk-on tryouts to the women’s basketball team and thinking, “Why not?” She said she had no idea at the time.