I think you guys are selling some of these women short. Here is an excerpt from an espn article about how a woman player would practice with the Fordham mens team and more than held her own. The denzel referred to is none other than denzel washington who played for a while at Fordham.
Kevin Carlesimo: "One story I think I have right: We were playing a pickup game in the gym one afternoon, and the women’s coach came up to me and said, “A friend of mine is here, do you mind if she plays pickup with you?" I said, "Sure." Denzel was there, and another scholarship guy. We were probably playing 3-on-3 and in one of the games, he was matched up with her. She could play. Nobody knew who she was except me. She was strong enough to play with guys, and she’ll score. She scored a lot of points, and I went over to Denzel afterward and explained to him it was Carol Blazejowski who played at Montclair State and went on to hold the Garden single-game scoring record [and the Olympics and become the general manager of the New York Liberty]. She would be good enough to play with most guys who weren’t that big. I was trying to offer some consolation. He may not remember that story, and Blaze might never have known that turned out to be Denzel [when asked, Blazejowski said she recalled playing pickup ball many times on Fordham’s Rose Hill campus but didn’t remember any specific players she played against], but it eased his mind a little bit when he understood who she was and how good she was. Blaze was legendary for her ability to score, and she could score against most people. "
