As a little girl in Roseboro, North Carolina, Chasity Melvin knew she wanted to be a professional basketball player when she grew up. Never mind that the job didn’t exist for women at the time. She played against boys growing up, and figured she’d play against them as long as she had to. Her talent and tenacity led her to then-Coach Kay Yow’s team, the Lady Wolfpack — and it was a match made in hoops heaven. Melvin proved to be a lightning-fast forward, and was named ACC Rookie of the Year in 1995. In 1998, her senior year, she led the women’s basketball team to their first NCAA Final Four game where she scored 37 points, setting an NCAA semifinal record that stood for 12 years. She’s the first woman in Wolfpack history with 2,000 career points and 1,000 rebounds, and one of seven NC State women’s basketball players to have her jersey retired. In 2014, she was inducted into the NC State Athletic Hall of Fame, followed by North Carolina’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. Since her time ...