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Welcome To The Legends
Our Kids Come First. This is Why this Club Exists.
Cardte Hicks (former professional women’s basketball player), founded the non-profit organization The Legends: Kids First in 1997. Her organization provides services for youth including programs offering valuable life skills such as teamwork, sportsmanship, diversity issues, bullying intervention, and more. Cardte stresses the importance of education. She encourages young people to stay in school and focus on their schoolwork. She also invites successful athletes to speak during her sports clinics and is a motivational speaker.
Cardte Hicks played Division I basketball at Long Beach State University and California State University Northridge. She then played professional basketball in Europe and for the San Francisco Pioneers in the Women’s Basketball League — the first women’s pro basketball league.
Cardte retired in 1994 after the death of her beloved mother. She later tried out for the WNBA in 1996 for the Sacramento Monarchs. Even though she knew that her age would be a challenge, it did not matter—it was her dream to play once again. An injured knee ended that dream, but it did not stop Cardte. She was inspired to create The Legends: Kids First, a not-for-profit foundation.
Cardte Hicks – Club President
In loving memory of SARGON NICO BETDASHTO
October 22, 2014-May 6, 2024
“An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head”
– Coach Hicks
Over 200 Members and Growing
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The Legends: Kids First depends upon donations to continue programs for our youth. Your gift will enable us to continue our mission to lift up our kids to fulfill their dreams. Together we can make a positive difference in the lives of our children and youth.
Please consider a donation. All proceeds go to The Legends: Kids First.
Thank you in advance for your support.
Coach Cardte Hicks
Coach Cardte Hicks is a passionate advocate and community leader dedicated to empowering disadvantaged individuals through faith, education, and hope. Turning personal adversity into purpose, Coach Hicks inspires others to believe, rebuild, and rise. With every effort to uplift the overlooked, they prove that hope is not lost—it’s living, breathing, and transforming lives every day.
Cardte Hicks is a living testament to hope in action. Having walked through challenges that would silence most, Coach Hicks instead found purpose in pain—turning personal trials into a movement of healing, empowerment, and love. Passionate about serving disadvantaged communities, Coach Hicks brings heart, vision, and unstoppable faith to every mission—proving that when compassion leads, transformation follows.
Empowering disadvantaged individuals, families, and communities to build healthy lifestyles, strong minds, and productive lives.
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