Here’s some new full-size(!) photos of former UTEP basketball player Claudia Lampe Porras you haven’t seen. We’ve debated if she’s the hottest female hoops player of all time, and these new, full-size shots of her, in my opinion, confirm that.
Having covered women’s college hoops in the SEC for a few years, I recognize that there are probably some obscure players out there who could match her. But if those persons don’t have a high enough profile on the court for me to be aware of them, then they don’t merit consideration. (That said, send me shots of those players if you know of any in Claudia’s league.)
After taking a hiatus from modeling for her hoops career at UTEP and as a pro briefly Denmark, I’m happy to report that Claudia is back where she belongs: on the runway in Bolivia.
I’ve got more of Claudia coming, including video and a rather mindblowing development.
I’m shocked Claudia didn’t at the very least end up a WNBA team token to goose a promotional poster or six.
As embarrassingly bad play as WNBA play is, you’re telling me one team can’t spare 15-hundy a month to have her pretty things up, which might lure fans like me in for a look-see? But the league doesn’t want to recognize that someone like Claudia is really the one reason a male or female fan would watch a league game en masse.
WNBA is no different for the American sports fan than MLS. Perhaps you could argue that ,in some sort of alternate universe-created context, the games are played at a high level. But to U.S. sports fans, that’s irrelevant. Just like being the best American badminton player - and $6 - will get you a vente sugar-free vanilla chai at Starbucks.
WNBA will never make it into the mainstream viewing habits of men and women because its not something our culture places value on. Just like MLS.
Beauty on the other hand, is something we will always care about. Which is why the WNBA whiffed on bringing in someone like Claudia. But when you have an enabler like David Stern handing you hundreds of millions in free money, why care about what people really want?
2:23 pm on December 26th, 2009
Since the WNBA will not have women like her, then the next solution will be to lower the rims to 8 feet!
9:43 pm on December 26th, 2009
I’m gonna need a step ladder.
11:26 am on December 27th, 2009
All she has to do is stand on her toes and I could be eye to crotch wih her, LOVE IT!
12:00 pm on December 27th, 2009
Doesn’t Jenny McCarthy have twin sisters who played college hoops?
12:00 pm on December 27th, 2009
I’d hit it.
1:58 pm on December 27th, 2009
Steve Naismith,
Focus…Brooks just hand delivered the hottest athlete pictures that currently exist on the planet to you and you’re trying to question his methods…To quote the great Col. Nathan Jessup, “I would rather you just said thank you and went on your way.”
6:37 pm on December 27th, 2009
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
11:07 pm on December 27th, 2009
hot for an athlete…but not hot compared to others
photoshop helps her tremendously
11:49 pm on December 27th, 2009
Yup, gotta agree, the WNBA missed the boat big time on this one….Claudia would surely put a few asses in the seats. Marketing 101 - males only watch pro female sports for the HOT looking players. Duh!
11:59 pm on December 27th, 2009
A 46% shooter, averaging 3.3 rebounds, 3.7 ppg?
C’mon, you can find better talent than this.
She’s only 6-2 and on the thin side - she’d get clobbered in the WNBA.
Sometimes I just question your sports mentality.
6:04 am on December 28th, 2009
Jackie Treehorn,
Maybe you could find a spot for her in “Log Jammin’ 2″…
6:13 am on December 28th, 2009
Marky,
Who are these “others” that you speak of? Those whores from Hollywood? Yeah, they never get any photo shop work done…and I guess those pics of her by the pool or the one of her showing her abs at a frat party are photo shopped too…She’s a model in Bolivia, which pretty much makes her hotter than any woman you’ve ever seen in person…
12:05 pm on December 28th, 2009
From looking at the first picture, this chicks got gas and lots of it!!!
1:40 am on December 29th, 2009
Yeah, she’s skinny, tho’ tall women can look bulky fast with a little weight…. Too bad we don’t have a better a$$ shot., but I’m hitting it all the way still.
11:50 am on December 29th, 2009
I wouldn’t mind doing ‘the finger roll’ on her!
10:16 pm on January 1st, 2010
6′2? GOD YES. Same height as me. But since there’s no hope of ever seeing her in person on the court, i’ll have to deal with seeing her in pics. Thanks Brooks, this just got my new year off to a great start.
7:06 am on January 5th, 2010
Ummmm, Jackie Treehorn, you seem to be missing the point.
5:51 am on January 7th, 2010
Didn’t Steve Young date her?
6:47 pm on January 18th, 2010
before and after
1:21 pm on August 30th, 2010
Met Claudia at a charity 10 k run. She is humble, educated and a very nice person. Very knowledgeable about sports. Remembers her UTEP with glamour.