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2011 Connecticut Sun Season
The 2011 WNBA season is the 13th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their ninth in Connecticut. Transactions WNBA draft The following are the Sun's selections in the 2011 WNBA draft. Transaction log *February 3: The Sun re-signed Tan White and Kerri Gardin. *February 14: The Sun signed draft pick Danielle McCray. *April 8: The Sun signed Rachele Fitz to a training camp contract. *April 10: The Sun signed Stefanie Murphy to a training camp contract. *April 11: The Sun traded a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for draft rights to Tahnee Robinson. *April 11: The Sun traded draft rights to Sydney Colson to the New York Liberty in exchange for Kalana Greene. *May 25: The Sun waived Adrienne Johnson, Tahnee Robinson, and Rachele Fitz. *June 1: The Sun waived Stefanie Murphy. *June 3: The Sun signed Jessica Moore and waived Kerri Gardin. *July 22: The Sun waived DeMya Walker. *July 24: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Thibault
Michael Francis Thibault (born September 28, 1950) is an American basketball head coach, formerly of the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA, and now of the Washington Mystics. In 2013, Thibault became the WNBA's all time most successful coach with 212 victories. Career Upon his graduation from Saint Martin's University in 1979, Thibault entered into the employ of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, for whom he worked first as a scout and, after 1980, as director of scouting and as an assistant coach; during Thibault's tenure, the Lakers twice won the league championship. Thibault left the Lakers for the Chicago Bulls in 1982 and remained with the latter organization through the 1985-86 season, serving as an assistant coach and director of scouting; under Thibault, the team drafted shooting guard Michael Jordan and power forward Charles Oakley and acquired John Paxson, each of whom would contribute to the Bulls' earning six league championships between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle McCray
Danielle McCray (born October 8, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. She was selected seventh overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft by the Connecticut Sun. She played collegiately for the Kansas Jayhawks where she was named a second-team All-American during her senior season. McCray is the highest-picked player in KU's history. Early life McCray was born in Boynton Beach, Florida, and as a young child, her family moved to Olathe, Kansas. McCray attended Olathe East High School and was an All-State selection. During her senior season, she accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Kansas. Collegiate career McCray concluded her career ranked in the top 10 of nine categories — including fourth in all-time scoring with 1,934 points — and with a good deal of hardware. Kansas statistics Source USA Basketball McCray was named a member of the team representing the US at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia. The team won all seven games t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelsey Griffin
Kelsey Michelle Griffin (born July 2, 1987) is an American-Australian professional women's basketball player. She was drafted 3rd overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. Griffin played college basketball with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Griffin was named to many All-America teams and was the winner of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Griffin is currently playing for the University of Canberra Capitals in the Australian WNBL. Having obtained Australian citizenship in November 2015, Griffin pledged her allegiance to Australia before the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Early life Griffin was born at Providence Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska on July 2, 1987, to Jim and Jan Griffin. Growing up mostly in nearby Eagle River, Griffin attended Chugiak High School. College Griffin attended Nebraska for five years. She injured an ankle in the summer of 2008. After not being able to practice for 14 weeks, the decision was made to opt for surgery, so she miss the entire 2008–2009 season and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asjha Jones
Asjha Takera Jones (born August 1, 1980) is a former American professional women's basketball power forward and coach who is now on the staff of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 2019, she became the first person to win a WNBA title as both a player and a coach. Jones is one of 11 women to receive an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a Fiba World cup gold and a WNBA Championship. Early years At the age of three, Jones began playing basketball in a local park. Born in Piscataway, New Jersey, she began playing AAU ball at the age of eleven, but she was playing neighborhood ball before then. She tried to interest the girls in playing, but couldn't convince them, so she played basketball with the boys. By the age of twelve, she reached her adult height, so she was taller than most of her teammates, boys and girls. Her shoe matched her age for a time, until she peaked out at size 13. She started going to basketball camps at an early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keene State College
Keene State College is a public liberal arts college in Keene, New Hampshire. It is part of the University System of New Hampshire and the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Founded in 1909 as a teacher's college (originally, Keene Normal School; later, Keene Teachers College), Keene State College had 3,104 students enrolled for credit as of fall 2021. Academics Some of the largest academic programs at Keene State College are Education, Business Management/Management, Psychology, Safety & Occupational Health Applied Sciences, and Criminal Justice Studies, according to the declared majors reported in the Keene State College Factbook. Keene State College offers more than 40 areas of undergraduate study in the liberal arts, social sciences, sciences, and professional programs, as well as selected graduate degrees. Both the Master of Science in Safety & Occupational Health Applied Sciences and Master of Science in Public Health Nutrition are offered as fully online program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebraska-Omaha
The University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha or UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college, the university was originally known as the University of Omaha. Originally meant to provide a Christian-based education free from ecclesiastical control, the university served as a strong alternative to the city's many successful religiously affiliated institutions. Since the year 2000, the university has more than tripled its student housing and opened a 450-bed student dormitory and academic space on its Scott Campus in 2017. It has also recently constructed modern facilities for its engineering, information technology, business, and biomechanics programs. UNO currently offers more than 200 programs of study across 6 different colleges and has over 60 classroom, student, athletic, and research facilities spread across 3 campuses. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeMya Walker
DeMya Chakheia Walker (born November 28, 1977) is a professional basketball player from the United States. High school Walker was born and grew up in Mount Holly, New Jersey, where she attended Rancocas Valley Regional High School and she set school records for career rebounds (851), rebound average per game (14.2 rpg), most rebounds in a game (29), most points in a season (675), and most career points (1,546).Staff"Monarchs' Newton and Walker have work to do" ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', September 14, 2005. Accessed March 1, 2011. "Walker, who is from Mount Holly, Burlington County, starred at Rancocas Valley High School in the early 1990s and then at Virginia." In her senior year, she was named to the 1995 All-American first team by ''Street & Smith's'' New Jersey High School "Female Athlete of the Year", and ''Parade Magazine'' All-America Second Team as a high school senior. University of Virginia Walker attended the University of Virginia and played on the women's basket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerri Gardin
Kerri Gardin (born May 19, 1984) is an American professional basketball player. She most recently played the forward position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA. College career Gardin was born in Burke County, North Carolina. As a Senior at Freedom High School she led her team to the 2002 North Carolina 4A girls state championship and was named North Carolina Miss Basketball for the 2001–02 season. At Virginia Tech, Gardin led her Hokies to four consecutive NCAA appearances. As a senior, she averaged a double-double with 12.7 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Her performance at the university led to her induction into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame. Gardin is currently employed as an assistant women's basketball at coach Mars Hill University in Mars Hill, North Carolina. Virginia Tech statistics Source WNBA career Gardin was drafted 34th overall in the 2006 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky. Before the season started, the Sky waived her. Before the 2007 WNBA seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandrine Gruda
Sandrine Gruda (born 25 June 1987) is a French professional basketball player for PF Schio. Her primary position is center. Before the WNBA She is the daughter of Ulysse Gruda, who played for the French men's national basketball team, and grew up on Martinique. Before joining the WNBA, Gruda played professionally for the French club Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic. She began playing on senior level in 2002, and professionally in 2005. She was voted the best European young women's player of the year 2006.Gruda Honoured As Young Player Of The Year eurobasketwomen2007.com WNBA career [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota
Anete is a feminine given name, a variant spelling of Annette and may refer to: *Añete (born 1985), Spanish footballer *Anete Brice (born 1991), Latvian cross country skier * Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota (born 1983), Latvian basketball player *Anete Kociņa (born 1995), Latvian javelin thrower *Anete Muižniece-Brice (born 1962), Latvian basketball player *Anete Paulus (born 1991), Estonian footballer *Anete Šteinberga (born 1990), Latvian basketball player See also *Anett Anett is a feminine given name. People bearing the name include: * Anett Griffel (born 1990), Estonian fashion model * Anett Györe (born 1981), Hungarian water polo player * Anett Kisfaludy (born 1990), Hungarian handball player * Anett Kontaveit ... {{given name Feminine given names Latvian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
