Andrea Stinson (born November 25, 1967) is a retired professional basketball player from the United States, playing from 1998 to 2005 for the

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and the

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Early life

Andrea went to

North Mecklenburg High School North Mecklenburg High School is a high school in Huntersville, North Carolina. The school mascot is the Viking, and the school colors are royal blue, red, and white. Founded in 1951, the school was integrated during the 1960s. The principal is ...

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. Andrea was selected as the female player of the year for the

North Carolina High School Athletic Association The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is the governing organization of high school athletics in North Carolina, United States. The association maintains the official rule books and governs the officiating standards across ...

in 1986–87. ''

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'' named her

North Carolina Miss Basketball The North Carolina Miss Basketball honor recognizes the top girls’ high school senior basketball player in the state of North Carolina. The award is presented annually by the ''Charlotte Observer''. Award winners Schools with multiple winners ...

in 1987. She played college basketball for

North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universit ...

. She finished her NC State career third in scoring (2,136), third in field goals (917), third in steals (286), sixth in assists (402) and sixth in blocked shots (84).

NC State statistics

Source

USA Basketball

Stinson played with the USA team at the

1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organization, PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was ...

. The team finished with a record of 4–2, but managed to win the bronze medal. The USA team lost a three-point game to Brazil, then responded with wins over Argentina and Cuba, earning a spot in the medal round. The next game was a rematch against Cuba, and this time the team from Cuba won a five-point game. The USA beat Canada easily to win the bronze. Stinson averaged 3.0 points per game. Stinson was named to the USA team competing in the 1992

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competition in

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. The team won all eight games and won the gold medal. Stinson averaged 11.1 points per game, second highest on the team.

Career highlight

* Three-time Italian League All-Star for Parma (1994–95), Cesena (1995–96) and

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(1996–97) * Only player in the league with 400 points, 125 rebounds and 120 assists in 1997 and 1998 * Became the fourth player in league history to score 2,000 career points in 2001 * Named to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team in 2001

Overseas career

* 1992–1994: Tarbes GB * 1994–1995: Lavezzini Parma * 1995–1996: Ahena Cesena * 1996–1997:

* 1998–2001:

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

* 2001–2002: Botassport Adana

Coaching career

* 2019 Head Coach at Walter Williams High School

Sports Diplomacy

Ms. Stinson has also been an active participant in the

SportsUnited Formerly known as SportsUnited, Sports Diplomacy is the U.S. Department of State's sports diplomacy division. Sports Diplomacy uses sport to help youth around the world develop important off-the-court skills, including leadership, mutual understan ...

Sports Envoy program for the

U.S. Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government responsible for the country's fore ...

. In this function, she has traveled to Algeria, Bahrain, and Jordan where she worked with

Shameka Christon Shameka Delynn Christon (born February 15, 1982) is an American retired professional women's basketball player who most recently played with the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA. She attended college at the University of Arkansas, and was named the ...

Martin Conlon Martin Conlon (1879 – 23 January 1966) was an Irish politician. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon constituency at the 1925 by-election caused by the resignation of Henry Finlay of ...

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, and Jerome Williams to conduct basketball clinics and events that reached more than 400 youth from underserved areas. In so doing, Stinson helped contribute to SportsUnited's mission to foster greater understanding between people and cultures.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

Player Statistics - WNBA
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stinson, Andrea 1967 births Living people All-American college women's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American women's basketball coaches American women's basketball players Basketball players at the 1991 Pan American Games Basketball players from North Carolina Beşiktaş women's basketball players Charlotte Sting players Detroit Shock players Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players NC State Wolfpack women's basketball players Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in basketball Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball) Shooting guards Tarbes Gespe Bigorre players Women's National Basketball Association All-Stars Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games United States women's national basketball team players