Angela Deanne Bjorklund (born July 14, 1989) is a retired a women's

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. Bjorklund is a former American professional basketball player for the

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drafted in the 2011 WNBA draft. Her older sister, Jami, was a

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women's basketball team from 2005 to 2009, playing alongside Sky teammate at the time;

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High school

Bjorklund was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2007 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored eleven points.

USA Basketball

Bjorklund was a member of the USA Women's U19 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championship in

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. The event was held in July and August 2007, when the USA team defeated Sweden to win the championship. Bjorklund helped the team the gold medal, scoring 7.4 points per game.

College Basketball Career

Bjorklund became the 10th Lady Vols freshman to start their basketball career in the starting lineup. She played all 38 games during her freshman season, where Tennessee won the National Championship against Stanford by a final score of 64–48, earning

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her eighth and eventually, final National Championship as head coach. Bjorklund finished her college career with 300 3-pointers, becoming the Lady Vols all-time 3 points record, which was previously held by

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, who had 266 3-pointers in her career.

Tennessee statistics

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Post Basketball Career

Bjorklund was hired as the Director of Basketball Operations position prior to the 2013–14 season under Jennifer Mountain, who was assistant coach during her sister Jami's freshman, sophomore, and junior years at Gonzaga.

References

1989 births Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from Spokane, Washington Chicago Sky draft picks Chicago Sky players Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball) People from Spokane Valley, Washington Sportspeople from Spokane County, Washington Point guards Tarbes Gespe Bigorre players Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball players {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub