Anna Louise DeForge (born April 14, 1976) is an American-Montenegrin professional female

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player who most recently played for the

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in the WNBA. She is the first player from the

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to ever play in the WNBA. After finding little success and playing time for several WNBA teams, she finally earned a spot on a WNBA All-Star team in 2004. She was one of the players selected to play in the historic WNBA vs. USA Basketball Game. On February 3, 2006, she was traded to the

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from the

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in exchange for Kelly Miller. On February 19, 2008 DeForge signed on with the

Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Founded pr ...

. On February 27, 2009 DeForge signed on with the

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WNBA career statistics

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Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

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2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

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Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

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2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

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Playoffs

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Nebraska statistics

Source

Personal

Born to Rosemary and Roger DeForge in

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, she played at Niagara High School in

Niagara, Wisconsin Niagara is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,624 at the 2010 census. The city lies to the north of and adjacent to the Town of Niagara. It is part of the Marinette, WI– MI Micropolitan Statistica ...

. DeForge majored in

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at the

Career highlights

*Selected to start the 2007 WNBA All-Star for the Eastern Conference by the WNBA Fans *Selected to play in the WNBA vs. USA Basketball Game at

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in 2004 *Won the

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Championship with the

Dallas Fury The San Francisco Legacy was the last original franchise of the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL). Originally established in 2001 as the Kansas City Legacy, the franchise moved in 2003 to Knoxville, Tennessee and became the Tennessee Fury. ...

in 2004 *2005-2006: Honored as league (

PLKK Basket Liga Kobiet (BLK), currently known for sponsorship reasons as Energa Basket Liga Kobiet (EBLK; 2001–2013 Polska Liga Koszykówki Kobiet, PLKK) is a professional women's club basketball league in Poland. It constitutes the first and highes ...

) MVP . The Polish TS Wisla Can-Pack Krakow team won the Women's

Championship Series. *2006-2007: Her Polish TS Wisła Can-Pack Kraków team won the Women's

Championship Series. *2007-2008: Her Polish TS Wisła Can-Pack Kraków team won the Women's

Championship Series. *2022 Spring Season: Won the Brewtown Recreation Co-Ed Flag Football League Championship with Beer Bellys.

References

External links

*
www.annadeforge.pl
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deforge, Anna 1976 births Living people American women's basketball players Montenegrin women's basketball players American emigrants to Montenegro American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Turkey Basketball players from Michigan Basketball players from Wisconsin Detroit Shock players Indiana Fever players Minnesota Lynx players Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball players People from Iron Mountain, Michigan People from Marinette County, Wisconsin Phoenix Mercury players Shooting guards Women's National Basketball Association All-Stars Beşiktaş women's basketball players Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi basketball players Undrafted Women's National Basketball Association players