Danielle Nicole Page ( sr-cyr, Данијел Никол Пејџ, born November 14, 1986) is an American-Serbian
women's basketball coach and former player. Standing at , she played at the
small forward
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position. She also represented the
Serbian national basketball team
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* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
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College statistics
Professional career
After going undrafted, Page signed with the WNBA's
Connecticut Sun
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and played three games for the team in 2008. She has also played professionally in Bulgaria, Israel, Hungary, and France. In May 2018, she retired from professional basketball.
International career
In March 2015, Page received her Serbian
citizenship
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in order to represent the
Serbian national basketball team
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
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* Old Serbian (disambiguation) ...
in the international competitions. She represented Serbian national basketball team at the
EuroBasket 2015
EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 S ...
in Budapest where they won the gold medal, and qualified for the
2016 Olympics
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, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...
, a first in the history of the Serbian team. The team won the bronze medal in Rio.
Post-career
After retiring from professional basketball, Page was hired as an assistant coach for the
University of Toledo
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women's basketball program.
See also
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List of Serbian WNBA players
The following is a list of Serbian basketball players that play or have played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Active players
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References
External links
Danielle Pageat eurobasket.com
at fiba.com
at fibaeurope.com
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1986 births
Living people
American emigrants to Serbia
American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Poland
American women's basketball coaches
American women's basketball players
Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Connecticut Sun players
European champions for Serbia
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Naturalized citizens of Serbia
Olympic basketball players of Serbia
Olympic bronze medalists for Serbia
Olympic medalists in basketball
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria
Serbian expatriate basketball people in France
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Hungary
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Israel
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Poland
Serbian people of American descent
Serbian women's basketball players
Serbian women's basketball coaches
Small forwards
Basketball players from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Women's National Basketball Association players from Serbia
Undrafted Women's National Basketball Association players
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