Felecity Willis (born October 31, 1978) is an American

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referee and former player. She was a two-sport athlete for

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, playing

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and

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for the

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. She later played professional basketball for several years and was a member of the

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Early life

Willis attended

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where she starred at basketball.

College career

She played college basketball and softball in the

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with the

Wildcats. She was a All-

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player in 1999 and 2000.

Professional career

Following her college career, Willis went on to play professionally. In 2002, she played for the Chicago Blaze of the NWBL. She also saw pre-season action in the WNBA, with the

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in 2000, the

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in 2001 and the

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in 2003. Willis has been a four-time All-star with the ''Criollas de Caguas'' women's BSN team. She has helped carry the Criollas to two consecutive finals, where they were upset both times by the Carolina Giants. In January 2006, Willis joined the Sundsvall DB of the Swedish

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, leading the club to the quarterfinal of the playoffs. She appeared in 13 games, averaging 18.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game. Two years later, in March 2008, Willis rejoined Sundsvall, this time with the team in danger of relegation. She appeared in five games, including four straight victories, helping the club stave off relegation. In the five games, she averaged 17.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.

National team career

Willis was a member of the Puerto Rican national team for six years, and played at the 2003

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, and in 2004 in

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Later life

Following her playing career, Willis went into officiating. In 2010, she attended officiating training camp run by NCAA referee Bob Scofield at

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. By 2013, she was officiating NCAA Division I Women's games. In 2018 she was appointed a referee in the

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References

External links

Profile
at Latinbasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Willis, Felicity 1978 births Living people American softball players American women's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Sweden Arizona Wildcats women's basketball players Charlotte Sting players Los Angeles Sparks players Puerto Rican softball players Puerto Rican women's basketball players Washington Mystics players American women referees and umpires