Jeanette Pohlen (born May 2, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a

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. As a collegiate athlete recruited by

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, she was known by Cardinal fans for her great play against the Lady Huskies of the

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when she scored 31 points leading Stanford to victory over the undefeated Huskies. Born in

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, Pohlen appeared in 4 straight Final Fours at Stanford; including three straight Championship games. Pohlen captured her first gold medal in international competition as a member of the USA Basketball World University Games Team in July 2009.

Stanford statistics

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USA Basketball

Pohlen was named a member of the team representing the US at the 2009 World University Games held in

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. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. Pohlen averaged 5.0 points per game.

WNBA

Pohlen was selected in the first round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (9th overall) by the

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. Recognized for her long range shooting, Pohlen led the league in three point shooting percentage in 2011. In 2012, Pohlen won her first WNBA championship with the Fever after they defeated the

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in the Finals. In 2014, Pohlen was waived by the Fever during training camp due to an

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injury. In 2015, she rejoined the Fever after recovery. In 2016, Pohlen was waived once again by the Fever a week before the start of the season. Midway through the season, she returned to the Fever signing a 7-day contract on July 6, 2016. A week later she signed another 7-day contract with the Fever. On July 21, 2016, she re-signed with the Fever for the rest of the season. In February 2017, Pohlen re-signed with the Fever. In February 2018, Pohlen re-signed once again with the Fever. In May 2018, Pohlen was waived by the Fever before the start of the 2018 WNBA season.WNBA Transcations
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WNBA statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Overseas

Pohlen played the 2011–12 season with Tarsus in

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. She averaged 10.1 points in 13 games with the team.

Personal life

Pohlen has an uncle who played football at the

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, both her grandfather and great-grandfather played basketball at

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and her great-uncle is inducted into the

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Basketball Hall of Fame.

References

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