Janell Latrice Burse (born May 19, 1979) is a 6'5" women's basketball player who played

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for the

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of the WNBA. After playing college ball at

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, Burse was drafted in the second round (28th overall) by the Minnesota Lynx in 2001, and played her first three professional seasons with that team. As part of an ill-fated attempt by the Lynx to land hometown sensation Lindsay Whalen in the 2004 WNBA Draft, Burse was traded with

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to the Storm for

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and a high draft pick. Whalen was snatched up by the

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, and Seattle gained two key players for its 2004

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run. Burse backed up center Kamila Vodichkova in 2004, and took over the starting role when Vodichkova left for the

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the next season. Fans expected Burse to lose this job to the highly touted

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when the latter joined the team in mid-season, but Burse played so well that she started the entire year. Burse, who had purchased a house in

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in 2004, became the WNBA's face for relief in the wake of

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. At two playoff games at

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in September 2005, Burse's charity through the Franklin Avenue Baptist Church raised $25,000 for the relief efforts, which was matched by $75,000 from the team organization.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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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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Playoffs

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Tulane statistics

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References

External links

Seattle Storm Player ProfileWNBA Player Profile
1979 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Poland American women's basketball players Basketball players from New Orleans Centers (basketball) Liaoning Flying Eagles players Minnesota Lynx draft picks Minnesota Lynx players People from Slidell, Louisiana Seattle Storm players Tulane Green Wave women's basketball players {{US-women-basketball-bio-stub