Kathrin Ress (born June 26, 1985) is an Italian professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player, formerly of the
WNBA, with the
Minnesota Lynx.
College career
Born in
Salorno
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South Tyrol
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, Ress attended college at
Boston College and graduated in 2007. In her senior season at BC she averaged 16.4 ppg and 8.2 rpg. One of Ress' best performances came in front of her parents against Maryland where she put up 26 points against one of the best defenses in the country
.
Professional career
Following her collegiate career, she was selected 24th overall in the
2007 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. Ress played in 28 games for the Lynx in 2007, averaging 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per game before leaving the team to train with the Italian National Team on August 7.
WNBA career statistics
Regular season
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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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Personal
She is the sister of the professional basketball player
Tomas Ress
Tomas Ress (born August 22, 1980) is an Italian professional basketball player who last played for Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays at the center position.
Amateur career
Ress played ...
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Boston College statistics
Source
References
External links
WNBA Player Profile
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1985 births
Living people
Boston College Eagles women's basketball players
Centers (basketball)
Italian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Italian women's basketball players
Minnesota Lynx draft picks
Minnesota Lynx players
People from Salurn
Power forwards (basketball)
Sportspeople from South Tyrol