LaToya Bond (born February 13, 1984) is an American professional

women's basketball Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. It began being played in 1892, one year after men's basketball, at Smith College in Massachusetts. It spread across the United States, in large part via women's college compet ...

player with the

Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the 2000 season began. The team is owned ...

of the WNBA. Born in

Decatur, Illinois Decatur ( ) is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois, with a population of 70,522 as of the 2020 Census. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Ce ...

, Bond is 5'9" (1.75 m) tall and weighs 132 lbs (59.9 kg). At Urbana High School in

Urbana, Illinois Urbana ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Urbana had a population of 38,336. As of the 2010 United States Census, Urbana is the List of municipalities in Illinois, 38th-most pop ...

, Bond was selected to the 2000 and 2001

State Farm Holiday Classic The State Farm Holiday Classic, named after the title sponsor State Farm Insurance, is one of the largest co-ed, high school holiday basketball tournaments in the United States, with 64 teams (32 boys and 32 girls). Held annually for four days fol ...

all-tournament teams. She finished her last season at Mizzou as the 7th leading scorer in the

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, blasting past the 1000 point mile-marker. She was named a Kodak/ WBCA All-America Honorable Mention and made the All Big 12 First Team as well as the Big 12 Defensive Team. After her 2002 graduation from Urbana High School, she played for the NCAA Division I Lady Tigers of the University of Missouri. She was selected by the Charlotte Sting in the second round (27th pick overall) of the

2006 WNBA draft On November 16, 2005, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held an expansion draft for the Chicago Sky. It was the first expansion draft since the 2000 season, when the WNBA welcomed the Miami Sol, Portland Fire, Indiana Fever, and ...

. The Sting folded after the

2006 WNBA season The 2006 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's tenth season. The league added one team the Chicago Sky. The Sky was the first expansion team since 2000 when the Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, and the Seattle Stor ...

, and she was selected by the Sacramento Monarchs in a dispersal draft. However, she never played for the franchise. Before the start of the 2008 season she signed with the Indiana Fever. She has also played overseas for teams in Cyprus, Israel, and Poland.

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1984 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Poland American women's basketball players Basketball players from Illinois Charlotte Sting players Indiana Fever players People from Urbana, Illinois Missouri Tigers women's basketball players Sportspeople from Decatur, Illinois Guards (basketball) {{US-women-basketball-bio-stub