Marissa Coleman (born January 4, 1987) is an American professional

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player previously played for the

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of the

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(WNBA).

Personal life

Coleman was born in

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to Tony and Joni Coleman. She has an older sister, LaTonya, and a younger brother, Anthony. Later they moved to

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where Coleman attended high school at St. John's College High School, a co-ed Christian Brother's Catholic school in Washington, DC.

High school career

Coleman went to high school at St. John's College High School. Coleman was a McDonald's and WBCA All-American, playing in both senior all-star games. She led all scorers with 19 points at the McDonald's game. She was selected East Team Most Valuable Player at the WBCA game.

College career

Coleman chose the

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over the

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, the

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, the

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, and

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. As a freshman, she became the second-straight Terrapin to be named ACC Rookie of the Year. She was only the ninth Terrapin all-time with 1,500 career points. She is one of only four Terps in the history of the program to receive All-ACC honors three times, earning a spot on the second team every year. She is 2nd all-time at Maryland in rebounding and scoring. She is one of only two players in school history to record a triple-double.

Maryland statistics

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USA Basketball

Coleman was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The event was held in August 2004, when the USA team defeated Puerto Rico to win the championship. Coleman helped the team the gold medal, scoring 8.6 points per game. Coleman continued with the team as it became the U19 team, and competed in the 2005 U19 World Championships in

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. The USA team won all eight games, winning the gold medal. Coleman scored 8.1 points per game. Coleman played for the USA team in the

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in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team won all five games, earning the gold medal for the event.

WNBA career

Marissa Coleman at 2015 All-Star game cropped

Coleman was selected 2nd overall in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the

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. On March 28, 2014, Coleman signed a multi-year contract with the

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. Coleman participated in the

2015 WNBA All-Star Game The 2015 WNBA All-Star Game is an exhibition basketball game. It was played on July 25, 2015. The Connecticut Sun hosted a WNBA All-Star Game for the fourth time. The Sun previously hosted the game in 2005, 2009, and 2013. Starters for the game w ...

. On May 1, 2018, Coleman signed with the

Europe

Edirnespor (2014-2015). On July 13. 2015, Fenerbahçe Istanbul announced her transfer to the club.

References

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