Mehryn Donegan Kraker (born June 5, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the

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of the

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. She played

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for Green Bay before being drafted by the

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in the third round of the

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. She has since played in Spain, Sweden, Australia, Germany, and in the

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Early life and high school career

Kraker was born in

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, and attended

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. Kraker was a four time All-Conference selection in the

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, as well as its player of the year once. She was also a two-time All-Area/All-Suburban team selection by the

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, a two-time All-State selection, and a Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game pick. Kraker graduated as West Allis Central's all time leader in points, assists, and steals.

College career

Kraker

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her freshman year to ensure a full four years of eligibility. Her first season in 2013–14 saw her start 31 games of the 32-game season, where she became the first Phoenix player since

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to score more than 30 points in a game. Kraker was also named Horizon League Freshman of the Week, and received selections to the 2014 Horizon League All-Freshman team, as well as the Horizon League All-Tournament Team. The following year, Kraker was named to the Horizon League's All-League Second Team, and led the team in scoring with 12.5 points per game. She was named again to the All-League Second Team and received Horizon League Tournament MVP honors in the 2015–16 season. Kraker was named Horizon League Player of the Year her senior year, as well as

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's Mid-Major player of the year. Kraker graduated as Green Bay's record holder for most

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made in a season and career.

Green Bay statistics

Source

Professional career

Kraker declared for the

, where she was selected 27th overall in the third round by the

. She appeared in two preseason games before being waived prior to the start of the

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. For the 2017–18 season, Kraker moved to Spain to play for Cadi La Seu in the

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. She returned to Cadi La Seu for the 2018–19 season. After a stint with the Wisconsin GLO of the

(GWBA), Kraker returned to Spain for the 2019–20 season to play for IDK Euskotren. Kraker initially renewed her contract with IDK Euskotren in June 2020 but departed the team to return to the United States as a coach. After another stint with the Wisconsin GLO in 2021, Kraker moved to Sweden for the 2021–22 season to play for KFUM Ostersund Basket. Following the Swedish season, she moved to Australia to play for the

of the

in the 2022 season. Kraker started the 2022–23 season in Germany with the Rheinland Lions but left in December 2022. She joined

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in Sweden in January 2023. She then returned to the Flames for the 2023 NBL1 West season.

Coaching career

Kraker spent the 2020–21 U.S. college season as an assistant coach with the

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Awards and honors

High school

* 4x

All-Conference *

Player of the Year * 2x Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WCBA) All-State * 2x

All-Area/All-Suburban * WCBA All-Star

College

* Horizon League Player of the Year (2017) * espnW Mid-Major Player of the Year (2017) * Horizon League Tournament MVP (2016) * All-Horizon League Second Team (2015, 2016) * Horizon League All-Freshman Team (2014) * Horizon League Freshman of the Week (11/11/2014) * Third all-time program points (1,671)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kraker, Mehryn 1994 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American women's basketball players Basketball players from Wisconsin Forwards (basketball) Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball players People from West Allis, Wisconsin Sportspeople from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Washington Mystics draft picks