Alexis Kay'ree Hornbuckle (born October 16, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who played several seasons in the

Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an American professional basketball league. It is composed of twelve teams, all based in the United States. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the Nati ...

. She is the only player to win an NCAA title and WNBA title in the same year (2008 - with the University of Tennessee and the Detroit Shock).

High school years

Born in

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, Hornbuckle attended Capital High School and later graduated from

South Charleston High School South Charleston High School is a public high school in West Virginia serving grades 9 through 12. It is located south of the Kanawha River, west of the city of Charleston, West Virginia, Charleston, in the city of South Charleston, West Virginia ...

Alexis was a high school teammate of

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(who currently plays for the

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). In addition to playing basketball, she also competed in her high school's female soccer team. Hornbuckle was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2004 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored eight points, and earned MVP honors.

College years

Hornbuckle played four years for the University of Tennessee's Women's basketball team, graduating in 2008 with

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, and

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. She was a key player for two NCAA Championship teams during her tenure, earning places on the 2007 All-SEC First Team, 2007 SEC All-Tournament Team and 2005 All-SEC Freshmen Team. She currently holds the mark for most career steals by a Tennessee Women's player. Hornbuckle 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. In the 2008 WNBA Draft, Hornbuckle was selected by the Detroit Shock in the first round (fourth overall).

Tennessee statistics

Source

WNBA

Hornbuckle was drafted 4th overall by the

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in 2008. In her first WNBA game, she set a franchise record with seven steals while playing just 19 minutes. She averaged 5.4 points per game during the Shock's run to the 2008 WNBA title. Hornbuckle became a starter in 2009, and moved with the franchise to

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in 2010. She was traded to the

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halfway through the season, where she served as a backup to starting point guard

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. She was acquired by the

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on February 2, 2012 and played for them for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Overseas career

She played for Besiktas in Turkey during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season, for PeKa (Finland) and Elitzur Holon (Israel) in 2009-10, for Ramat Hasharon (Israel) and Tarsus (turkey) in 2010-11, and Elitzur Holon (Israel) in the 2012-2013 off-season.

After Basketball

Alexis is currently a Certified Personal Trainer at Alexis Hornbuckle Basketball. She is also podcast host of The Collective Unfiltered and Buck & 2MC Lady Vol Show on the Volunteer Roadshow. She has interviewed many athletes and influencers such as former Tennessee Lady Vol basketball players

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and

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. She has hosted other podcasts on the Volunteer Roadshow with former University of Tennessee football star player Billy Ratliff and former University of Tennessee men's basketball and NBA star player

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External links

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Alexis Hornbuckle: Heart of a Champion
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High school years

College years

Tennessee statistics

WNBA

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Overseas career

After Basketball

See also

Notes

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