Angel McCoughtry

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Angel McCoughtry
McCoughtry with Geno Auriemma
WNBA's Atlanta Dream  – No. 35
Forward
Born September 10, 1986 (1986-09-10) (age 25)
Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality United States American
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg)
College Louisville
Draft 1st overall, 2009
Atlanta Dream
Profile WNBA Info Page
WNBA Teams
Atlanta Dream (2009–present)
Overseas Teams
Turkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2010-present)
Awards and Honors
WNBA Rookie of the Year (2009)
1× WNBA All-Star (2011)
Medal record
Women's Basketball
Competitor for  United States
Pan American Games
Gold 2007 Brazil Team Competition

Angel Lajuane McCoughtry (born September 10, 1986) is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player. She also plays for the Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe Istanbul in the EuroLeague Women.[1][2]

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[edit] Biography

McCoughtry led the Big East Conference in scoring, rebounding, and steals, while breaking school records for most and steals in a season, most points in a season, and most points in a game. She was named Big East Player of the Year during her sophomore year in 2006-2007. In the summer of 2007, McCoughtry represented the United States on the Pan American Games women's basketball team.[3] During her junior year at Louisville, McCoughtry broke her own records for points and steals on the season, and tied her own single-game scoring record. She played a key role in Louisville's upset of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the 2008 Big East conference tournament.[4] In addition, McCoughtry was named an All-American by several organizations as a junior.[5]

McCoughtry broke the record for career scoring by a Louisville women's basketball player during the first game of her senior year.[6] She recorded her second triple-double (points, rebounds, steals) in a December 2008 game against the University of Hartford.[7] She was selected 1st overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft.[8]

[edit] WNBA

Upon joining the Atlanta Dream, McCoughtry soon made a name for herself as an outstanding scorer with excellent penetration and a penchant for drawing the foul. After grabbing Rookie of the Year honors in 2009, she went on to finish third and second in points per game for 2010 and 2011 respectively. She also led the league in free throw attempts twice. On September 8, 2010, McCoughtry set an WNBA playoff record with 42 points in game two of the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Liberty. In Game 1 of the 2011 WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx, she set Finals records for most points in a quarter (19) and most points in a game (38).

McCoughtry is also heralded as a fine defensive player, not only placing near the top for steals, but also in the top ten for most blocks per game. She has been voted as a member of the league's All Defensive Teams in every year since her rookie season.

[edit] USA National Team

McCoughtry was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.[9] The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team travelled to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they competed in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational.[9] McCoughtry earned most valuable player honors at the Ekaterinburg International Invitational Tournament, as she helped the USA Basketball team win the competition.[10]

McCoughtry was one of twenty players named to the national team pool. Twelve of this group will be chosen to represent the USA in the 2010 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics.[11]

McCoughtry was named as one of the National team members to represent the USA Basketball team in the WNBA versus USA Basketball.[12] This game replaces the normal WNBA All-Star game with WNBA All-Stars versus USA Basketball, as part of the preparation for the FIBA World Championship for Women to be held in the Czech Republic during September and October 2010.[13]

[edit] Personal life

McCoughtry grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from St. Frances Academy, then spent one year at the Patterson School in North Carolina while working to attain NCAA Division I academic eligibility. She is listed at 6'1" tall and wears jersey number 35.

[edit] WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  Bold  Career high League leader

[edit] Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2009 Atlanta 34 10 21.6 .476 .294 .741 3.1 2.1 2.2 0.4 2.12 12.8
2010 Atlanta 34 34 30.7 .408 .262 .803 4.9 3.1 1.9 0.6 3.18 21.1
2011 Atlanta 33 30 27.9 .424 .264 .777 5.2 2.5 2.2 1.0 3.15 21.6
Career 3 years, 1 team 101 74 26.7 .429 .269 .779 4.4 2.6 2.1 0.6 2.81 18.4

[edit] Postseason

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2009 Atlanta 2 2 29.0 .484 .571 .667 5.5 3.0 1.0 0.0 6.00 19.0
2010 Atlanta 7 7 30.9 .462 .455 .797 5.4 2.3 2.0 0.6 3.14 26.7
2011 Atlanta
Career 3 years, 1 team 9 9 30.3 .466 .483 .787 5.4 2.4 1.8 0.4 3.78 25.0

[edit] References

  1. ^ Angel McCoughtry signed for Fenerbahce
  2. ^ Fenerbahçe swoop for McCoughtry
  3. ^ "FIFTEENTH PAN AMERICAN GAMES -- 2007". USA Basketball. http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wpag_2007. Retrieved 2009-08-28. 
  4. ^ http://www.nj.com/rutgerswomen/index.ssf/2008/03/rutgers_upset_by_louisville_bo.html
  5. ^ http://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040308aas.html
  6. ^ "No. 9 Louisville eases by Austin Peay". USA Today. 2006-04-18. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores108/108322/NCAAW835709.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-25. 
  7. ^ "Ex-Star Laments Comets' Demise". The New York Times. 2008-12-14. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/sports/basketball/14women.html?ref=basketball. Retrieved 2010-04-25. 
  8. ^ http://media.kentucky.com/smedia/2008/11/09/06/09SUA1S18.source.prod_affiliate.79.pdf
  9. ^ a b "USA Basketball Women's National Team To Tip-Off Training Tomorrow In D.C.". USA Basketball. http://usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=09_wnt_fall_invitees_add_rm. Retrieved 2009-10-01. 
  10. ^ "USA Women’s National Team Outguns UMMC Ekaterinburg To Capture 2009 Ekaterinburg International Invitational Title". USA Basketball. http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=09_wnt_ekaterinburg_03. Retrieved 2009-10-24. 
  11. ^ "Charles, Moore lead U.S. pool additions". ESPN. 3 March 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=4962145. Retrieved 3 March 2010. 
  12. ^ "Six Olympic Gold Medalists Among 11-Member Team Set To Participate In WNBA vs. USA Basketball: The Stars at the Sun Game". USA Basketball. 30 June 2010. http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/10_wnt_sats_roster.html. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
  13. ^ "FIBA World Championship for Women". FIBA. http://czechrepublic2010.fiba.com/. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 

3 Paris | 5 Lehning | 8 Marques | 9 Miller | 10 Harding | 13 de Souza | 20 Lyttle | 22 Price | 24 Irvin | 33 Bales | 35 McCoughtry | Coach: Meadors
East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA • TUL

4 Özge | 5 Babkina | 6 Tamane | 7 Birsel | 8 Ecem | 9 Esmeral | 10 Kübra | 11 Nevriye (C) | 12 Emel | 13 Devran | 14 Penny Taylor | 15 Matović |
21 Olcay | 23 Nevin | 35 McCoughtry | NA Pondexter
Coach: George Dikeoulakos
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