Barbara Turner (basketball)

Barbara Renee Turner

Guard / forward
Born	June 8, 1984 (1984-06-08) Cleveland, Ohio
Nationality	USA
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg)
College	Connecticut
Draft	11th overall, 2006 Seattle Storm
WNBA Teams
Seattle Storm (2006) Houston Comets (2007) Connecticut Sun (2008)
Awards and Honors
First Team All-American (2002) First Team McDonald’s All-American (2002) Gatorade Ohio Player of the Year (2002) Ms. Ohio Basketball (2002) BIG EAST All-Rookie (2003)

Barbara Renee Turner (born on June 8, 1984 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player. She plays for Tarsus in Turkey and formerly the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. A small forward, she is 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and 78 kg weight.

High school

Turner played for East Tech High School in Cleveland, Ohio, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2002 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored thirteen points.

College

In her last NCAA Tournament run, Barbara Turner was unable to get her Connecticut team back to the pinnacle of women's college basketball after helping UConn win NCAA Championships in 2003 and 2004. The Huskies' 2006 Final Four bid fell short in overtime against Duke in the Elite Eight, with Turner unable to play down the stretch because of debilitating cramps.

College highlights

• 2003 Big East All-Rookie Team
• 2004 All-Big East Second Team
• 2005 All-Big East Honorable Mention
• 2005 Most Outstanding of Big East Tournament
• 2005 Big East All-Tournament Team

WNBA career

Turner's dominant postseason - she averaged 22.8 points and 10.5 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament - secured her a spot in the first round of the 2006 WNBA Draft when Turner was taken 11th overall by the Seattle Storm. She quickly made the transition from power forward to small forward in the WNBA, starting 9 games as a rookie and appearing in all 34 games during the 2006 season, averaging 6.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists.

On May 16, 2007, Turner was waived by the Seattle Storm, and two weeks later she was signed by the Houston Comets. During the 2007 season, Turner played in 22 games, averaging 4.2 points and 1.9 rebounds.

On March 6, 2008, Turner was re-signed by the Comets, then traded to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Megan Mahoney.[1]

European career

• 2006–  : Maccabi Ramat
• 2006–2007: Fenerbahçe Istanbul
• 2009–2010: Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi

Vital statistics

• Position: Small Forward
• Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
• High School: East Technical High School in Cleveland, Ohio
• College: University of Connecticut
• Team(s): Seattle Storm 2006, Houston Comets 2007, Connecticut Sun 2008

Awards

• Ohio Ms. Basketball (2004) awarded by Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association

University of Connecticut statistics

Barabara Turner Statistics at University of Connecticut
Year	G	FG	FGA	PCT	3FG	3FGA	PCT	FT	FTA	PCT	REB	AVG	A	TO	B	S	MIN	PTS	AVG
2002-03	38	134	269	0.489	9	30	0.300	102	149	0.685	220	5.8	45	75	18	22	795	379	10.0
2003-04	35	177	330	0.536	19	47	0.404	105	158	0.665	167	4.8	105	71	14	30	933	478	13.7
2004-05	29	126	241	0.523	5	21	0.238	63	95	0.663	140	4.8	44	55	22	24	638	320	11.0
2005-06	36	170	312	0.545	12	40	0.300	100	140	0.714	270	7.5	85	63	28	35	973	452	12.6
Totals	138	607	1152	0.527	45	138	0.326	370	542	0.683	797	5.8	279	264	82	111	3339	1629	11.8

See also

• List of Connecticut women's basketball players with 1000 points

External links

• WNBA Player Profile
• WNBA Prospect Profile
• Seattle Storm Profile