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Monique Currie
No. 25 – Phoenix Mercury
PositionForward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1983-02-25) February 25, 1983 (age 41)
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight177 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolBullis School (Potomac, Maryland)
CollegeDuke (2001–2006)
WNBA draft2006: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Sting
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006Charlotte Sting
2007Chicago Sky
2007–2014Washington Mystics
2010–2011Galatasaray Medical Park
2011–2012Homend Antakya
2012CSM Târgovişte
2013Perfumerias Avenida
2015–presentPhoenix Mercury
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing USA
U18 and U19
Bronze medal – third place 2001 U19 Czech Republic Team Competition
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Turkey Team Competition

Monique Currie (born February 25, 1983 in Washington, D.C.) is a WNBA basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury.

Currie was traded from the Chicago Sky during the 2007 season in exchange for Chasity Melvin. The Sky had selected her with the first pick of the 2007 WNBA Dispersal Draft from the roster of the defunct Charlotte Sting. Currie signed with the Phoenix Mercury on February 5, 2015.[1]

Currie went to high school at the Bullis School in Potomac, MD, where she was a Gatorade All-American. Currie attended Duke University where she became an All-American. Throughout her college career, she scored over 1,500 points. She was the third overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft.

USA Basketball

Currie was named to the USA Women's U19 team which represented the USA in the 2001 U19 World's Championship, held in Brno, Czech Republic in July 2001. Currie scored 3.2 points per game, and helped the USA team to a 6–1 record and the bronze medal.[2]

Currie also played on the team presenting the USA at the 2005 World University Games held in Izmir, Turkey. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. Currie scored 8.9 points per game.[3]

Overseas

References

  1. ^ Mercury Sign Free Agent Forward Monique Currie
  2. ^ "FIFTH FIBA WOMEN'S U19/JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 2001". USA Basketball. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "TWENTY-SECOND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 2005". USA Basketball. Retrieved October 22, 2013.

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