- Kelly Schumacher
Infobox WNBA Player
name = Kelly Schumacher
caption =
position = Center / Forward
team =Detroit Shock
number = 11
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 183
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1977|10|14
birth_place =Cincinnati, Ohio
college = Connecticut
draft = 1st round, 14th pick overall
draft_year = 2001
draft_team =Indiana Fever
career_start =2001
career_end =
former_teams =Indiana Fever New York Liberty Phoenix Mercury
awards =Kelly Schumacher (born
October 14 ,1977 inCincinnati, Ohio ) is an American professionalbasketball player in the WNBA for theDetroit Shock .After her junior season at the
University of Connecticut , she competed withUSA Basketball as a member of thegold medal -winningJones Cup Team that compiled a 4-0 record inTaipei . In her professional career she plays in Spanish League in Arranz Burgos, Perfumerías Avenida and now in UB F.C.BarcelonaAwards/achievements
*She as appeared in more games, 159, than any player in Fever history.
*Fever's starting power forward in first 14 games of 2005.
*Second all-time in career blocked shots for the Fever.
*Played a career-high 39 minutes during an overtime game played at Radio City Music Hall in New York,September 16 ,2004 .
*Pro career highs of 22 points and nine rebounds in an 81-57 win over San Antonio,July 23 ,2003 .
*Finished her career at Connecticut ranked third all-time in career blocked shots with 181.
*Set NCAA Women's Final Four record with nine blocked shots as Connecticut defeated Tennessee for the 2000 national championship.
*Played a career-high 39 minutes during an overtime game played at Radio City Music Hall in New York,September 16 ,2004 .
*Pro career highs of 22 points and nine rebounds in an 81-57 win over San Antonio,July 23 ,2003 .
*She is theIndiana Fever 's career leader in blocked shots
*She has appeared in more games than any other player inIndiana Fever history
*She recorded 717 points during her collegiate career at theUniversity of Connecticut , and was ranked third in all-time blocked shots
*She has been voted MVP inbasketball ,volleyball andsoccer
*She was a member of gold medal-winning2000 USA Jones Cup team
*She was a member of theCCAA national championship team1996 ,1997
*She is ranked sixteenth in theWNBA , with 0.8 blocks per game
*She had won the Spanish female league and the cup of queen with "Perfumerias Avenida de Salamanca" [2005-2006]
*OnFebruary 23 ,2006 , she was traded to theNew York Liberty
*Before the2007 season, she was traded again to thePhoenix Mercury Bio
*Nickname is "Schuey"
*Plays theviolin
*Lists her favorite on-court moment as winning the2000 NCAA National Championship
*Born inCincinnati, Ohio but raised inCanada
*Was a communications science major at theUniversity of Connecticut External links
* [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/kelly_schumacher/?nav=page WNBA Player Profile]
* [http://www.ndaadunk.com/can_women_dunk/snow_wont_dunk_on_me.htm/?nav=page Snow 'won't dunk on me']
* [http://www.thevarsity.ca/media/paper285/news/2001/09/04/Sports/Canadian.Schumacher.Joins.The.Big.Leagues-88570.shtml/?nav=page Canadian Schumacher joins the big leagues]
* [http://www.wnba.com/liberty/news/SchumacherSign.html New York Liberty press release on obtaining Schumacher]
* [http://www.perfumeriasavenidabaloncesto.com/equipos1.asp?cod=1 Kelly in Perfumerias Avenida de Salamanca]
* [http://www.wnba.com/shock/news/schumacher_080726_2.html Shock signs Schumacher]
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