Diana taurasi talks about becoming the number one scorer in. Vanessa bryant says hall of fame is peak of kobe bryant. Diana taurasi became the wnbas alltime leading scorer not with a 3, not with any dazzle, but with a simple scoop. Not all leaderboards are available for seasons prior to 199293. May 14, 2019 in 2001, lisa leslie was the first wnba player to win the regular season mvp, the allstar game mvp and the playoff mvp in the same season. She first began playing varsity basketball as a fifthgrader. Her presence was key on the teams firstever wnba championship in 2012.
Related diana taurasi becomes the top scorer in wnba history. Wnba draft 2020 wnba playoffs 2019 wnba allstar 2019 wnba draft. Ty marshall selected 14th in the wnba draft atlanta. The silver stars used their third round pick on austin peay guard brooke armistead. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Wnba diana taurasi top 10 wnba career plays facebook. Douglas is the second leading scorer in franchise history and averaged 15. Primary data provided by sportradar the official stats partner of the nba. Thompsons background is one of the most impressive in the history of womens basketball. Basketballreference utilizes official nba data for current nba, wnba, and g league. Top 100 high school girls basketball scorers of all time.
Apr 04, 2020 kobe is the lakers alltime leading scorer and the fourth leading scorer in nba history with 33,643 points. The wnbas inaugural season was the most successful debut by a league in professional sports history. Tina thompson is second all time with 5,048 points. Lebron james salutes diana taurasi for becoming the wnbas alltime leading scorer in history. Jun 18, 2017 lebron james salutes diana taurasi for becoming the wnbas alltime leading scorer in history. With their own pick, the stars selected the ncaas alltime leading scorer, kelsey plum pictured. Diana taurasi breaks wnba scoring record yahoo sports. Leaders are based on stats from the 198586 through 201920 seasons. Khsaa record book louisiana katie antony, anacoco, 19982003, 6,190. Some of wnbas best players among state alltime scoring leaders. Alltime leading girls high school basketball scorers in all.
Though it was a night for the record books for taurasi, the mercury got. The threetime wnba champion phoenix mercury today announced that new york times bestselling author chelsea clinton will attend the teams matchup with the washington mystics on tuesday, august 7 at talking stick resort arena at 7 p. As of march 10, 2020, the active nba player with the most career points scored is lebron james. Lebron james congratulates diana taurasi for making wnba. Diana taurasi is now the alltime leading scorer in wnba history taurasi passed tina thompson for the best scoring mark in the wnba.
The alltime leading scorer in nba history is kareem abduljabbar, who scored a total of 38,387 career points. Language watch edit the following shows a list of records held by certain players and teams in the womens national basketball association wnba. The phoenix mercury guard scored her 7,489th point to pass tina thompson as the highest point scorer in wnba history. The wnba s inaugural season was the most successful debut by a league in professional sports history. Want to know the nbas top 25 alltime points leaders. Tina thompson head coach staff directory university. Alltime leading girls high school basketball scorers in. Lebron james congratulates diana taurasi for making wnba history. Jun 18, 2017 diana taurasi is a future hall of famer, and on sunday the phoenix mercury guard became the wnbas alltime leading scorer. Kobe is the lakers alltime leading scorer and the fourthleading scorer in nba history with 33,643 points. She retired as the alltime leading scorer in wnba history, a twotime olympic gold medalist, a fourtime wnba champion and was the first player drafted in the history of the wnba.
Feb 25, 2009 expansion team officially granted to maine basketball, llc and the city of portland, maine. Apr 01, 2018 the silver stars used their third round pick on austin peay guard brooke armistead. Over the course of his career, he was a 41% 3point. The second chart is a progressive list of the leading alltime nba scorers. Watch diana taurasi become the wnbas alltime leading scorer. The comets selected tina thompson, the pac10 conferences leading scorer, with the first pick of the inaugural wnba draft. She became the wnbas alltime leading scorer on august 8, 2010, scoring her 6,264th career point to pass lisa leslie. The following is a list of the players who have scored. Katie antony is the alltime leading scorer in high school girls basketball history for 5on5 basketball girls used to play 6on6. The following is a list of the players who have scored the most points during their wnba. Womens basketball history home archives alltime results 1,000point scorers wnba draft pics 201819. Vanessa bryant says hall of fame is peak of kobe bryants.
Jun 18, 2017 the phoenix mercury guard scored her 7,489th point to pass tina thompson as the highest point scorer in wnba history. Womens basketball history university of louisville. Anthony becomes usas alltime leading olympic scorer. Brittney griner leads phoenix mercury trio to wnba history as first. Statistical coverage for seasons prior to 199293 is mostly complete, however some statistics may be incomplete. Creech became just the third player in high school history to average over 50 points in a game, which she did as a senior 50. Taurasi is on the mount rushmore of wnba players as the leagues alltime leading scorer 8,549, a ninetime allstar and threetime league champion with the phoenix mercury. This book gives a good overall history for someone who doesnt know much about the wnba. San antonio waived her prior to the start of the 2003 season as well. According to, through the games of june 14, 2008 lisa leslie was the all time leading scorer in wnba history with 5,567 points. Aug 10, 2017 diana taurasi became the wnbas alltime leading scorer not with a 3, not with any dazzle, but with a simple scoop. Chicago bears career scoring summary leaders profootball. Watch diana taurasi become the wnbas alltime leading.
Wnba national basketball retired players association. For her career as a member of the fever, brown averaged 8. Basketballreference utilizes official nba data for current nba, wnba, and gleague. Is lisa leslie the leading scorer in the wnba answers. Basketballreference utilizes official nba data for. Jan 02, 2018 diana taurasi becomes wnba alltime leading scorer. Taurasi, 35, is a year veteran and obviously one of the best. More than 50 million fans turned in to watch games on. Here are six players and three teams who will be chasing history.
Alltime leading girls high school basketball scorers in all 50 states. Wnba should play game as part of hall of fame weekend in knoxville. Diana taurasi is the wnbas alltime leading scorer over the course of her illustrious career. The top 10 career plays of the wnbas new alltime leading scorer. Katie douglas, an indianapolis native, was a fan favorite during her six seasons with the fever. Taurasi now stands alone atop the leagues alltime scoring table, with 7494. Apr 12, 2018 san antonio had two picks in the first round of the 2017 wnba drafttheir own pick at number one, and the sixth pick, which they acquired along with isabelle harrison in a trade with phoenix for danielle robinson.
June 29, 2009 charlotte bobcats and boston celtics affiliations announced. List of national basketball association career scoring leaders. Thompson ended her professional career with the seattle storm in 20 as the leagues alltime leading scorer with 7,488 points in 496 games played 15. Diana taurasi is a future hall of famer, and on sunday the phoenix mercury guard became the wnbas alltime leading scorer.
The following shows a list of records held by certain players and teams in the womens national basketball association wnba. Jun 18, 2017 diana taurasi is now the alltime leading scorer in wnba history taurasi passed tina thompson for the best scoring mark in the wnba. Armistead was the 2003 ohio valley conference player of the year, and austin peays alltime leading scorer. The official website of the university of texas athletics. In 2001, lisa leslie was the first wnba player to win the regular season mvp, the allstar game mvp and the playoff mvp in the same season. In 2002, she was the wnba alltime leading scorer and.
Tina thompson womens basketball coach university of. The following is a list of the players who have scored the most points during their wnba careers. Evansville has seen scores of talented players pass through its city high schools over the years. Diana taurasi is now the alltime leading scorer in wnba history. Active wnba player inducted into the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame. Details on the pro football reference win probability. Wnba should play game as part of hall of fame weekend in. Big ten conference career leaders and records for points.
Jun, 2018 wnba should play game as part of hall of fame weekend in knoxville. Thompson, the first overall pick in the inaugural wnba draft, a twotime olympic gold medalist and a fourtime wnba champion works directly with the texas post players. Basketballreference utilizes official nba data for current nba, wnba. Chelsea clinton, phoenix mercury announce she persisted. Aug 10, 2016 carmelo anthony became the united states alltime leading scorer in olympic competition in the first quarter against australia on wednesday. Top singlegame scoring performers in wnba history wnba. San antonio had two picks in the first round of the 2017 wnba drafttheir own pick at number one, and the sixth pick, which they acquired along with isabelle harrison in a trade with phoenix for danielle robinson. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. The list includes only points scored in regular season games. Below are the top 15 career scorers in the history of evansville high school basketball. The following shows a list of records held by certain players and teams in the women s national basketball association wnba. Diana taurasi is now the alltime leading scorer in wnba.
The alltime leading scorer in wnba history, tina thompson enters her third season as an assistant coach at texas. Yesterdays games and scores from any date in baanba or aba history. Jul 09, 2018 the threetime wnba champion phoenix mercury today announced that new york times bestselling author chelsea clinton will attend the teams matchup with the washington mystics on tuesday, august 7 at talking stick resort arena at 7 p. What it takes to become the greatest scorer in wnba history. On january 16, 1997, the first 16 players were assigned to teams, and on february 27 an elite draft added two more players to each team, increasing team rosters to four. November 27, 2009 red claws captain billy thomas sinks the first basket in the history of the red claws, a 3pointer, at 11. Green bay southwest point guard jaddan simmons become the metros alltime leading girls scorer on tuesday. Her 6,190 pointtotal includes six seasons on the varsity at anacoco, one of the smaller schools in louisiana.
Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. He scored at least 40 points in 122 games, had 176 doubledoubles and 21 tripledoubles. Packed with lively anecdotes and the fascinating history of the league, this is a book that will get every fan excites and ready for the wnbas upcoming season. Wnba career leaders and records for points basketball. Introducing college basketballs greatest of all time bracket. She joined lisa leslie and rebecca lobo as first signees for the wnba, which debuted in 1997. Wnba top 10 alltime scorers official site of the wnba. Discover the 2019 regular season wnba stat leaders for with s wnba league leaderboard. Subscribe to the play index and get access to more data than you can imagine. Carmelo anthony became the united states alltime leading scorer in olympic competition in the first quarter against australia on wednesday. Jan 25, 2019 creech became just the third player in high school history to average over 50 points in a game, which she did as a senior 50.
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