Alana Beard #0 Guard/Forward

Background

WNBA Career Highlights
Four-time WNBA All-Star (2005-07, 2009), starting the latter three of those games...2006 Second Team All-WNBA performer...Earned WNBA All-Defensive Team honors five times (First Team in 2007, Second Team in 2004-06 and in 2009)...All-time steals leader in Washington Mystics history.

2011 (Washington): Missed the 2011 season with a foot injury…Currently playing the 2011-12 WNBA off-season in Israel as a member of Elitzur Ramla.

2010 (Washington): Season Missed the 2010 season due to ankle surgery in the off-season.

2009 (Washington): Named as a starter in the WNBA All-Star game…started 30 games…led the team and ranked tenth in the league in scoring (15.9)…recorded a career-high and ranked fifth in the league in total steals (72) en route to WNBA All-Defensive Second Team honors…ranked third in the league in steals per game (2.32)…ranked eight in the league in total field goals made (188)

2008 (Washington): Started 33 games…Scored a career-high 33 points against defending champion Phoenix Mercury…led the team in points (532) for the fourth consecutive year and assists (117)…recorded a team-high 55 steals…Finished the season ranked 8th in steals (1.67) and minutes played (1092), 12th in points per game (16.1) and 15th in assists per game (2.8)….scored in double figures 25 times and led the team in scoring 15 of those times…Recorded her 2,500th point against the Connecticut Sun (7/27/08)

2007 (Washington): Earned her third consecutive WNBA All-Star game appearance and second consecutive All-Star start…Named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team…Missed one game with a shoulder injury…started 33 games…Led the team in minutes (35.4)…Led the team in points (18.8) and steals (1.94)…shot a career high 84.7% from the free throw line…Named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played August 12th through 19th…Finished the season ranked 4th in the league in Points per game (18.8), 2nd in minutes per game (35.4), 3rd in minutes played (1,169), 4th in total points (622.0), 4th in the steals per game (1.94), 3rd in field goals made (224.0)…Led the team in scoring in 20 games…Scored a season high 29 points in a game against the Phoenix Mercury (6/20/07)…Led the team in total points (622)…Surpassed the 2,000 career point mark in a game against the Seattle Storm (8/11/07)…grabbed 500th career rebound in a game against the Houston Comets (7/18/07)

2006 (Washington): Had a breakout season…Named a starter for the Eastern Conference All-Star team…Earned Second Team All-WNBA recognition…Named to her third consecutive WNBA All-Defensive Team…averaged 31.1 minutes a game…Shot a career-high 49.5% from the field…had a career-high in numerous categories including rebounds (149), assists (98) and points (614)…scored a career high 30 points in a game against the Seattle Storm (7/23/06)…had a career high 9 assists against the Sacramento Monarchs (8/5/06)…averaged a team-high 19.1 points per game….led the team in steals (1.84 spg)… missed two games due to an ankle sprain…finished the season ranked 6th in both scoring and steals…recorded her first double-double against Indiana on June 27th, with 24 points and 10 rebounds…Named to the USA Basketball Women’s World Championship team…surpassed 1000 career points (1,482)…Playoffs…averaged 32.0 mpg…averaged 15 ppg and 5.0 rpg

2005 (Washington): Named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team…Named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team…Played a career-high 48 minutes in a double overtime win against the Indiana Fever (6/18/06)...averaged 33.8 mpg…led the team in scoring with 14.1 points per game…recorded a career-high seven steals in a win against San Antonio…led the team in scoring in 13 games…was second on the team in assists (3.0 apg) and steals (1.5 spg)…finished the season ranked 9th in scoring and 10th in minutes per games (33.8)

2004 (Washington): Named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team ….Set a new Mystics record for most total steals in a season (69)…Averaged 22.5 ppg during the team’s last six games of the season…was a candidate for Defensive Player of the year as well as Rookie of the Year…first rookie in two years to be named player of the week for games played September 7 through September 12…Started in all 34 regular season games averaging 30.1 mpg…averaged 13.1 ppg while shooting 41.8% from the field and collected 4.2 rpg…Led the team in assists (2.7) and steals (2.0)…set a new Mystics record for most total steals in a season (69)…In addition to leading the team in steals and assists, led the team in various categories including minutes (30.1) and blocked shots (1.00) …was the high scorer 15 games during the season…Playoffs…led the team with 16.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals, and 2.67 blocks per game

College: First woman to win the John R. Wooden, State Farm Wade Trophy and Naismith Player of the Year Awards... Duke’s first National Player of the Year and three-time ACC Player of the Year…First woman at Duke University to have her number raised to the rafters.