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Angel McCoughtry #35 Guard/Forward
| PPG | 18.0 |
|---|---|
| RPG | 5.7 |
| APG | 3.3 |
| EFF | +18.00 |
- Born: Sep 10, 1986
- Height: 6-1 / 1,85
- Weight: 160 lbs. / 72,6 kg.
- College: Louisville
- Years Pro: 3
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WNBA Career Notes: Averaging 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.2 steals per game in four seasons in the WNBA 2012 WNBA Peak Performer Award after winning her first league scoring title ... 2011 All-WNBA selection 2011 WNBA All-Star WNBA All-Defensive First Team honoree (2010, 2011) Participated in 2010 WNBA vs. USA Basketball: The Stars at the Sun game 2009 WNBA Rookie of the Year WNBA All-Defensive Second Team selection (2009) Holds WNBA Finals scoring record (38 points set in 2011) and WNBA playoffs scoring record (42 points set in 2010).
2012: Appeared in 24 games, starting 17 ... Earned a WNBA Peak Performer Award for winning her first league scoring title (21.4 ppg) ... Also led the WNBA in steals (2.50) ... Became just the second player in league history to lead the league in scoring and steals in a season, joining Sheryl Swoopes (2000) ... WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the Week of June 25-July 1 Scored at least 20 points in 18 of her 24 games, with three games of at least 30 Ranked second on the team in blocks with 27 (1.13 bpg), which ranked fifth in the WNBA ... Ranked 21st in the league in assists (2.9 apg) and 23rd in rebounding (5.0) Set a WNBA record for free throws made without a miss in a game, sinking 17-of-17 June 2 vs. Chicago Missed six games (June 17, 19; July 7, 8, 11, 13) with a sprained left MCL ... Missed Aug. 22, 24 games for personal reasons ... Missed Aug. 28 and 30 games due to suspension ... Averaged 18.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals in three playoff games ... Helped Team USA win gold at the London Olympics, finishing as the teams second-leading scorer (10.9 points per game) ... Added 4.6 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.1 assists per contest ... Her 20 steals were six more than any other player at the Olympics.
2011: Appeared in 33 games, including 30 starts ... Averaged 21.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.18 steals per game ... Finished second in the WNBA in scoring ... Recorded career-highs in scoring and rebounding ... 2011 WNBA All-Star ... 2011 All-WNBA First Team selection ... 2011 WNBA All-Defensive First team selection ... Set regular season career-high with 37 points July 26 against Tulsa ... Topped the 30 point mark six times in the regular season, more than any other player ... Scored in double figures in 31 of 34 regular season games ... Averaged 23.1 ppg in eight postseason games ... Set WNBA Finals record with 38 points in Game 2 against the Minnesota Lynx on 10/5/2011, breaking the record she previously held (35 points in 2010 WNBA Finals) Averaged 23.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game in eight postseason games.
2010: Started all 34 games for the Dream Averaged 21.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game Led the Dream in minutes (30.7 mpg), scoring and steals Finished second in assists Participated in WNBA vs. USA Basketball: The Stars at the Sun game Earned 2010 WNBA All-Defensive First Team honors and finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting Finished sixth in MVP voting Named a team captain Ranked third in the league in scoring, averaging 21.1 points per game Ranked third in the WNBA in steals, averaging 3.1 steals per game Started all seven playoff games, averaging 26.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game Set a WNBA record with 42 points in the Eastern Conference Finals Set a WNBA Finals record with 35 points in Game 3 Averaged 26.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in seven postseason games.
2009: Appeared in all 34 games, including 10 starts Averaged 12.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.2 steals per game Named the 2009 WNBA Rookie of the Year Earned WNBA All-Defensive Second Team honors Led all rookies in points and steals and ranked fifth in assists Earned two consecutive Rookie of the Month honors Ranked first in WNBA in steal per 40 minutes (4.03) and fourth in average steals per game Lead team in steals with 74 for the season Scored season-high in points (34) vs. San Antonio August 20, 2009 Started both playoff games, averaging 19.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.
College: First female athlete in University of Louisville history to have her jersey retired (2010) Louisvilles first three-time All-American selection Three-time All-Big East first team selection ... Led Louisville to the Final Four and title game as a senior Finished as the schools all-time leading scorer (2,779 points) and rebounder (1,261 rebounds) Averaged 20 points and 9.1 rebounds per game in collegiate career Big East Player of the Year (2007) and Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2009) Led the Big East in scoring, rebounding and steals for three straight years Led the nation in steals as a senior with 4.3 per game Scored a career-high 41 points against DePaul as a senior, tying her own school scoring record ...Set a new single season scoring record with 858 points as a senior, surpassing her own record set during her sophomore year ... Big East All-Freshman Team (2006) Gold medalist on Team USA at Pan American Games in 2007 . During her career at Louisville, attendance more than quadrupled (1,774 to 7,111).