2008: Originally drafted first overall in the 2000 WNBA Draft by the Cleveland Rockers. In five WNBA seasons with Cleveland and New York, she averaged 9.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, finishing 2005 with a career best 13.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. After playing year-round overseas and in the WNBA those five seasons, Ann decided to sit out the 2006 and 2007 WNBA seasons to giver her body a chance to rest and to try to help her Belgian National Team qualify for the 2008 Olympics. Atlanta acquired the rights to Wauters from the New York Liberty in the 2008 WNBA Expansion Draft. The San Antonio Silver Stars acquired center Ann Wauters from the Atlanta Dream immediately following the 2008 WNBA Draft.

Wauters currently is playing with Silver Stars guard Becky Hammon for CSKA Moscow in the EuroLeague, where she is averaging 17.7 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, ranking first in the league in field goal percentage (at 64.4 percent and first in double-doubles with seven. Considered one of the biggest basketball figures in Europe, Wauters has won four national titles (2001-04), three French Cups (2001, 2003, 2004), two French Federation tournament titles (2002-03) and two EuroLeague Women crowns (2002, 2004). In her first EuroLeague Women campaign in 2001, she finished as the top scorer with 20.9 points per game. She has twice been named the Best Foreign Player of the French League and finished fourth in the FIBA Europe Player of the Year award voting in 2005 and second in 2006. 2001 Playoffs: Averaged 11.3 points 3.3 rebounds and 1.00 bpg during the 2001 Playoffs...Scored a playoff-high tying 12 points in a playoff-high 33 minutes on Aug. 16 at Charlotte...Also scored a playoff-high tying 12 points on Aug. 20 vs. Sting.

2001 Season: Played in 24 games (14 starts) during the 2001 season, averaging 9.8 ppg and 4.8 rpg per game... As a starter averaging 13.0 ppg (182 points) on .616 (69-112) FG% and 6.1 rpg (85 rebounds)….Handed-out a career-high 5 assists on August 10 vs. Charlotte...Pulled-down a career-high tying 10 rebounds (career-high tying 4 offensive) vs. Charlotte on August 10 and also vs. Miami on July 25...Grabbed a career-high 8 defensive rebounds on July 28 at Detroit…Scored a career-high 19 points on 9-13 FG (both career-highs) on July 19 vs. New York...Played in a career-high 37 minutes and made 6-7 free throws (both career-highs) vs. Phoenix on July 13...Rejoined the team prior to the Rockers game at Washington on June 17, 2001 following her postseason play in Europe.

2000 Season: Scored 6 points at New York in Game Three of 2000 WNBA Playoffs…In Game Three vs. Orlando, scored a team-high 12 points on 5-7 FG with 3 rebounds...Averaged 4.7 points and 3.0 rebounds during the 2000 Playoffs…Played in all 32 regular season games…Averaged 6.2 points on .523 (78-149) FG% with 4.0 rebounds on the season...Scored a career-high 17 points vs. Utah (8/3) on 6-12 FG with 8 rebounds...In her best game of the season vs. Detroit (7/28), had 15 points with career-highs of 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks (tying the franchise single-game record)...Over her last 10 games, averaged 9.2 points on .580 (47-81) FG% with 5.2 rebounds and 1.10 blocks... Led the Rockers' in scoring on two occasions...Had four games of 10+ points...Grabbed team-high rebounds seven times.

European Experience: Has played professionally with USV Orchies (France) the last three seasons…Finished the 2001 regular season averaging 20.9 points and 7.1 rebounds a game…Named the Top Foreign Player of the French League in 2001 and 2002 and 2001 League MVP last season…Named MVP of the National Youth Championship in 1995 and 1997…Member of Oost Vlaanderedn Championship team (1994)…Member of bronze medal-winning Belgium’s Cadettes National Team (1995)

Full name is Ann Hilde Willy Wauters

Began playing basketball at the age of 12

Speaks Dutch, French and English

Has worn the number 12 since she began professional play since her birthday is on the 12th

Has one 23-year-old sister, Ilse Wauters

Her parents are Roger Wauters and Frieda Van Landeghem and both are social workers

Has a cat named Simba

Lists her favorite food as French fries, her favorite color as green and “Silence of the Lambs” as her favorite movie

Her favorite actress is Julia Roberts and her favorite actor is Denzel Washington

When she is finished playing basketball, she would like to be a physiotherapist or a coach because she wants to stay involved in sports

Selected by Cleveland Rockers with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft, April 25, 2000