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  • Belinda Snell
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  • Guard - Phoenix Mercury
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2008 Statistics

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Born: Oct 1, 1981
Height: 5-9 /  1,75
Weight: 170  lbs. / 77,1  kg.
From: Australia
Years Pro: 3








Background

2005 WNBA Season: Averaged 3.2 ppg (.345 FG%, .297 3pt%, 0.889 FT%), 1.8 rpg, 0.9 apg, 0.35 spg, and 11.4 mpg in 20 games played… Signed as a free agent on March 10, 2005… Played the most minutes (227) of the three 2005 Phoenix Mercury Rookies... Had best all around game of the season at Sacramento when she scored a career-high 16 points and dished a career-high three assists in a career-high 27 minutes... Season-Highs: Points – 16 (8/23 @ Sacramento); Rebounds – 6 (8/19 vs. San Antonio); Assists – 3 (8/23 @ Sacramento).

Professional Career: 2005-06: Led her WNBL team, Sydney Uni Flames to the finals… Led the league in scoring (20.3 ppg)… Averaged 8.9 rpg (6th in the league) and 4.0 apg (3rd in league)… Shot 42 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range… Set a WNBL record with 54 points in a victory over Perth, breaking Julie Nykiel’s 22-year-old record… In that game, Snell shot 12-21 from three-point range… Her 12 three-point baskets broke the previous record of eight, held by Mercury assistant coach Michele Timms… Also had nine rebounds, seven assists and nine steals in that game… Olympics: Teammate of Mercury forward Penny Taylor on the silver medal-winning Australian team at the 2004 Olympics… Averaged 5.1 ppg and 4.4 rpg… In a loss to the United States in the gold medal game, came off the bench and scored six points in 15 minutes… 2003-04: Voted to the WNBL All-Star Five… Ranked second in the WNBL in points per game, foul shot percentage and three point percentage… Ranked fourth in WNBL in defensive rebounds and total rebounds… Ranked fifth in WNBL in assists and sixth in steals… Had the second-best season average for three-point shooting ever in WNBL history… 2002-03: Led the league in free throw percentage.


Personal

Played most of her adult basketball alongside Mercury teammate Penny Taylor and Seattle’s Lauren Jackson with the Australian national team… One of three Mercury players with an Olympic medal (Diana Taurasi and Taylor), was influenced by her friends and brothers to start playing basketball in 1989… Aside from basketball, enjoys playing netball and tennis… Childhood sporting hero was Andrew Gaze… If down to her last $20 would spend it on scratchies… Hates flying… Nickname is “Snelly.”


Career Transactions
created:3/27/2008 6:20:38 AM
Saturday
Dec. 6
Jr. WNBA Championship Series
With Chantelle Anderson
Atlanta, Ga.
Saturday
Dec. 6
Storm Coaches Clinic
With Sheryl Swoopes
Seattle, Wash.
Monday
Dec. 8
Houston Comets Dispersal Draft
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