Courtney Paris #3 Center

Courtney Paris
2012 Regular Season Statistics
PPG3.2
RPG3.1
APG0.4
EFF +5.11

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Background

2011: Appeared in 28 games for the Atlanta Dream... Averaged 3.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game... Recorded a season-high 13 points against the Phoenix Mercury on June 24, 2011... Pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds against the San Antonio Silver Stars on June 26, 2011... Appeared in five postseason games.

2010: Spent the preseason with the Chicago Sky after being claimed in Sacramento’s dispersal draft.

2009: Started six of 33 games played for the Sacramento Monarchs as a rookie after being drafted seventh overall …Averaged 4.8 points and 4.1 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per game…Scored a career-high 19 points in a 84-66 a loss to New York…Grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds in an 88-66 season-ending 88-66 win over Minnesota …Ranked second among WNBA rookies in rebounding.

College: First-ever four-time Associated Press and USBWA All-American while starring at Oklahoma University from 2005-05 through 2008-09… Established 20 NCAA Division I records, including career rebounds (2,034) and career double-doubles (128)…Consecutive double-double streak ended at 112 games…First college basketball player in history -- any gender, any membership, any division -- to reach 2,500 points and 2,000 rebounds…She ended her college career averaging 19.9 points, 14.8 rebounds and 3.3 blocks… …Winner of Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award…Finalist for Naismith Trophy, Wade Trophy and Wooden Award as a senior…Earned a record three consecutive Big 12 Player of the Year awards…Name four-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team member.

Personal

Born Courtney Lynne Paris in San Jose, Calif. …Daughter of Lynne Harris and William "Bubba" Paris...Twin sister, Ashley, played alongside her at OU and was drafted by the Sparks in 2009... Stepfather, Larry Harris, played football at Stanford...Has four brothers (Wayne, David, Austin and Brandon) and one sister...Father was an All-Pro for the San Francisco 49ers and is a currently a motivational speaker...Wayne played football at New Mexico State...David played basketball at Cal and Bowie State...Austin was a 6-3 wide receiver at St. Mary's (Calif.)...Brandon attends UCLA ... Uncle, Leonard Gray, played in the NBA for the Seattle Supersonics.

Career Transactions

Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs with the No. 7 overall 2009 WNBA Draft…Selected 4th by the Chicago Sky in the WNBA Dispersal Draft of Monarchs players on December 14, 2009… waived on May 12, 2010 by the Chicago Sky…Signed February 8, 2011 with the Los Angeles Sparks and was waived by them on June 2, 2011. Signed by the Atlanta Dream on June 18, 2011... Re-signed by the Dream on February 15, 2012.