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  • Erlana Larkins
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  • Forward - New York Liberty
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2008 Statistics

PPG
3.6
RPG
2.40
APG
0.6
EFF
+ 3.91
Born: Apr 2, 1986
Height: 6-1 /  1,85
Weight: 210  lbs. / 95,3  kg.
College: North Carolina
Years Pro: R








Background

AS A COLLEGIAN:
Appeared and started in all 35 games, averaging 13.5 ppg and team-high 9.5 rpg … Named to State Farm All-America Team, USBWA All-America Team, AP All-America Second Team, ESPN.com All-America Second Team and All-ACC First Team … Ranked among top 15 in the ACC in seven statistical categories and earned the 2008 ACC Tournament MVP title … Became seventh player in ACC history with 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 300 assists, 200 steals and 100 blocks in a career … (2006-07) Started 37 games … Named AP All-America Third Team, All-ACC First Team and to preseason watch lists for the Wooden, Wade and Naismith awards … Led the team in rebounding with 9.4 rpg, good for second in the ACC … Led the league in offensive rebounding with 4.51 per game … Also ranked in the top 10 in the ACC in field goal percentage (third), steals (seventh) and defensive rebounds (ninth) … (2005-06) Final Four All-Tournament Team, AP All-America honorable mention, Kodak All-America region finalist, All-ACC first team and All-ACC Tournament first team … A starter in every game … Ranked second on the team in scoring with 13.8 ppg and led the way in rebounding with 7.2 rpg … Averaged 14.6 ppg and 7.3 rpg in ACC play … (2004-05) Named to All-ACC Second Team, All-ACC, All-ACC Freshman Team … Named All-ACC Tournament Second Team as UNC won the championship … Among ACC freshmen, ranked second in scoring, third in rebounding, first in steals (2.1), third in blocks (1.1) and sixth in assists (1.6) … Selected for the ESPN.com Preseason All-Freshman team.

INTERNATIONAL:
Member of the gold medal-winning 2007 USA Basketball Women's Pan Am Games Team that competed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil … Played with the 2006 USA Basketball Under 20 Women's National Team that captured gold at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mexico City … Won a gold medal at the 2005 FIBA Women's U19 World Championship in Tunisia in July … Won a gold medal at the 2005 FIBA Women's U19 World Championship in Tunisia in July … Served as a tri-captain of the U.S. team … Played for the 2004 USA Basketball Junior World Championship Qualifying Team, which won a gold medal at the competition in Puerto Rico in August of 2004.


Personal

Full name is Erlana La'Nay Larkins … Born in West Palm Beach, FL … Daughter of Victoria and Earl Larkins … Majored in sociology and Afro American studies … Named Florida's Miss Basketball in her junior and senior years of high school … Led The Benjamin School to four state championships and six final fours.

Career Transactions

Selected in the first round (14th overall) of the 2008 WNBA Draft by the New York Liberty.

created:9/8/2008 6:26:31 AM
Tuesday
Sept. 9
Mercury at Shock, 7 p.m. ET
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Thursday
Sept. 11
Mystics at Shock, 7:30 p.m. ET
Dream at Sparks, 10:30 p.m. ET
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Friday
Sept. 12
Liberty at Sky, 8:30 p.m. ET
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