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  • Essence Carson
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  • Guard - Forward - New York Liberty
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2008 Statistics

PPG
6.2
RPG
2.40
APG
0.9
EFF
+ 4.88
Born: Jul 28, 1986
Height: 6-0 /  1,83
Weight: 165  lbs. / 74,8  kg.
College: Rutgers
Years Pro: R








Background

AS A COLLEGIAN:
(2004-2005) (2007-2008) Started in 27 of the 31 games she appeared in, averaging 10.8 ppg and 5.2 rpg in 34.7 minutes … Missed three games because of injury … Career average was 9.5 ppg and 5.3 rpg … Earned All-Big East Second Team and was awarded Big East Defensive Player of the Year title for the third straight season … Graduated as the 12th all-time best rebounder in Scarlet Knights history with 707 total … Ended her career as 17th on all-time scoring chart … (2006-07) Started all 35 games she appeared in … Averaged 12.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals per contest, ranking second on the team in scoring and rebounds … Selected in a vote among league coaches as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year … All-BIG EAST First Team and BIG EAST All-Tournament team honoree … Named to Greensboro Regional All-Tournament Team … Kodak/WBCA Region I All-American ...A First Team Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association selection … Named to preseason Wade Watch list … (2005-2006) Started all 32 games for the Scarlet Knights ... Averaged 8.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game ... Had 13 double-digit scoring games, one double-digit rebounding game and one double-double ... Picked as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team and the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) All-Second Team ... (2004-2005) Played in all 35 games for the Scarlet Knights, making 23 starts ... Averaged 6.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game ... Ranked as the team’s second leader in rebounding and blocked shots (1.0 bpg) ... Was named to the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) All-Second Team and a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

INTERNATIONAL:
Was a member of the 2006 USA FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship Team ... Started three of the four games she played in, averaging 10.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per contest while helping to lead the Americans to the gold medal in Mexico City ... Competed at the 2005 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Tunis, Tunisia ... A starter in all eight games for the Americans, she averaged 5.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.4 apg and 2.4 spg, shooting 51.3% from the floor ... Team USA posted a perfect 8-0 record to win the gold medal ... Helped lead the 2004 U.S. Women’s Junior World Championship Qualifying Team to a gold medal in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, averaging 8.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.


Personal

Born in Paterson, NJ … Nickname is E … Daughter of Stacey Robinson and the late Joseph Carson ... Is the second of three children … Graduated from the Rosa Parks School for Fine and Performing Arts in Paterson, but competed athletically at Paterson Eastside High School … Was an all-state volleyball player and ran track for the first time in the spring of 2004, winning the state 400-meter title ... A music major, she plays the piano, bass guitar, drums and saxophone … Favorite singer is Mariah Carey.

Career Transactions

Selected in the first round (7th overall) of the 2008 WNBA Draft by the New York Liberty.

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