Janel McCarville #4 Center

Background

2009:
Started in the 32 games she appeared in, missing two games due to an ankle sprain ... Scored 10-plus points 15 times and 20-plus points four times ... Grabbed five or more rebounds a team-high 19 times ... Led the Liberty in scoring six times and rebounds a team-high 10 times ... Ranked No. 8 in the WNBA in field goal percentage and No. 9 in blocks per game ... SEASON HIGHS: PTS – 28, (WAS, 7/30); REB – 13, (CT, 8/21); AST – 6, (3X, @ ATL, 8/01); STL – 3, (5X, @ WAS, 8/16); BS – 4, (2X, @ ATL, 8/01); FGM – 10, (WAS, 7/30); FGA – 17, (@ SEA, 8/08); FTM – 8, (3X, CT, 8/21); FTA – 10, (WAS, 7/30); MIN – 39, (CT, 8/21).
2008:
Appeared in and started 31 games, missing three games due to injury ... Led the team in scoring and rebounding nine times and assists four times ... Posted double figures 24 times, recorded one double-double and pulled down five or more rebounds 18 times ... Ranked 2nd in the WNBA for field goal percentage (.535) ... Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week by the WNBA on June 16 and September 8 ... PLAYOFFS: Appeared in all six games, averaging team-high 13.8 ppg and 5.2 rpg ... Netted Playoff career-high 21 points in Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 against Detroit.
2007:
Appeared in 33 games with 23 starts, led the team in scoring 11 times ... Named 2007 WNBA Most Improved Player ... Ranked No. 1 field-goal shooter in the WNBA with a .546-percentage ... Finished in five statistical categories of the League’s top 20 leaders, including scoring average, rebounds and free throw percentage ... PLAYOFFS: New York’s second leading scorer with 14.0 ppg and 5.7 rpg in the three-game series versus Detroit.
2005-2006 (Charlotte): Saw action in 30 games in 2006 including three starts, averaging 4.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg in 14.0 minutes ... Missed three games with inflammation in her back ... In the final five games averaged 9.0 points on .500 (19-38) shooting along with 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists ... Posted three games in double-figures and grabbed five or more rebounds on eight occasions ... Saw action in 28 games in 2005, including three starts, averaging 1.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 11.1 minutes ... Missed five games due to a lower back sprain.
INTERNATIONAL:
Recently played in Russia for Spartak Moscow, averaging 10.7 ppg and 6.1 rpg in nine Euroleague games ...Competed in Russia for CSKA Moscow, averaging 8.9 ppg and 5.6 rpg in Russian league play prior to the 2009 season ... Member of the 2nd place USA Basketball Select Team that competed in the 2007 FIBA World League Tournament in Russia, with team-mate Loree Moore, and averaged 12.6 ppg, plus a team-high 9.2 rpg ... Was the second leading rebounder throughout the Tournament as well as one of the top 20 scorers ... Prior to the 2008 WNBA season, played for Kosice in Slovakia averaging 18.1 ppg and 9.1 rpg ...In her first season with the Kosice, averaged 14.2 ppg and 8.2 rpg.
AS A COLLEGIAN:
Graduated averaging 14.6 ppg and 9.7 rpg, as the school’s career field goal percentage shooter (.580) and blocked shots leader (200) ... Became the 10th Big Ten player to register more than 1,000 career points (1,835) and 1,000 career rebounds (1,217) ... Earned Kodak All-American honors twice ... Finalist for the 2005 Wooden Award, Naismith Award and Wade Trophy, named to the 2005 Associated Press All-America Second Team ... Was selected as a member of the 2004 Final Four All-Tournament Team after setting an NCAA Tournament record with 75 rebounds ... Honored with selections to the All-Big Ten First Team three times ... Selected as the 2002 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, the first Gopher to earn the award.