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2009 Statistics

PPG
12.3
RPG
5.50
APG
2.8
EFF
+ 15.25
Born: Nov 3, 1982
Height: 6-2 /  1,88
Weight: 205  lbs. / 93,0  kg.
College: Minnesota
Years Pro: 4








Background

2008(New York):
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 … SEASON HIGHS: PTS – 33, (@ HOU, 9/02); REB – 10, (@ ATL, 7/27); AST – 7, (@ ATL, 6/11); STL – 4, (@ MIN, 6/24); BS – 4, (@ HOU, 9/02); FGM – 14, (@ HOU, 9/02); FGA – 22, (IND, 6/26); FTM – 9, (@ PHX, 7/05); FTA – 12, (@ PHX, 7/05); MIN – 46, (IND, 6/26) … 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 (New York):
Appeared in 33 games, started 23, 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 a career-best scoring average (10.4), career-best in rebounds (4.8) and career-best in free throws (.833) … SEASON HIGHS: Points – 25, (@ Phoenix, 8/9); Rebounds – 12, (@ Detroit, 7/6); Assists – 3, (@ Houston, 8/7); Steals – 4, (@ Connecticut, 7/26); Blocks – 3, (Twice, 7/6); FGM – 11, (@ Connecticut, 7/26); FGA – 20 (@ Los Angeles, 7/21); FT – 5, (Phoenix, 8/9); FTA – 6, (Phoenix, 8/9); Min. – 37, (Detroit, 7/18) … PLAYOFFS: New York’s second leading scorer with 14.0 ppg and 5.7 rpg in the three-game series versus Detroit. 2006 (Charlotte):
Saw action in 30 games including three starts…Averaged 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 career highs in points (17), field goals made (8), field goals attempted (14) and minutes (27:41) on August 5 at Seattle … Grabbed a career-best nine rebounds on August 12 against Chicago … Posted three games in double-figures and grabbed five or more rebounds on eight occasions … SEASON HIGHS: Points - 17, (@ Seattle, 8/5); Rebounds - 9, (Chicago, 8/12); Assists - 4, (Seattle, 7/20); Steals - 3, (@ Phoenix, 8/3); Blocks - 3, twice (last @ Los Angeles, 7/8); FGM - 8, (@ Seattle, 8/5); FGA - 14, (@ Seattle, 8/5); FT - 3, four times, (last @ Phoenix, 8/3); FTA - 6, (@ Phoenix, 8/3).

2005 (Charlotte):
In first WNBA season saw action in 28 games, including three starts … Averaged 1.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 11.1 minutes…Tallied a season-high 11 points and a season-high seven rebounds on June 28 vs. Washington…Tied her season high with seven rebounds on July 29 at Seattle… Missed five games due to a lower back sprain.

INTERNATIONAL:
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, she played for Kosice in Slovakia averaging 18.1 ppg and 9.1 rpg …In her first season with the Kosice, she averaged 14.2 ppg and 8.2 rpg.

AS A COLLEGIAN:
Averaged 14.6 ppg and 9.7 rpg while shooting .580 percent (707-1220) over her four-year college career…Concluded her career as Minnesota's career leader in field goal percentage (.580) and blocked shots (200)…Also ranks second all-time in Big Ten and Minnesota history with 1,217 career rebounds…Became the 10th Big Ten player to register more than 1,000 career points (1,835) and 1,000 career rebounds (1,217)…As a senior recorded 16 double-doubles to finish her career with a Minnesota all-time high 49 … Earned Kodak All-American honors twice (2005, 2004) … As a senior, was a finalist for the 2005 Wooden Award, Naismith Award and Wade Trophy … Averaged 16.0 ppg, 10.6 rpg and 3.7 assists during her final season and was named to the 2005 Associated Press All-America Second Team … Finished her career as the only Gopher to play in four NCAA tournaments … As a junior helped Minnesota advance to the NCAA Final Four … Was selected as a member of the 2004 Final Four All-Tournament Team after setting an NCAA Tournament record with 75 rebounds … During the 2003-04 season set the Minnesota single-season record with 65 blocks … Honored with selections to the All-Big Ten First Team three times (2005, 2004, 2003) … Posted the first triple-double in Big Ten Tournament history with 23 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 10 steals on March 5, 2004 vs. Ohio State … Competed on the 2003 USA Pan American Games team that earned the silver medal in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic ... As a freshman, was selected as the 2002 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, the first Gopher to earn the award … Majored in history.


Personal

Daughter of Terry and Bonnie McCarville … Has an older sister and three older brothers … Nicknames are “J-Mac” and “Nelly” … Grew up on a farm in Steven Points, WI and did not play on a basketball team until eighth grade … Named the 2001 Wisconsin High School Player of the Year, along with the Houston Comets’ Mistie Bass (Williams) … College teammate of current Connecticut Sun point guard Lindsey Whalen ... Lists her favorite TV shows as The Simpsons and Family Guy … Has a mini Pinscher named Loki … Prior to the 2008 season, served as a blogger for NYLiberty.com from overseas in Slovakia … Plans to return to the farmlands of Wisconsin when her playing days are over … Named an endorser of Peak shoes in February 2008 as part of the WNBA’s multi-year marketing partnership with Fujian Peak Group Co. Ltd.

Career Transactions

Selected by Charlotte Sting as the first overall pick in the 2005 WNBA Draft on April 16, 2005 … Selected by the Liberty third overall in the WNBA Dispersal Draft on January 8, 2007.

created:11/10/2009 6:25:47 AM
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