Jessica Breland # Forward

Jessica Breland
2012 Preseason Statistics
PPG6.0
RPG4.0
APG0.0
EFF +8.00

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Background

Career: Lanky forward with good reach…Athletic and quick…Smooth shooter…Aggressive rebounder.

2011 WNBA Season: Played sparingly for the Sun, appearing in just four games for a total of six minutes…Scored first points with the Sun against Minnesota (8/16)…Appeared in nine games for New York, scoring six points twice for the Liberty…Had a career-high three made field goals at Chicago (6/17).

College: Played in 140 games for North Carolina…Averaged 10.8 points and 6.7 rebounds during her career with the Tar Heels…Appeared in 32 games as a senior…Averaged 12.5 points and seven rebounds as a senior…Named to the 2010-11 ACC All-Tournament team…Earned Bob Bradley Spirit and Courage Award…An All-ACC Honorable Mention…Missed entire 2009-10 season while receiving treatment from Hodgkin’s lymphoma…Diagnosed with the illness in the spring of 2009, and spent six months undergoing chemotherapy at UNC Hospitals.

Personal

Daughter of Jean and Charles Breland…All-American selection by McDonald’s, WBCA and Parade Magazine as a senior…North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior…USA Under 18 Women’s National Team Trials invitee…Averaged 22 points and 12 rebounds per game…Scored 17 points for East Team to earn MVP honors at the North Carolina Coaches Association East-West Game…Also participated in volleyball and track…Has three older siblings, Ameica, Christina and Stephanie.

Career Transactions

Drafted by the Minnesota Lynx with the 13th overall pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft…Traded to the New York Liberty in exchange for Angel Robinson and New York’s second-round pick in 2012…Waived by New York, signed to a contract through the end of 2011 by the Connecticut Sun on July 31st.