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  • Jessica Davenport
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  • Center - New York Liberty
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2008 Statistics

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Born: Jun 24, 1985
Height: 6-5 /  1,96
Weight: 215  lbs. / 97,5  kg.
College: Ohio State
Years Pro: 1








Background

AS A COLLEGIAN:
(2006-2007) Played in 28 games and averaged 19.4 ppg and 9.7 rpg … Named Big Ten Player of the Year and All Big Ten First Team for the third consecutive year … Two time finalist for Wade Trophy Award and Wooden Award … A member of USA Basketball Senior National Team ... Honored as a Kodak All American … Named to Big Ten All-Tournament team where she gathered 84 points and 29 rebounds … She had her 47th and 48th career double-doubles in the Big Ten tournament with 32 points and 10 rebounds versus Penn State and 22 points and 11 rebounds versus Purdue … Recorded her second career and second all-time triple-double at Ohio State ... Became Big Ten's career blocked shots leader with 11 at Minnesota ... She had 379 blocks for career to rank # 7 in NCAA history ... Became Ohio State's # 2 all-time leading scorer versus Minnesota ... (2005-2006) She led the Big Ten in five categories: points (18.7), rebounds (8.9), field goal percentage (.618), blocks (3.1), and defensive rebounds (6.8) ... In Big Ten semi-final and final she had back-to-back double-doubles with 10 points, 14 rebounds versus Michigan State and 17 points, 14 rebounds versus Purdue ... She was the Big Ten tournament's all-time leader in blocked shots with 20 … (2005-2004) Coaches and media selected her for Big Ten Player of the Year and also won AP First Team All-American and WBCA/Kodak All-America Team ... She was one of five finalists for the Wooden Player of the Year award and All-America Team … Averaged 19.3 ppg, and 9.3 rpg … (2004-2003) The media selected her as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year … Averaged 12.5 ppg and 5.7 rpg.

INTERNATIONAL:
In 2006 she assisted Team USA to first-place finish at Opals World Challenge in Australia in April where she averaged 5.8 points and grabbed 4.0 rpg.


Personal

Majored in Family Resource Management, has two sisters Joan and Shannon … She wants to pursue a career in marketing after her playing days are over… Listed teammate Janel McCarville in 2005 as the best player she had ever faced … Shaquille O'Neal is her favorite basketball player.

Career Transactions
created:5/12/2008 6:24:03 AM
Saturday
May 17
WNBA Opening Day 2008
L.A. Sparks at Phoenix Mercury
3:30 p.m. ET on ABC
Tuesday
May 20
WNBA Tuesdays on ESPN2
Sacramento Monarchs at Seattle Storm
10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Saturday
May 24
Seattle Storm at S.A. Silver Stars
3:30 p.m. ET
ABC
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