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    Michele VanGorp | 31
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    2001
    Statistics
     PPG 1.9
     RPG 1.5
     APG .5
    Position:  C
    Born: 05/10/77
    Height: 6-6 /  1,98
    Weight: 187  lbs. / 84,8  kg.
    College: Duke '99
    BACKGROUND

    2001:
    Acquired from Portland with forward Lynn Pride on Feb. 20 for forward Kristin Folkl and a first-round draft pick (12th overall) in the 2001 WNBA Draft ... Appeared in 22 games ... Started the final eight games, with the Lynx going 5-3 ... Posted averages of 1.9 ppg and 1.5 rpg ... Shot 43.5% (10-for-23) in her last nine games ... Established season highs across the board with eight points, five rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 26 minutes July 30 at Los Angeles ... Logged 168 minutes over the last 10 games, after totaling just 75 minutes in the first 22 contests (drawing 10 DNP-CDs) ... Scored six points in 18 minutes June 23 at Utah ... Finished with two points, three rebounds and a steal in 14 minutes Aug. 10 at Seattle.

    2000:
    Traded to Portland from New York on Dec. 15, 1999 in exchange for selecting Coquese Washington with the 13th pick in the 1999 WNBA Expansion Draft ... Appeared in 28 games for Portland and averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.5 rpg ... In her lone start of the season at Utah on Aug. 7, exploded for a career-high 16 points (7-for-10 FG) and six rebounds ... Shot 50.0% (25-for-50) from the field ... Missed three games due to a right ankle sprain suffered during warm-ups vs. Indiana on July 28 ... Averaged 2.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg and shot 59.0% from the field in 20 games against Western Conference opponents ... During the offseason, won the 2001 EuroLeague Championship as a member of CJM Bourges (France) ... Averaged 8.6 ppg and shot 53.6% (30-for-56) from the field in nine games during EuroLeague play ... Prior to joining CJM Bourges, played in 11 games for Cerve Parma of the Italian League ... Posted averages of 11.4 ppg and 5.1 rpg in 20.9 mpg.

    1999:
    Drafted by New York in the second round (18th overall) of the 1999 WNBA Draft ... Played in 21 games as a rookie with the Liberty ... Averaged 1.0 ppg and 0.8 rpg in 5.6 mpg ... During the offseason, played in Greece for Panathinaikos AC ... Recorded 15.5 ppg, 11.3 rpg and shot 53.3% (24-for-45) from the floor in four games of Ronchetti Cup 2000 competition.

    COLLEGE:
    In two years at Duke, averaged 13.9 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 68 games ... A member of the first class of women's basketball players (along with teammate Georgia Schweitzer) inducted into the Duke University Hall of Honor on Jan. 19, 2002 ... Shot 389-for-649 from the field (59.9%) and finished with 943 points and 327 rebounds ... The tallest women's basketball player in Duke history ... Transferred to Duke after playing her freshman and sophomore seasons at Purdue ... Named Kodak All-America and Associated Press Third Team All-America as a senior ... Led the Blue Devils to the 1999 NCAA National Championship Game ... Scored 15 points in the title game loss to Purdue ... Named to the 1999 East Regional and Final Four All-Tournament Teams.


    PERSONAL

    • Nickname is "Gorp"
    • Graduated with a psychology degree
    • Favorite on-court moment was winning the East Regional title against Tennessee in the 1999 NCAA Tournament
    • Enjoys playing volleyball, softball and frisbee golf
    • Favorite movie is Pretty Woman
    • Favorite actor is Jack Nicholson and favorite actress in Julia Roberts
    • Has worked as a bartender at a night club
    • Credits her high school coach, Larry Clemans, for spurring her basketball development
    • Lives with her spouse in Vermont
    • Active in Girls and Women in Sports Day, which emphasizes the importance of physical activity for girls
    • Considers transferring to Duke from Purdue as a defining moment in her life
    • Working to become a financial planner after her playing career
    • Will begin working with Northwestern Financial Network in the fall of 2002
    • Worked for the Lynx front office in the community relations and ticket sales departments during the 2001-02 offseason.


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