Background

2012 (Los Angeles): Named 2012 WNBA Rookie of the Year…Award marked the fifth straight season in which the No. 1 overall pick in the Draft won the Rookie of the Year award…Led all rookies in points (14.0), rebounds (7.5), blocks (0.9) and double-doubles (9 – fifth in WNBA)…Finished season ranked second among all rookies in field goal percentage (53.5%) and fourth in steals (1.4)…started 33 of 33 games played for the Sparks…Earned Rookie of the Month honors four of five times (May, July, August and Sept)…Scored 20 or more points seven times including a career-high 30 points and 11 rebounds vs. the Chicago Sky on Sept. 13…Finished rookie campaign with 9 double-doubles (fifth in the league)…Had the league’s 12th 20-20 game in history and tied the record for offensive rebounds in a game (12) vs. Indiana…Recorded first double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds on June 8th against Phoenix…Made her WNBA debut with 9 points and 3 steals in the Sparks season opener against Seattle...Started all four postseason games...Set playoff career-highs with 12 points, 8 rebounds and 33 minutes in her first playoff game and win in the Conference Semi-Finals vs. San Antonio…Averaged 9.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 24.5 minutes vs. the Silver Stars to help lead the Sparks to the Western Conference Finals…Started both games vs. the Minnesota Lynx in the Western Conference Finals, averaging 8.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 26.5 minutes…through four postseason games, averaged 9.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 25.5 minutes.

College: Stanford’s second all-time leading scorer (2,491 points) …Fourth player in Stanford’s history to tally 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds...Led Stanford to four Final Four appearances...Three-time Wade Trophy and Wooden Award finalist...Named Pac-10 Player of the Year (2009-10)...Ended her career in top five of Stanford’s all-time categories: free throws attempted (718 - first), points scored (2,491 - second), field-goal percentage (58.3 - third), free throws made (555 - second), rebounds (1,226 - third), points per game (17.2 - fourth) and rebounds per game (8.5 - fourth)...Set single-season records for points scored (809), points per game (22.5), free throws made (191) and attempted (230)...As a senior, was named Pac-12 Player of the Year, All-Pac 12 First Team and All-Defensive Team honorable mention...named Pac-10 Player of the Year, All-Pac-10 Team, Pac-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player and Sacramento Regional, MVP and to all-Final Four Team as a sophomore...Earned gold medal with USA Basketball World University Games Team in 2011…ranked second on the team in scoring (13.2 ppg), rebounding (5.7 rpg) and shooting percentage (65.3)…