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Tawana McDonald | 40
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Position:  C
Born: 01/05/80
Height: 6-4 /  1,93
Weight: 203  lbs. / 92,1  kg.
College: Georgia '02
Career Highlights
  • Finished her four-year career as Georgia’s all-time leader in blocked shots (297), 16th in scoring (1,225), fifth in rebounding (885) and eighth in games started (115)
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  • BACKGROUND

    COLLEGE:
    In 2001-02, finished her four-year career as Georgia’s all-time leader in blocked shots (297), 16th in scoring (1,225), fifth in rebounding (885) and eighth in games started (115)...Named a fifth-team preseason All-American by The Women’s Basketball Journal and was one of four Lady Bulldogs to be honored as one of the top 30 candidates for the Naismith National Player of the Year Award...Named MVP of the Oakland Tribune Classic...With one block against Florida, 2/17, she equaled Katrina McClain’s career record of 290...Ranked fourth in the SEC in blocked shots (1.7), a stat in which she led the league in as a freshman, sophomore and junior...Averaged 14.5 ppg and 12.5 rpg in two SEC Tournament games, including season highs of 20 points and 15 rebounds in the quarterfinals...In 2000-01, named second-team All-SEC by league coaches and third-team by the media...Named second-team Defensive All-American by Women’s Basketball Journal...Led the NCAA in blocks most of the season before finishing third...Averaged 3.12 bpg, better than what six SEC teams posted as a whole for that season...Set the school’s record for blocks in a season with 103...Also among SEC leaders in rebounds (7th) and FT percentage (8th)...In 1999-00, named to the All-SEC first team by the league and the media and to the All-SEC second team by the coaches...2.57 bpg average was better than what four SEC teams averaged as a team...Ranked seventh nationally in blocked shots...MVP of the preseason WNIT, averaging 12.8 ppg, 9.8 rpg and 3.8 bpg...In 1998-99, Sprained the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in her right knee, 11/17, five days prior to the season opener...Logged her first collegiate action against Oklahoma, 12/13, and eventually became one of only two Lady Bulldogs (along with Kelly Miller) to start every SEC game...Earned a spot on the All-Tournament team at the Boise State Classic after registering 26 points, 14 rebounds, eight blocks and five steals in 37 minutes...Led the SEC in blocks per game in conference play.


    PERSONAL

  • Grew up next door to first cousins Antonio, Fernando and Robaire Smith
  • Antonio was the starting center on Michigan State’s 1999 Final Four team, while Fernando and Robaire were standouts on Michigan State’s football team and went on to play in the NFL
  • Would someday like to become a chef and have her own cooking show


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