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Career Highlights:
<ul>
<li>WNBA Champion (2016)</li>
<li>WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2017, 2018)</li>
<li>WNBA All-Star (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)</li>
<li>All-WNBA Second Team (2006)</li>
<li>WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2007, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018)</li>
<li>WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2005, 2006, 2009, 2014)</li>
<li>Most career steals among active players (697)</li>
<li>All-time steals leader in Washington Mystics history</li>
<li>No. 2 overall pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft (Washington)</li>
<li>First woman to win the John R. Wooden, State Farm Wade Trophy and Naismith Player of the Year Awards</li>
<li>Duke’s first National Player of the Year and three-time ACC Player of the Year</li>
</ul>
2019 (Los Angeles):
<ul>
<li>Missed 15 games due to hamstring injury</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 10 points on August 16 against Chicago</li>
<li>Averaged 3.3 points, 1.4 assists, 1.5 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per game</li>
<li>Beard’s 14.7 minutes per game average was the lowest of her career</li>
</ul>
2018 (Los Angeles):
<ul>
<li>Collected her second consecutive WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, which marked her ninth-career WNBA All-Defensive Team selection</li>
<li>Played and started in 30 regular-season games as well as starting both playoff games</li>
<li>Averaged 4.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 25.5 minutes per game and shot 40.0 percent from beyond the arc</li>
<li>Averaged at least 1.0 steals per game for the 13th consecutive season</li>
<li>Notched a season-high 11 points in a 77-75 win over the eventual 2018 champions Seattle Storm on July 10</li>
<li>Missed four regular-season games with a strained groin</li>
<li>Averaged 5.0 points 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game during the playoffs when the Sparks reached the second round</li>
</ul>
2017 (Los Angeles):
<ul>
<li>Named Defensive Player of the Year</li>
<li>Averaged 6.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and started in all 34 games</li>
<li>Shot a career-high 49.7 percent from the field</li>
<li>Led the league in steals averaging 2.1 per game and averaged at least 1.0 steals per game for the 12th consecutive season</li>
<li>Recorded at least one steal in 32 of the 34 games</li>
<li>Logged a season-high five steals twice against Seattle on May 13 and Chicago on Aug. 18</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 18 points in a win over Chicago on June 6</li>
<li>Had at least 10 points in 10 games this season</li>
<li>Averaged 7.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game during the playoffs, helping the Sparks reach back-to-back WNBA Finals</li>
</ul>
2016 (Los Angeles):
<ul>
<li>Played and started in all 34 games and averaged 7.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game</li>
<li>Ranked second in the league in steals per game (1.7)</li>
<li>Averaged at least 1.0 steals per game for the 11th consecutive season</li>
<li>Moved into the top 25 on the WNBA’s career scoring list, top 10 in career steals and top 30 in career assists</li>
<li>Tallied a season-high five steals in a victory over Washington on May 20</li>
<li>Selected to WNBA All-Defensive First Team for the third time</li>
<li>Averaged 10.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists in the WNBA Finals series against Minnesota</li>
<li>Registered eight points, six assists and four rebounds in the Sparks’ 77-76 Game 5 win over Minnesota to win the WNBA Championship on Oct. 20</li>
</ul>
2015 (Los Angeles):
<ul>
<li>Averaged 7.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in 14 regular season games</li>
<li>Ranked fifth in the league in steals per game (2.1)</li>
<li>Averaged at least 1.0 steals per game for the 10th consecutive season</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 20 points in a loss to Seattle on June 6</li>
<li>Played her 300th career game on Aug. 16 against Chicago</li>
<li>Missed 15 games of the regular season due to injury (June 16 through July 22 and on Aug. 11)</li>
<li>Averaged 6.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.7 steals in three games played of the Western Conference Semifinals</li>
<li>Tied a career playoff-high four steals in Game 2 of the semifinals against Minnesota on Sept. 20</li>
</ul>
2014 (Los Angeles):
<ul>
<li>Started all 33 games played and averaged 8.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists</li>
<li>Scored 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting and recorded five assists in the opening night win over Seattle on May 16</li>
<li>Logged a season-high 20 points to go along with five assists and four rebounds in a win over Tulsa on June 19</li>
<li>Racked up 17 points, a season-high seven rebounds and a team-high six assists in a victory over Indiana on July 28</li>
<li>Scored a team-high 18 points (16 second-half points) on 8-of-11 from the field in a 70-69 win over Connecticut on Aug. 3</li>
<li>Earned WNBA All-Defensive Second Team honors</li>
<li>Started in both playoff games and averaged 6.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in 23.9 minutes per game</li>
</ul>
2013 (Los Angeles):
<ul>
<li>Started all 32 games played and averaged 6.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists</li>
<li>Recorded a season-high eight rebounds to go along with 11 points and four steals in a win over Connecticut on Aug. 27</li>
<li>Hit game-winning shot with 10.2 seconds remaining in a victory over Seattle on July 20</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 13 points in three different games (Seattle on May 26, Atlanta on July 17 and Tulsa on Aug. 25)</li>
<li>Averaged 9.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and in three playoff games</li>
<li>Logged 12 points, nine rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a playoff career-high 39 minutes of action in an 82-73 Game 2 win over Phoenix of the Western Conference Semifinals</li>
</ul>
2012 (Los Angeles):
<ul>
<li>Played in all 34 games and started 33</li>
<li>Averaged 11.4 points, 3.3 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game</li>
<li>Notched a career-high 10 assists and season-high 23 points against San Antonio on June 16</li>
<li>Recorded 400th career steal against Seattle on Aug. 18</li>
<li>Finished season ranked sixth among league leaders in steals averaging 2.0 per game</li>
<li>Earned WNBA All-Defensive First Team honors for the second time</li>
<li>Averaged 16.5 points, 3.5 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals in four playoff games</li>
<li>Racked up 18 points, three assists and two steals in her first postseason game with the Sparks (San Antonio on Sept. 27)</li>
</ul>
2011 (Washington):
<ul>
<li>Missed the 2011 season with a foot injury</li>
</ul>
2010 (Washington):
<ul>
<li>Missed the 2010 season due to ankle surgery during the offseason</li>
</ul>
2009 (Washington):
<ul>
<li>Started 30 games and averaged a team-high 15.9 points per game</li>
<li>Recorded a career-high 72 steals, which ranked fifth in the league, and ranked third in steals per game (2.3)</li>
<li>Ranked eighth in the league in made field goals with 188</li>
<li>Turned in a season-high 31-point performance in a win over Chicago on June 20</li>
<li>Selected to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team</li>
<li>Named a starter in the WNBA All-Star game</li>
<li>Averaged 9.5 points, 2.5 assists and 2.0 rebounds in two games during Washington’s first-round series against Indiana</li>
</ul>
2008 (Washington):
<ul>
<li>Started all 33 games and averaged 16.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game</li>
<li>Finished sixth in the league in total steals with 72 on the season</li>
<li>Went 6-of-8 from beyond the arc en route to a career-high 33 points against Phoenix on June 3</li>
<li>Led the team in scoring (532), assists (117) and steals (55)</li>
<li>Scored double figures 25 times and led the team in scoring for the fourth consecutive year</li>
<li>Registered her 2,500th career point against Connecticut on July 27</li>
</ul>
2007 (Washington):
<ul>
<li>Averaged a team-high 18.8 points her game while shooting a career-high 84.7 percent from the free throw line</li>
<li>Finished the season ranked fourth in the league in total points (622), third in minutes played (1,169), third in field goals made (224) and fourth in steals per game (1.9)</li>
<li>Logged a season-high 29 points against Phoenix on June 20</li>
<li>Grabbed her 500th career rebound against Houston on July 18</li>
<li>Collected her 2,000th career point against Seattle on Aug. 11</li>
<li>Earned third consecutive WNBA All-Star game appearance and second consecutive All-Star game start</li>
<li>Named to WNBA All-Defensive First Team</li>
<li>Missed one game due to a shoulder injury</li>
</ul>
2006 (Washington):
<ul>
<li>Had a breakout season averaging a career-high 19.2 points per game while shooting a career-high 49.5 percent from the field</li>
<li>Started in 32 games and recorded at least 20 points in 18 games</li>
<li>Finished the season ranked sixth in the league in both points and steals per game</li>
<li>Registered her first-career double-double logging 24 points and 10 rebounds against Indiana on June 27</li>
<li>Named a starter for the Eastern Conference All-Star team and earned All-WNBA Second Team honors</li>
<li>Missed two games due to a sprained ankle</li>
<li>Averaged 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in two contests during Washington’s first-round series against Connecticut</li>
</ul>
2005 (Washington):
<ul>
<li>Started 30 games and averaged 14.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists</li>
<li>Finished the season ranked ninth in scoring and 10th in minutes per game</li>
<li>Played a career-high 48 minutes in a double overtime win over Indiana on June 18</li>
<li>Named to the Eastern conference All-Star team and earned WNBA All-Defensive Second Team honors</li>
</ul>
2004 (Washington):
<ul>
<li>Started in all 34 games and averaged 13.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 41.8 percent from the field</li>
<li>Averaged 22.5 points during the team’s last six games of the season</li>
<li>Set a franchise record for most steals in a season logging 69 steals</li>
<li>Led the team in steals, assists, blocks and minutes played</li>
<li>Was a candidate for both Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year</li>
<li>Averaged 16.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.7 blocks and 2.0 steals during Washington’s first-round series against Connecticut</li>
</ul>
Transactions:
<ul>
<li>Selected by the Washington Mystics in the first round with the second overall pick of 2004 WNBA Draft</li>
<li>Signed by the Los Angeles Sparks as a free agent on Feb. 8, 2012</li>
</ul>
Overseas:
<ul>
<li>Shinsegae Coolcat (2005-2006)</li>
<li>Elitzur Ramla (2007)</li>
<li>Elitzur Ramla (2011-2012)</li>
<li>Wisla Can-Pack Kraków (2012-2013)</li>
<li>Perfumerias Avenida (2015-2016)</li>
</ul>
International:
<ul>
<li>Named to the USA Basketball Women’s World Championship team in 2006</li>
<li>Finished second in scoring behind Diana Taurasi averaging 18.0 points per game and helped the team to a bronze medal finish</li>
<li>Member of the USA Basketball Women’s U18 national team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mar Del Plata, Argentina in July of 2000</li>
<li>Started all five games and led all scorers with 15.4 points per game during the team’s run</li>
</ul>
College:
<ul>
<li>Compiled a 126-14 (.900) record at Duke</li>
<li>Won four Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) regular season and four ACC Tournament titles</li>
<li>Helped Duke advance to four NCAA Tournaments, including the 2002 and 2003 Final Fours</li>
<li>Became the first Duke women’s basketball player to have her jersey retired</li>
<li>Named the 2004 Associated Press (A.P.) and U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) National Player of the Year and was the 2004 Wade Trophy recipient</li>
<li>Earned 2003 NCAA All-Final Four honors and was a three-time (2002, 2003 and 2004) All-American selection by the A.P., USBWA and Kodak/WBCA</li>
<li>Three-time ACC Player of the Year and ACC All-Defensive Team selection (2002, 2003, 2004)</li>
<li>Was a four-time All-ACC first team honoree</li>
<li>The National Freshman of the Year in 2001 as selected by USBWA, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sportsline and the Women’s Basketball Journal</li>
<li>Capped her career as Duke’s all-time leading scorer with 2,687 points</li>
</ul>
Personal:
<ul>
<li>Full name: Alana Monique Beard</li>
<li>Born May 14, 1982 in Shreveport, Louisiana</li>
<li>Daughter of LeRoy and Marie Beard</li>
<li>Has a Yorkshire terrier, Chloe</li>
<li>Ambassador for WNBA’s Dribble to Stop Diabetes campaign</li>
<li>Founded the Alana Beard Foundation where she sponsors seven girls AAU basketball teams, which foster a “no-excuse” environment to provide the young women of tomorrow with the necessary resources critical to achieving success on or off court</li>
<li>Intern at Next Play Capital in San Francisco, California</li>
</ul>

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Checkout the latest stats of Alana Beard. Get info about her position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on WNBA.com

Season	PPG 11.3	RPG 3.4	APG 2.5
Career	PPG 11.3	RPG 3.4	APG 2.5