#9 Celine Dumerc
Pos. Ht. Wt. Birth Date College/Interntl. Exp.
Guard 5-6 132 07/09/82 France 1
WNBA TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Dream as a free agent on April 3, 2014.
2014 WNBA SEASON: No. 1 in the WNBA in assists per 40 minutes (8.7) … Ranked 10th in the WNBA in assists (4.0) … Averaged 4.9 assists as a starter … Played in 28 games, making 11 starts, while also averaging 3.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals per contest … Led or shared the team lead in assists a team-high 12 times … Made her Dream debut 6/3 vs. Los Angeles, just two days after arriving in the United States … Career-high nine assists 8/3 vs. New York … Missed games 2 and 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals after suffering a knee sprain during Game 1.
INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Captain of the French national team … Led France in scoring while guiding her team to the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics … Averaged 14.3 points and 3.4 assists during the Olympics, and sank 15-of-31 (48.4) three-point attempts … Named 2012 FIBA Europe Women’s Player of the Year following her Olympic performance … Named France’s Sportsman of the Year in 2012 by Radio France, becoming the first female to ever receive the award … Earned the La Gazzetta dello Sport Female European Basketball Player of the Year award for 2012 … Led France to the gold medal the 2009 European Championships, the bronze in 2011 and silver in 2013 … Twice named to All-Tournament teams at EuroBasket competitions (2013, 2009) … Two-time EuroLeague All-Star … Helped Tango Bourges Basket advance to the EuroLeague semifinals in both 2014 and 2013.
PERSONAL: Born in Tarbes, France.
