Kelly Schumacher
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| Kelly Schumacher | |
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| Born: | October 14, 1977 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Position: | Center |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 ins / 1.96 m |
| Weight: | 183 lb / 83 kg |
| College: | Connecticut, 2001 |
Kelly Schumacher (born October 14, 1977 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a professional Canadian basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)for New York Liberty.
After her junior season at the University of Connecticut, she competed with USA Basketball as a member of the gold medal-winning Jones Cup Team that compiled a 4-0 record in Taipei, Taiwan.In her professional career she plays in Spanish League in Arranz Burgos, PerfumerÃas Avenida and now in UB F.C.Barcelona
[edit] Notes
- She is the Indiana Fever's career leader in blocked shots
- She has appeared in more games than any other player in Indiana Fever history
- She recorded 717 points during her collegiate career at the University of Connecticut, and was ranked third in all-time blocked shots
- She has been voted MVP in basketball, volleyball and soccer
- She was a member of gold medal-winning 2000 USA Jones Cup team
- She was a member of the CCAA national championship team 1996,1997
- She is ranked sixteenth in the WNBA, with 0.8 blocks per game
- She had won the Spanish female league and the cup of queen with "Perfumerias Avenida de Salamanca" [2005-2006]
- On February 23, 2006, she was traded to the New York Liberty
[edit] Bio
- Nickname is "Schuey"
- Plays the violin
- Lists her favorite on-court moment as winning the 2000 NCAA National Championship
- Born in Cincinnati, Ohio but raised in Canada
- Was a communications science major at the University of Connecticut
