Chantelle Anderson
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Chantelle Denise Anderson (born January 22, 1981 in Loma Linda, California) is a professional basketball player for the San Antonio Silver Stars in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
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[edit] Personal
Chantelle's name is pronounced "shawn-tell". Her nickname is "Chan".
[edit] High School years
Anderson attended high school at Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington. She was selected as USA Today’s 1999 Player of the Year in Washington. She was also the Washington and West Coast Gatorade Player of the Year.
[edit] College years
Anderson graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2003. She was Vanderbilt’s all-time leading scorer with 2,604 points as well as setting the Vanderbilt's Career Field Goal Percentage mark of 65.1%. She was named to the All-American. team in 2001.
Anderson was a member of the Gold Medal-winning USA Basketball Jones Cup Team in 2000 as well as being on the Gold Medal-winning U.S. team at the World University Games in 2001.
- Vanderbilt's 2001 Female Athlete of the Year.
- Named as her team's 2001 co-MVP, along with Trials participant Ashley McElhiney.
- Earned 2001 NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament team honors after averaging 24.0 plays per game.
- Named 2001 All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) first team and 2000 All-SEC second team.
- Earned her SEC Tournament MVP honors in 2001.
[edit] WNBA career
Anderson was selected 2nd overall by the Sacramento Monarchs in the 2003 WNBA draft. She spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons with the Monarchs as a utility player.
On May 18, 2005, the Monarchs traded Anderson to the San Antonio Silver Stars.
[edit] International career
During the 2004-05 WNBA offseason, Anderson played for USVO in Valenciennes, France and averaged 9.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
[edit] Quotes
"She makes it look easy inside (the court), and not just because she's six foot six." - Mechelle Voepel
[edit] Vital statistics
- Position: Center
- Height: 6 ft. 6 in. / 1.98 m
- College: Vanderbilt University
- Team(s): San Antonio Silver Stars (WNBA)
[edit] External links
| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
|---|---|
| Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics | Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm |
| Defunct teams: Charlotte Sting | Cleveland Rockers | Miami Sol | Portland Fire | |
| Media: WNBA on ESPN | List of WNBA Finals broadcasters | |
| Other Women's Leagues: National Women's Basketball League | Women's National Basketball League (Australia) | |
