Kelly Schumacher
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Kelly Schumacher
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| Position | Center / Forward |
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| Nickname | Schu, Schuey |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | October 14, 1977 (age 29) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| College | Connecticut, |
| Draft | 1st round, 14th pick overall, 2001 Indiana Fever |
| Pro career | 2001 – present |
| Former teams | Indiana Fever, Seattle Storm |
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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
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[edit] Awards
- She as appeared in more games, 159, than any player in Fever history.
- Fever's starting power forward in first 14 games of 2005.
- Second all-time in career blocked shots for the Fever.
- Played a career-high 39 minutes during an overtime game played at Radio City Music Hall in New York, September 16, 2004.
- Pro career highs of 22 points and nine rebounds in an 81-57 win over San Antonio, July 23, 2003.
- Finished her career at Connecticut ranked third all-time in career blocked shots with 181.
- Set NCAA Women's Final Four record with nine blocked shots as Connecticut defeated Tennessee for the 2000 national championship.
[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
