Cappie Pondexter

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Cappie Pondexter
Position Shooting guard/Point guard
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 160 pounds (72.6 kg)
Team Phoenix Mercury
Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Nationality USA
Born January 7, 1983 (1983-01-07) (age 25)
Oceanside, California
College Rutgers
Draft 2st overall, 2006
Phoenix Mercury
Pro career 2006 – present
Awards Big East Rookie of the Year (2003)
All-WNBA All-Rookie Team (2006)
WNBA All-Star (2006, 2007)
WNBA Finals MVP (2007)

Cappie Pondexter (born January 7, 1983 in Oceanside, California) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Phoenix Mercury in WNBA and playing for Fenerbahçe Istanbul in European Basketball. [1] She contracted with Fenerbahçe Istanbul for 2006-08 seasons. [2] She was raised in Chicago, Illinois where she was a close friend of fellow basketball star Dee Brown.[3]

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[edit] College years with Rutgers University

Pondexter attended college at Rutgers University. She led the Scarlet Knights to a 97-22 record and back-to-back Big East Championships in 2005 and 2006. She competed in four NCAA Tournaments, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2005. During the 2005-2006 season, Rutgers compiled a 27-5 record, including a 16-0 record in Big East Conference play. Pondexter took home several awards, including the 2006 Women's Basketball News Service National Player of the year. In her career, the guard scored over 2,000 points.

[edit] WNBA career with Phoenix Mercury

Pondexter was selected 2nd overall in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury. As a rookie, she was named to the western conference WNBA all star team.

In 2007, Pondexter played a key role in the Mercury's championship run, and was named 2007 WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player after averaging 22 points per game during the hard-fought five-game series.

[edit] Europe career with Fenerbahçe

The 2006-07 campaign marked Cappie Pondexter’s first campaign in Europe. She certainly has made a name for herself on the continent with impressive statistics with Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Pondexter demonstrated her ability to come up with clutch baskets in her side’s quarter-final match-up against Ros Casares. With the game tied at 67, Pondexter scored the winning basket with just seconds remaining to lift Fenerbahçe Istanbul to victory. In that same game, she dished out 10 assists and 4 steals. Pondexter has been among the top five in scoring throughout the season.

[edit] International career with USA

On the international stage, Pondexter won gold medals with the USA at the 2005 World University Games, 2003 FIBA World Championship for Young Women, 2002 World Championship for Young Women Qualifying Tournament and 2000 Junior World Championship Qualifying Tournament.

[edit] Vital statistics

[edit] Referances

  1. ^ Fenerbahçe Istanbul official page
  2. ^ Pondexter and Sutton-Brown signed for another one year
  3. ^ She is a Star (interview)

[edit] External links

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Fenerbahçe Istanbul 2007-08 Squad

5 Volnaya | 6 Esmeral | 7 Birsel | 8 Begüm | 9 Nalan | 11 Nevriye | 12 Selin | 13 Gigi | 16 Tuğçe M. | 17 Melike | 18 Duygu | 19 Ceren | 23 Pondexter | 55 Sutton-Brown | Coach Z.Kalaycıoğlu
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WNBA Finals MVPs
1997: Cooper | 1998: Cooper | 1999: Cooper | 2000: Cooper | 2001: Leslie | 2002: Leslie | 2003: Riley | 2004: Lennox | 2005: Griffith | 2006: Nolan | 2007: Pondexter
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Phoenix Mercury 2007 WNBA Champions

Derevjanik  • Lacy • Miller  • Mazzante • Pondexter Finals MVP  • Schumacher • Scott • Smith • Snell • Taylor  • Taurasi

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