Quianna Chaney
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Quianna Chaney is an American professional basketball player. She was drafted in the second round of the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky. She played collegiately for LSU.
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[edit] Personal Life
Full name is Quianna Nehma Chaney ... Nickname is "Q" ... Born on April 14, 1986, in Baton Rouge ... Daughter of Brenda and Douglas Chaney ... Has three siblings, Eric (27), Jamie (26) and Kayla (14) ... Began playing basketball in the sixth grade ... Her best sports moment is when she made nine three-pointers in one game ... Received her degree in general studies in August of 2007.
[edit] SENIOR SEASON (2007-08)
Started 75 games in her career ... Named first-team All-SEC by the coaches and AP ... First-team All-Louisiana selection ... Finished second in career 3-point field goals made and second in career 3-point field goals attempted as LSU ... Also finished second in 3-point field goals made and second in 3-pointers attempted in a season at LSU ... Became the 27th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points on Jan. 3 at Florida State ... Finished 15th in career scoring with 1,345 points ... Poured in a career-high 27 points at Florida State on Jan. 3 and drained a career-high five 3-pointers in the win ... Scored 25 points in the season opening victory over Samford on Nov. 9 ... Posted 23 points in the loss at No. 3 Maryland on Nov. 18 ... Added 21 points at No. 25 Auburn on Jan. 24 ... Drained a career-best six 3-pointers at Auburn on Jan. 24 and dished out a career-best eight assists in the same win ... Scored 22 points with a career-best six 3-pointers against UConn on Feb. 25 ... Also drained six 3-pointers against Arkansas on Feb. 28 ... Scored in double figures in 69 games during her career, including 30 times this season ... Reached the 20-point plateau 10 times in her career, including six times this season ... Named to the Preseason WNIT All-Tournament team ... Named the SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 7 and on Feb. 4 ... Received her degree in general studies in August 2007 ... 19th pick of 2008 WNBA draft (Chicago Sky).
[edit] JUNIOR SEASON (2006-07)
Started for the first time in her career in the season opener against West Virginia ... Has started 38 games in her career ... Named second-team All-SEC by the coaches ... Received first-team all-Louisiana honors from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... Earned All-tournament team honors in the Basketball Travelers Classic at LSU ... Poured in a career-high 24 points in LSU's victory at No. 18 Michigan State on Dec. 17 ... Had a then career-high tying four three-pointers against the Spartans too ... Scored 22 points in the win over Florida State in the NCAA Tournament regional semifinal ... Had a game-high 20 points on a career-best five three-pointers in the loss at Georgia on Feb. 1 ... Scored 17 points in LSU's victory over No. 5 Ohio State on Dec. 10 ... Poured in 19 points, all in the second half, at Ole Miss on Jan. 11 ... Scored 21 points in the victory at Arkansas on Feb. 15 ... Scored in double figures 23 times during the season and 39 times in her career ... Had 15 points on four 3-pointers in the NCAA Tournament opener against UNC Ashville ... Finished 19th in scoring in the SEC, 11th in three-point field goal percentage and 13th in three-point field goals made ... Her 52 three-pointers ranked 10th in three's made in a season at LSU ... Enters her senior year ranked sixth in career three-point field goals made and fifth in career three-point field goals attempted as LSU.
[edit] SOPHOMORE SEASON (2005-06)
Played in 31 games ... Scored 18 points in LSU's victory over South Florida on Dec. 30 and followed it with a career-best 19 points against North Carolina A&T on Jan. 1 ... Poured in 18 points the victory over Alabama on Jan. 19 ... Dished out a career-best six assists against Nebraska on Nov. 25 ... Collected a career-high seven rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 26 ... Scored in double figures in eight games, including 13 points against Florida Atlantic in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament ... Earned all-tournament team honors at the Miami Thanksgiving Classic.
[edit] FRESHMAN SEASON (2004-05)
Played in all 36 games ... Scored a season-high 16 points that included four three-pointers in LSU's victory over Florida on Feb. 27 ... Connected on four three-pointers for 12 points in her first career game against Maine on Nov. 11 ... Also had 12 points against both at Florida on Jan. 13 (on four three-pointers) and against Southern Miss on Nov. 21 ... Had 10 points in LSU's victory at Southwest Missouri State on Dec. 18 and added 11 points in the win over UC-Santa Barbara on Dec. 21 and against Arkansas on Jan. 20 ... Was named to the SEC All-Freshman team by the coaches ... Was one of 15 finalists for a spot on the United States U19 World Championship team.
[edit] HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 21.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.7 steals and 6.7 assists per game as a senior at Southern Lab in Baton Rouge for coach Henry Combs ... Earned a spot as a McDonald's All-American, joining current teammates Erica White and Sylvia Fowles ... Also named WBCA honorable mention All-America, as well as third-team Parade All-America following her senior season ... Was a two-time District Defensive MVP and was selected as the 1A State Player of the Year as a senior ... As a junior she was also named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association 1A Player of the Year and helped Southern Lab to the 1A state title ... Played AAU ball for the Louisiana Storm and earned AAU 17U All-American in 2003.
[edit] Achievements
- 2005 SEC All-Freshman team
- 2006 Academic All-SEC
- 2007 Academic All-SEC
- 2007 Second-team All-SEC
- 2007 First-team All-Louisiana
- 2008 First-team All-SEC
- 2008 First-team All-Louisiana
