Sheri Sam

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Sheri Lynette Sam is an American professional basketball player currently playing in the WNBA. She was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana on May 5, 1974 as the youngest of eight siblings, and where she was a standout at Acadiana High School. She graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1996. After her college graduation, Sam played three years for the San Jose Lasers in the now-defunct American Basketball League (ABL), a professional women's league.

Shortly after the ABL ceased operations in 1999, Sam was selected by the Orlando Miracle in the WNBA Draft and became one of the Miracle's most productive players that year. Sam was waived by the Miracle just before the 2000 season began, but was signed as a free agent by the Miami Sol. She played three seasons (2000, 2001, and 2002) with the Sol until the team folded due to financial difficulties. After the Sol ceased operations, the 2003 Dispersal Draft was held, and the Minnesota Lynx selected Sam, and she played for the Lynx that season.

During the annual WNBA Draft on April 15, 2004, Sam and Lynx teammate Janell Burse were traded to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Amanda Lassiter and a first-round draft pick. The trade was engineered as part of the Lynx' plan to draft the highly-touted (and local favorite) Lindsay Whalen. Unfortunately for the Lynx, the Connecticut Sun had already selected Whalen. Sam spent the 2004 season with the Seattle Storm, as the team won the WNBA Finals by defeating, ironically, the Connecticut Sun, two games to one. After the 2004 season ended, Sam became an unrestricted free agent. On February 14, 2005, Sam signed with the Charlotte Sting. She would be involved in yet another dispersal draft in 2007 after the demise of the Sting. This time, she was selected by the Indiana Fever. On May 7, 2008 Sheri signed with the

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Current Roster
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Pos. No. Name College/Country
F 45 Flag of the United States Kara Braxton Georgia
F 35 Flag of the United States Cheryl Ford Louisiana Tech
G 10 Flag of the United States Chrissy Givens Middle Tennessee State
G 22 Flag of the United States Alexis Hornbuckle Tennessee
F 34 Flag of the United States Tasha Humphrey Georgia
G-F 14 Flag of the United States Deanna Nolan Georgia
F-C 23 Flag of the United States Plenette Pierson Texas Tech
G 5 Flag of the United States Elaine Powell LSU
F-G 55 Flag of the United States Sheri Sam Vanderbilt
C 24 Flag of the United States Olayinka Sanni West Virginia
G 30 Flag of the United States Katie Smith Ohio State
F 21 Flag of the United States LaToya Thomas Mississippi State
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For 2006-07 season, she played for Beşiktaş Cola Turka in Turkey and lost the play-off finals 4-3 against her Indiana Fever team mate Tammy Sutton-Brown's Fenerbahçe.

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