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Born | April 14, 1976 Iron Mountain, Michigan |
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Nationality | American-Montenegrin |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
College | Nebraska |
Profile | WNBA Info Page |
WNBA Teams | |
Detroit Shock (2000) Phoenix Mercury (2003–2005) Indiana Fever (2006–2007) Minnesota Lynx (2008) Detroit Shock (2009) |
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Awards and Honors | |
2× WNBA All-Star (2004, 2007) |
Anna Louise DeForge (born on April 14, 1976 in Iron Mountain, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA. She is the first player from the University of Nebraska to ever play in the WNBA. After finding little success and playing time for several WNBA teams, she finally earned a spot on a WNBA All-Star team in 2004. She was one of the players selected to play in the historic WNBA vs. USA Basketball Game.
On February 3, 2006, she was traded to the Indiana Fever from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Kelly Miller.
On February 19, 2008 DeForge signed on with the Minnesota Lynx.
On February 27, 2009 DeForge signed on with the Beşiktaş Istanbul.
Since she recently got a Montenegrin passport, she takes part to the Montenegro women's national basketball team.
Born to Rosemary and Roger DeForge, she played at Niagara High School in Niagara, Wisconsin. DeForge majored in Business Administration at the University of Nebraska.
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