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| Born | January 7, 1983 Oceanside, California |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||
| College | Rutgers | ||||||||||||
| Draft | 2nd overall, 2006 Phoenix Mercury |
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| Profile | WNBA Info Page | ||||||||||||
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| Phoenix Mercury (2006–2009) New York Liberty (2010–present) |
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| Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2006–2008) UMMC Ekaterinburg (2008–2012) Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2012–...) |
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| Awards and Honors | |||||||||||||
| Big East Rookie of the Year (2003) All-WNBA All-Rookie Team (2006) 4× WNBA All-Star (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011) WNBA Finals MVP (2007) 2× WNBA Champion (2007, 2009) |
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Cappie Pondexter (born January 7, 1983) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the New York Liberty in the WNBA. She was born in Oceanside, California and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Pondexter is known for her scrappy play, quick crossovers and deadly midrange jumpshot. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history.
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While growing up in Chicago, Pondexter was a close friend of basketball star Dee Brown.
Pondexter played for John Marshall Metropolitan High School in Chicago where she was named a WBCA All-American.[1] She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored sixteen points, and earned MVP honors.[2][3]
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.
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.
During the 2009 WNBA season Pondexter became the first player in WNBA history to win 3 consecutive Western Conference Player of the week awards. She was also named to her third WNBA All-star team as a Western Conference reserve.
At the end of the 2009 season, Pondexter helped the Mercury defeat the Indiana Fever 3 games to 2 to win the WNBA championship, the second title for the team in 3 years.
In March 2010, Pondexter was traded to the New York Liberty as part of a three-team, multiplayer deal. Pondexter indicated in interviews that she had requested the trade.[4] In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in the fifteen year history of the WNBA.[5]
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| PPG | Points per game | TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | Bold | Career high | League leader | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2006 | Phoenix | 32 | 32 | 33.4 | .442 | .373 | .853 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.41 | 19.5 |
| 2007 | Phoenix | 31 | 31 | 31.2 | .431 | .333 | .815 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.23 | 17.2 |
| 2008 | Phoenix | 32 | 32 | 31.3 | .413 | .313 | .846 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.91 | 21.2 |
| 2009 | Phoenix | 34 | 34 | 31.6 | .460 | .358 | .881 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.53 | 19.1 |
| 2010 | New York | 34 | 34 | 34.3 | .483 | .430 | .892 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.38 | 21.4 |
| 2011 | New York | 34 | 34 | 33.9 | .402 | .345 | .815 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.74 | 17.4 |
| Career | 6 years, 2 teams | 197 | 197 | 32.7 | .438 | .360 | .852 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.37 | 19.3 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2007 | Phoenix | 9 | 9 | 33.3 | .463 | .316 | .873 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.89 | 23.9 |
| 2009 | Phoenix | 11 | 11 | 30.9 | .463 | .250 | .886 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.45 | 18.2 |
| 2010 | New York | 5 | 5 | 37.2 | .440 | .480 | .903 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.80 | 28.4 |
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| Career | 4 years, 2 teams | 25 | 25 | 33.0 | .457 | .333 | .884 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.68 | 22.3 |
The 2006–07 campaign marked Cappie Pondexter's first campaign in Europe. She was a major contributor to the success of the Fenerbahçe Istanbul club. When her side's quarter-final match-up against Ros Casares was tied at 67, Pondexter scored the winning basket with just seconds remaining to lift Fenerbahçe to victory. In that same game, she registered 10 assists and 4 steals. Pondexter was among the top five in scoring throughout the season.
After successful two seasons at Fenerbahçe, Pondexter signed with the UMMC Ekaterinburg club in the Russian Superleague, where she played during the winters of 2008–09 and 2009–10.[6]
She signed again with Fenerbahçe Istanbul for 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons on 02 January 2012.[7]
On the international stage, Pondexter won gold medals with the USA at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 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.
Pondexter was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.[8] The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team traveled to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they competed in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational.[8]
Pondexter was named as one of the National team members to represent the USA Basketball team in the WNBA versus USA Basketball.[9] This game replaces the normal WNBA All-Star game with WNBA All-Stars versus USA Basketball, as part of the preparation for the FIBA World Championship for Women to be held in the Czech Republic during September and October 2010.[10]
In March 2011, Pondexter drew controversy after posting comments on her Twitter account regarding the devastating 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan.[11] Pondexter tweeted: "What if God was tired of the way they treated their own people in there [sic] own country! Idk guys he makes no mistakes." She later tweeted: "u just never knw [sic]! They did pearl harbor so u can't expect anything less."[12] In response to the negative response to her comments, Pondexter replied: "I wanna apologize to anyone I may hurt or offended during this tragic time. I didnt realize that my words could be interpreted in the manner which they were people that knw [sic] me would tell u 1st hand im [sic] a very spiritual person and believe that everything, even disasters happen 4 [sic] a reason and that god [sic] will shouldnt be questioned. But this is a very sensistive [sic] subject at a very tragic time and I shouldnt even have given a reason for the choice of words I used. If youve lost respect for me thats totally fine but please dont let me or my words lose the respect of u the WNBA and what it stands for."[13]
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