Marissa Coleman

Marissa Coleman

WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks  – No. 25
Guard/Forward
Born	(1987-01-04) January 4, 1987 Portland, Oregon
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg)
College	Maryland
Draft	2nd overall, 2009 Washington Mystics
WNBA career	2009–present
Profile	WNBA player profile
WNBA teams
Washington Mystics (2009–2011) Los Angeles Sparks (2012–present)
Awards and honors
2006 ACC rookie of the year 2009 ACC tourney MVP 3X AP All-American 2009 State Farm All-American #2 All-Time in Scoring and rebounding in Maryland History WNBA All-Rookie Team
Medal record Women's Basketball Competitor for USA Pan American GamesU18 USA Basketball U19 USA Basketball Gold 2007 Brazil Team Competition U18 and U19 Gold 2004 U18 Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Team Competition Gold 2005 U19 Tunis, Tunisia Team Competition

Marissa Coleman (born January 4, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA.^[1]

Personal life

Coleman was born in Portland, Oregon to Tony and Joni Coleman. She has an older sister, Tonya, and a younger brother, Anthony. Later they moved to Cheltenham, Maryland where Coleman attended high school at St. John's College High School, a co-ed Christian Brother's Catholic school in Washington, DC.

High school career

Coleman went to high school at St. John's College. Coleman was a McDonald's and WBCA All-American, playing in both senior all-star games. She led all scorers with 19 points at the McDonald's game. She was selected East Team Most Valuable Player at the WBCA game.^[2]

College career

Coleman chose the University of Maryland, College Park over the University of Tennessee, the University of Connecticut, the University of Florida, and Duke University. As a freshman she became the second-straight Terrapin to be named ACC Rookie of the Year. She was only the ninth Terrapin all-time with 1,500 career points. She is one of only four Terps in the history of the program to receive All-ACC honors three times, earning a spot on the second team every year. She is 2nd all-time at Maryland in rebounding and scoring. She is the only player in school history to record a triple-double.

USA Basketball

Coleman was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The event was held in August 2004, when the USA team defeated Puerto Rico to win the championship. Coleman helped the team the gold medal, scoring 8.6 points per game.^[3]

Coleman continued with the team as it became the U19 team, and competed in the 2005 U19 World Championships in Tunis, Tunisia. Team team won all eight games, winning the gold medal. Carson scored 8.1 points per game.^[4]

Coleman played for the USA team in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team won all five games, earning the Gold Medal for the event.^[5]

WNBA career

Coleman was selected 2nd overall in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics.^[6]

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