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Monica Maxwell Small Forward Born December 21, 1976 Nationality American Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 162 lb (73 kg) College Louisiana Tech Profile WNBA Info Page WNBA Teams Washington Mystics (1999)
Indiana Fever (2000–2002)Awards and Honors Sun Belt Freshman of the Year (1996)
Louisiana Tech Sportsmanship Award (1997)
2-Time First Team All-Sun Belt (1997, 1998)
Sun Belt Tournament Most Valuable Player (1999)
West Regional All-Tournament Team (1999)
Second Team All-Louisiana (1999)Monica Maxwell is a former women's basketball player and coach.
Playing career
She played her high school basketball at East Chicago Central High School leading the Lady Cardinals to a 22-1 record during her senior season in 1995 and was a finalist for the Naismith Award recognizing the top prep player in the nation. She played for the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team from 1995 to 1999. She ended her career at LA Tech ranked fourth on the school's all-time career three-point field goals list and third in three-point field goals attempted. She played in two NCAA Final Fours with the Lady Techsters. Maxwell graduated from Louisiana Tech University in 1999 with a degree in computer information systems. She played her rookie season in the WNBA with the Washington Mystics. She played her final 3 seasons with the Indiana Fever. In 2000, Maxwell led the Eastern Conference with 62 three-pointers made. She also set a then-franchise record with 29 points against the Los Angeles Sparks on June 22, 2000. In the off-season, she played for the WNBL's Springfield Spirit.
Coaching career
Maxwell served as an assistant coach at Pike High School in Indianapolis, Indiana from 2002-2005. She went on to serve as an assistant women's basketball coach at Tulane University from 2005-2006.
References
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- African American basketball players
- Indiana Fever players
- Washington Mystics players
- Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball players
- Small forwards
- Louisiana Tech University alumni
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