- Kendra Wecker
Kendra Renee Wecker (born
December 16 ,1982 inMarysville, Kansas ) is a professionalbasketball player from the WNBA. She formerly played forward for theWashington Mystics . In the off season, she played in the Spanish League with UB F.C BarcelonaHigh school years
Wecker attended Marysville High School in
Marysville, Kansas . Her team was undefeated state champions in her senior season of 2000-01.College years
Wecker graduated from
Kansas State University in2005 , where she was namedBig 12 Conference Player of the Year in 2005. In2003 ,2004 , and 2005 she was named to the All-Big 12 First Team. She was also named to the All-District Second Team in 2004.WNBA career
Wecker was drafted 4th overall by the
San Antonio Silver Stars in the 1st round of the2005 WNBA Draft . In her first game of her rookie year, she tore her ACL and was out the rest of the season.On February 19,
2006 during the WNBA offseason, Wecker joinedTony Parker andSteve Kerr in theNBA RadioShack Shooting stars contest. She helped achieve the NBA shooting stars record time of 25.1 seconds.On May 13, 2008 she was waived by the San Antonio Silver Stars. On
June 23 ,2008 Wecker was signed by theWashington Mystics . OnAugust 12 ,2008 Wecker was waived by theWashington Mystics .Vital statistics
*Position: Forward
*Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
*Weight: 172 lbs
*College:Kansas State University
*Team(s):San Antonio Silver Stars ,Washington Mystics (WNBA)Trivia
In
1994 , she qualified for the finals of theNational Football League 'sPunt, Pass, and Kick competition, representing theKansas City Chiefs . Wecker competed on an equal basis with boys and finished second, but her success inspired the NFL to install separate competitions for boys and girls in subsequent years.Wecker also has a
Maltese dog named Redick. She named him after basketball playerJ. J. Redick who she is a big fan of.Wecker is now an assistant coach at the
University of Oklahoma .Fact|date=October 2008External links
* [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/kendra_wecker/index.html WNBA Player Profile]
* [http://www.wnba.com/draft2005/prospect_kendra_wecker.html WNBA 2005 Draft Prospect Profile]
* [http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2008.html Wecker signed by the Mystics]
* [http://www.wnba.com/mystics/news/MYSTICS_AQUIRE_TASHA_HUMPHREY-279915-230.html Mystics waived Wecker]
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