Alana Beard

Alana Monique Beard (born 14 May 1982 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA. She was the first Duke women's basketball player to have her jersey number (20) retired.

WNBA career

Beard was drafted in 2004 with the 2nd overall pick.

In her 2004 debut WNBA season led the Mystics to the playoffs, despite the loss of star Chamique Holdsclaw halfway through the season. They lost to the Connecticut Sun in the first round of the playoffs. She plans on dunking on Tyler Molnar in a special charity game against staff from Washington, D.C., radio station DC101.

Duke Career Statistics":

WNBA Career Statistics":

Honors and awards

* John R. Wooden Award-Women's Basketball National Player of the Year 2004
* State Farm Wade Trophy-National Player of the Year 2004
* Associated Press -National Player of the Year 2004
* United States Miss Basketball Writers Association-National Player of the Year 2004
* Victor Award-National Player of the Year 2003
* ESPN.com-National Player of the Year 2003,2004
* Bayer Adavantage Senior Class Award 2004
* Kodak All-American 2002,2003,2004
* AP All-American 2001,2002,2003,2004
* United States Basketball Writers Association All-America 2002,2003,2004
* Women's Basketball News Service All-America 2001,2002,2003,2004
* Kodak/WBCA District II All-America 2001,2002,2003,2004
* United States Basketball Writers Association National Freshman of the Year 2001
* Sports Illustrated National Freshman of the Year 2001
* Women's Basketball Journal National Freshman of the Year 2001
* CBS Sportsline National Freshman of the Year 2001
* Basketball Times Freshman All-America 2001
* WBCA Player(s) of the Year 2004
* ACC Female Athlete of the Year 2003, 2004

Vital statistics

*Position: Guard/Forward
*Height: 5 ft. 11 in. / 1.8 m
*College: Duke University
*Team(s): Washington Mystics (WNBA), Canberra Capitals (WNBL)

External links

* [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/alana_beard/index.html?nav=page WNBA Player Profile]
* [http://www.wnba.com/mystics/chats/beard_chat_011204.html WNBA chat transcript]
* [http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_48964.htm Alana's bio at usolympicteam.com]
* [http://www.momentofthanks.com/video/742 2008 Moment of Thanks video of Alana Beard thanking the troops for their service]